Let's Try This Again

"Mmm..." Sam chewed on his lip as he thought it over, wondering if he really knew enough about Zariah to make any kind of judgement. He'd left the second she became Queen and had returned at the very end of her reign, had not seen her since. Still, he could understood Jigano's fears and nodded to show he did. "I see that it could be possible. But...in Halo, she isn't ruling, is she? She probably has to follow orders and I...don't think Halo has any reason to attack us, not yet. ...I don't know how it is in the Citadel itself." While he knew he likely wouldn't have the bravery to do it when the chance came, Sam thought he might try to talk to Wessex about her presence in the Greatwood next time he saw her. "I have. I went to see her, after Nate...well, after all of that. She was wonderful, actually." He smiled, sipped his tea and thought about how she had gently held him, comforted him. If she appeared before them, he knew she'd make a fantastic leader. Samuel He took a step but then felt tired He said, I'll rest a little while But when he tried to walk again He wasn't a child