Halo

Following the raid on Raas Kkhotskha, John and Cortana were surgically separated. Six months later, the Silver Team is sent on a mission to evacuate residents of the planet Sanctuary from the Covenant, who resist until the Covenant begins glassing the planet. After John rescues Corporal Talia Perez from a squad of Elites, the Silver Team narrowly escapes the planet. On Reach, the Silver Team meets ONI operative James Ackerson, Halsey's replacement in overseeing the SPARTAN-II programme. Ackerson questions John about his experience on Sanctuary, expressing interest in Halsey's prior experiments on him and concern over the lingering side effects of having Cortana implanted in his brain. After Ackerson seemingly dismisses John's concerns about the Covenant's changing strategies, John secretly meets with Parangosky, who states she was discharged from ONI after taking the fall from Halsey's scandals. Meanwhile, Soren takes an interest in an indentured servant who claims to have seen Halsey. Ignoring the concerns of his wife, Laera, Soren purchases the servant's services in hope of capturing Halsey, but is instead led into a trap and arrested for piracy and treason. Having survived Madrigal's destruction by the Covenant, Kwan Ha befriends Soren's son, Kessler, and tells him stories about a monster.