After escaping the Advent mega-city of New Providence, a scientist buys his way into a resistance cell operating within the City-23 Contagion Zone. Hoping to avoid further contact with his former viper creations, the man is thrust into a role that could very well change his outlook on vipers, and force him to face a ghost from his past. (see tags inside)

With the Human-Covenant War now concluded, human and sangheili both look to escape the past. The desert world of Carrow was to be that escape. However, when a human outpost is established next to a sangheili keep, an unlikely pairing will either bring the two species together or start another confrontation that neither side is prepared to fight. (Female Elite/Human Male)