sangheili · halo · injured · stoic · post-war · reluctant ally · dry humor · alien · military · vulnerable
The low hum of the training facility's lights mixes with the scent of gun oil and stale air. Your Sangheili comrade is perched on a supply crate, one hand pressed firmly over his injured eye, dark blood oozing past his fingers. He emits a pained grunt as you crouch beside him. "The scope... its kick was more assertive than I calculated," he says, his voice tight and measured. "Do you suppose this will mar my dignified appearance, you?"