Halo: Minorca Saga/Chapter Two

There are good days and there are bad days for him. And the prophet suspects that this will be a very bad day.

The Councillors ringed the arena, a hundred strong. There were many Sangheili there - he had expected that. The Sangheili never missed an opportunity to gloat over any fallen members of the other race.

But he had not expected so many Prophets. Their hoverthrones took up much space, making them appear legion. But the Vice-Minister knew that it was an illusion - there were never many Prophet councillors, a consequence of their scarcity. But it was still a formidable number.

"Vice-Minister of Acquisition. Please stand before us."

The Council leader was young, and the Vice-Minister disliked him instantly. The Prophet of