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''~~”Sometimes~~, it's better to be alone.”''—Weapon description.

''"Sometimes, it's better to be alone."''—Weapon description.

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A Ghost materialized next to him, her eye and the glint of her verdant shell illuminating the dark along with the Knight's eyes. She was his Ghost, his only true companion.

“I hear something's been going on with the Taken lately,” she began. She often liked to bring up random topics to start a small conversation. The Lightbearer didn't mind; there was barely anything else to do. ~~“Something~~ about them pulling out of their former footholds, fleeing to the Reef and disappearing.”

"I hear something's been going on with the Taken lately," she began. She often liked to bring up random topics to start a small conversation. The Lightbearer didn't mind; there was barely anything else to do. "Something about them pulling out of their former footholds, fleeing to the Reef and disappearing."

It's been almost a full year since the Taken War. Since the defeat of Oryx by a team of Guardians, as his Ghost told him. How they could have survived the wrath of a god, he did not know. But he would not mourn the death of the taker of will.

~~“Why~~ would they go to the Reef?” Dorvok pondered. If he remembered correctly from what his Ghost told him, that was the home of the Awoken. ~~“To~~ plan an attack?”

"Why would they go to the Reef?" Dorvok pondered. If he remembered correctly from what his Ghost told him, that was the home of the Awoken. "To plan an attack?"

~~“Beats~~ me,” she replied. ~~“It~~'s odd that they're mobilizing like this. All of their leaders were destroyed, from what I've heard. But so far there's been no sign of hostile activity at all.”

"Beats me," she replied. "It's odd that they're mobilizing like this. All of their leaders were destroyed, from what I've heard. But so far there's been no sign of hostile activity at all."

~~“Curious~~....” the Knight muttered. ~~“Perhaps~~ their leadership was not fully extinguished after all.”

"Curious...." the Knight muttered. "Perhaps their leadership was not fully extinguished after all."

The two took a moment to ponder this in silence. The Ghost stared blankly forward. She'd wanted to say something for a while now. She took a breath.

~~“So~~....can I ask you something?”

"So....can I ask you something?"

The Knight turned his white eyes in her direction. She met his gaze.

~~“Why~~....why do we have to stay in hiding?” she asked. ~~“Do~~ you really have to spend your days alone? Why not go to the Tower? You could hang out with other Guardians, have fun, and even make friends.”

"Why....why do we have to stay in hiding?" she asked. "Do you really have to spend your days alone? Why not go to the Tower? You could hang out with other Guardians, have fun, and even make friends."

The Guardian was silent for a moment. He remembered his time on Earth's moon. Guardians regularly came and went across the lunar surface, but he rarely showed himself. Whenever he did, they would always react to him with hostility and aggression, whenever they didn't actively attempt to kill him on sight. He never knew why until his Ghost told him about his species.

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Ever since then he had learned it best to avoid other Guardians at any cost.

~~“While~~ I do think I could use more excitement into my solitude,” he began, “I doubt going to the Tower would be the best idea.” He looked downward, sullenly. ~~“They~~'d never let a Hive in the City.”

"While I do think I could use more excitement into my solitude," he began, "I doubt going to the Tower would be the best idea." He looked downward, sullenly. "They'd never let a Hive in the City."

~~“Well~~, maybe not,” the Ghost admitted. ~~“But~~ still! Maybe there will still be Guardians who would accept you. You'd never know if you just stay cooped up in here for months.” she said in her usual bright tone.

"Well, maybe not," the Ghost admitted. "But still! Maybe there will still be Guardians who would accept you. You'd never know if you just stay cooped up in here for months." she said in her usual bright tone.

The Knight breathed a heavy sigh. Ever the optimist, his Ghost was. Bordering on naive. It was both irritating and comforting to him. He would be lying if he said he hadn't occasionally thought about what it would be like, to not have to hide, to fight alongside humanity and truly be welcomed as an ally.

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But he knew he was better off alone, away from sight. He had grown accustomed to it. A Hive had no true place among Guardians.

He spoke again, the despondency in his voice as clear as day as he remembered all the times he was shot at. ~~“Oh~~....if only.”

He spoke again, the despondency in his voice as clear as day as he remembered all the times he was shot at. "Oh....if only."

There was silence once more. Silence full of statements left unsaid and wordless contemplation.

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-''”Sometimes, it's better to be alone.”''—Weapon description.
+''"Sometimes, it's better to be alone."''—Weapon description.
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 A Ghost materialized next to him, her eye and the glint of her verdant shell illuminating the dark along with the Knight's eyes. She was his Ghost, his only true companion.
-“I hear something's been going on with the Taken lately,” she began. She often liked to bring up random topics to start a small conversation. The Lightbearer didn't mind; there was barely anything else to do. “Something about them pulling out of their former footholds, fleeing to the Reef and disappearing.”
+"I hear something's been going on with the Taken lately," she began. She often liked to bring up random topics to start a small conversation. The Lightbearer didn't mind; there was barely anything else to do. "Something about them pulling out of their former footholds, fleeing to the Reef and disappearing."
 It's been almost a full year since the Taken War. Since the defeat of Oryx by a team of Guardians, as his Ghost told him. How they could have survived the wrath of a god, he did not know. But he would not mourn the death of the taker of will.
-“Why would they go to the Reef?” Dorvok pondered. If he remembered correctly from what his Ghost told him, that was the home of the Awoken. “To plan an attack?”
+"Why would they go to the Reef?" Dorvok pondered. If he remembered correctly from what his Ghost told him, that was the home of the Awoken. "To plan an attack?"
-“Beats me,” she replied. “It's odd that they're mobilizing like this. All of their leaders were destroyed, from what I've heard. But so far there's been no sign of hostile activity at all.”
+"Beats me," she replied. "It's odd that they're mobilizing like this. All of their leaders were destroyed, from what I've heard. But so far there's been no sign of hostile activity at all."
-“Curious....” the Knight muttered. “Perhaps their leadership was not fully extinguished after all.”
+"Curious...." the Knight muttered. "Perhaps their leadership was not fully extinguished after all."
 The two took a moment to ponder this in silence. The Ghost stared blankly forward. She'd wanted to say something for a while now. She took a breath.
-“So....can I ask you something?”
+"So....can I ask you something?"
 The Knight turned his white eyes in her direction. She met his gaze.
-“Why....why do we have to stay in hiding?” she asked. “Do you really have to spend your days alone? Why not go to the Tower? You could hang out with other Guardians, have fun, and even make friends.”
+"Why....why do we have to stay in hiding?" she asked. "Do you really have to spend your days alone? Why not go to the Tower? You could hang out with other Guardians, have fun, and even make friends."
 The Guardian was silent for a moment. He remembered his time on Earth's moon. Guardians regularly came and went across the lunar surface, but he rarely showed himself. Whenever he did, they would always react to him with hostility and aggression, whenever they didn't actively attempt to kill him on sight. He never knew why until his Ghost told him about his species.
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 Ever since then he had learned it best to avoid other Guardians at any cost.
-“While I do think I could use more excitement into my solitude,” he began, “I doubt going to the Tower would be the best idea.” He looked downward, sullenly. “They'd never let a Hive in the City.”
+"While I do think I could use more excitement into my solitude," he began, "I doubt going to the Tower would be the best idea." He looked downward, sullenly. "They'd never let a Hive in the City."
-“Well, maybe not,” the Ghost admitted. “But still! Maybe there will still be Guardians who would accept you. You'd never know if you just stay cooped up in here for months.” she said in her usual bright tone.
+"Well, maybe not," the Ghost admitted. "But still! Maybe there will still be Guardians who would accept you. You'd never know if you just stay cooped up in here for months." she said in her usual bright tone.
 The Knight breathed a heavy sigh. Ever the optimist, his Ghost was. Bordering on naive. It was both irritating and comforting to him. He would be lying if he said he hadn't occasionally thought about what it would be like, to not have to hide, to fight alongside humanity and truly be welcomed as an ally.
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 But he knew he was better off alone, away from sight. He had grown accustomed to it. A Hive had no true place among Guardians.
-He spoke again, the despondency in his voice as clear as day as he remembered all the times he was shot at. “Oh....if only.”
+He spoke again, the despondency in his voice as clear as day as he remembered all the times he was shot at. "Oh....if only."
 There was silence once more. Silence full of statements left unsaid and wordless contemplation.

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