"..."
"..."
Shepard and the Larva stared eye to eye, neither speaking for a moment.
What was this thing? Why had Fang Zheng given it to her?
Shepard simply could not figure it out. She remembered clearly that Fang Zheng had said to open this box if she ran into trouble. She had thought it contained some secret weapon or something, but... what was this?
An ordinary woman would probably have screamed at the sight of the Larva, but Shepard was a battle-hardened Yautja woman. She had seen the most disgusting things in the galaxy, so this bug was nothing to her. The problem was... how was she supposed to use it?
"Commander!"
Just as Shepard was racking her brains, Kaiden's voice suddenly came from outside the door. Hearing her subordinate call out, Shepard shook her head and set aside her doubts. She picked up the lid and snapped the box shut again, then stood up with it and opened the door. Kaiden was standing outside, watching her nervously.
"Are you all right, Commander?"
"I'm fine. Get ready. We're leaving."
With that, Shepard tossed the box in her hand to Kaiden.
"Here. Keep this thing safe."
"What is it?"
"Birthday cake!"
Faced with Kaiden's question, Shepard rolled her eyes irritably, picked up her gun, and strode outside. Kaiden froze for a moment before hurriedly cradling the box and following after her.
"You're amazing, Commander. How did you know today was my birthday..."
The battle continued.
After Shepard and the others left the wreckage of the Normandy, they immediately headed for the nearest command post. But the Reapers had clearly come prepared. Their first wave of attacks had wiped out all of the Alliance's major facilities and buildings, leaving Shepard unable to contact any other forces. Fortunately, as a famous Citadel