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One moment they were reading reports, the next they were being rushed through hidden passages to reach the elevators.
Cerberus was attacking the Citadel.
That was the only information they were getting. Communications to C-Sec were down, personal guards were rushing a decoy elsewhere, and there was no word from Commander Bailey.
“Williams, where is Valern?” Sparatus asked quietly.
“Unknown, Sir.”
“By the Goddess,” Tevos whispered emotionally.
The halls were eerily quiet. Something Sparatus could appreciate on a normal day, but today, the quiet was too heavy.
“The elevators are through that door.” Udina pointed out, his voice echoing harshly off the metal.
“Yessir, I remember. We used these elevators often during our chase for Saren.”
Saren. A turian Sparatus had held in such high esteem. Only to learn about the nightmare the man really was. It was also the time he learned that maybe there were some humans that were worth spending time hearing.
Like Shepard. And later he learned, Anderson.
“Get inside.”
Sparatus followed orders like a good soldier. It was difficult sometimes, especially around new humans. Humans did, however, have such an amazing sense of hearing that he employed several on his personal guard. Always a human and turian together. The best hearing and eyesight a high ranking official could purchase.
Spectre Williams reported gun fire nearby, the only source being inside the elevator shafts. It wasn't until the noise was right on top of them that he had proof.
“Go!” Williams shouted as she covered their exit.
The sight that greeted them, however, wasn't escape. They were trapped.
“Shepard?” Williams stated, her skin seeming to lighten, her forehead beginning to shine.
Time seemed to stand still as the newest Spectre aimed her weapon at Shepard. Sparatus watched frozen in growing horror as Williams' body language became more tense as they spoke.
Then Shepard was laying her weapon aside, trying to reason with Williams, but from the turian councilors perspective, it did nothing to calm the demeanor of their escort.
“Just trust me, Ash!” Shepard begged as Udina pulled a gun on Tevos. Spectre Williams didn't see what was going on behind her as Shepard reached for her pistol.
The single shot was the most penetrating shot Sparatus had ever heard. A shot loosed from the second human Spectres rifle. A rifle aimed at Shepard.