Chapter 164: You Cannot Return to Where You’ve Never Left

=== Summary ===
Garrus, Shepard, and Viatrix arrive on Palaven for the irae, with the two adults a mess of taunt nerves and the toddler happy to be there. Aelianus speaks first to the assembled about the history of the Vakarian clan, followed by Hannah on the history of the Shepards. The ataletrix is approved without dissenting vote (save for a few abstentions) and oaths are sworn. The leaving assembly is confronted with a swath of graffitied epithets directed toward Shepard. Garrus’ Aunt Akantha is confronted over her tacit approval of such and Great-Uncle Seneca censures her before the entire clan and makes threats of expulsion towards the perpetrators of the hate speech once found unless efforts to make amends are made. 
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==== Discord Highlights ====
A preponderance of void cats, adventures in dogsitting, and the terrifying depths of AO3.