Chapter 103: Mothersinger

=== Summary ===
Shepard arrives on the surface of Suen and gets her first look at the rachni city of Whispered Memory. Her escorts explain that although she felt a compulsion to come, she has a choice to go or not and that she is their guest. With her permission, Wind-on-Wet-Stones leads her to the Deep Cradle within the city to speak to the rachni queen.
Onboard the Austerlitz, Garrus receives intel from Liara about Shepard’s stop at Omega- putting them only an hour behind her. Unable to do anything further for the moment, Garrus goes to spend some time with Viatrix, who misses her mother.
Deep in the Queen’s Nest, the rachni queen tells Shepard to communicate with her the way she does with Garrus, and reveals that she can ‘hear’ their conversations. She then shows Shepard three memories, appearing as a web stretching over the whole galaxy. Shepard asks about the whispers in her mind, and the queen says that they don’t feel dangerous to her, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t. The queen then turns to Shepard’s own feelings, acting as a therapist for her. Then the queen reminds her that she has many allies- including Garrus. She then reveals that Garrus is calling for her, and offers her help to reach him.
On board the Austerlitz, the crew is unable to hail Shepard. Shepard reaches out across the galaxy web  with the queen’s help and touches Garrus’ mind, much to Viatrix’s delight.
=== Title Meaning ===
The rachni queen refers to Shepard as "Shepard Mothersinger". Mothersinger is not defined in words per se as much as feelings: "The one who held you, taught you, shaped you. Who loved you so much they gave all of themselves for you, no questions asked, no hesitation. The one who knew you the best – who knew when they didn’t know you, and when to let you go."
=== Easter Eggs ===
==== Discord Highlights ====
Mama Rachni, more Venian expletives, and the holy shit handle in the Mako.