Chapter 84: A Victory Nonetheless

=== Summary ===
Mini-Arc: “Shepard on Trial” concludes.
Khalisah contacts Shepard regarding the PR fallout of her testimony, demanding to know if she is trying to kill her via stress. Khalisah’s advice? Run with the truth, stop hiding, and embrace her inner battle-angel. To that end, the 2188 Armax Battle Tour is created. After her communications with Khalisah, Shepard heads down to the Orizaba’s Observation Lounge, where her mother checks in with her. Shepard talks about sharing Solana and Evadne’s desire to “love truth as a deep well and fight injustice like a burning sword”, then she asks her mother if she still believed that she was her daughter after her testimony. Hannah tells her that she has always been driven to compassionate justice, and nothing can change that. Shortly afterward, they are called back planetside and hear the grand jury return a prefaced verdict of insufficient evidence to indict. Shepard gives a press conference immediately afterward where another Minos operative attempts to assassinate her. The would-be assassin falls to the ground dead within five heartbeats, shot by Shepard with Major Coat’s Javelin.
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