Chapter 97: Aqilis and Adrasteia

=== Summary ===
At Aelianus’s insistence, Garrus and Shepard take the Renata out for a ride. As they fly down the valley going several hundred kilometers an hour, the two of them end up Entangling. Once on top of a plateau Garrus talks about camping in the area and shows Shepard his memory of his father teaching how to shoot a rifle. Back at the Quirinius Estate, Aelianus tells Vi the bedtime story of the notuor who couldn’t sleep.
In the morning Garrus and Kaidan talk about the challenges of guarding the two of them. Kaidan brings up the body discovered in the skycar a few days ago and insists Garrus bring him up to speed on what is happening. After some discussion, Garrus reluctantly agrees.
As Shepard prepares for the next set of matches, she comments to Garrus that it seems incredibly tone-deaf to have them fighting Reapers on Palavan. Garrus tells her that it wasn’t Khalisah who decided on the enemies, it was him. Why? “Because turians do not fucking flinch.”
Most of the current and former Normandy ground crew participate in the several hours long match, and it is grueling. At the end of the match they are in danger of being overrun. Thinking fast, Shepard sends her team away and uses her Blackstar point blank, destroying most of the Reaper troops, damaging the building, and badly injuring Shepard.
Garrus is forced to carry Shepard out from the arena, resulting in a picture titled “Aqilis and Adrasteia” that goes viral instantly.
=== Title Meaning ===
Aqilis and Adrasteia references the viral photo at the end of the chapter. This is the second time the story has been mentioned in the course of Every One That Asketh.
=== Easter Eggs ===
==== Discord Highlights ====
Tallying up the Make Hackett Emote competition, many varieties of the eyes emoji, and who Shep brought along as the third wheel on the loyalty missions.