Kel sat in his room, thinking. Why was everyone thinking of him as second-important? No, he would have none of it. He would see the Admiral.
The Arbiter burst into the bridge. "ADMIRAL! Come out here now, and tell me why Command considers me second-important. How do I know? Someone on the inside of FLEETCOM, not a traitor, but someone who would help me through this, transmits messages to me! Here is a message I got!"
Dear Admiral Parker,
We know that your Sangheili Associate Arbiter is on the top records, but we prefer to see human performance. You may use what he recovers, but FLEETCOM doesn't care what the Human-Allied Covenant accomplish. His records don't matter, and I don't give a **** if he is on the top list of everything. Only humans matter to us.
Regards,
Vice Supreme Admiral Kazniv
"Explain that!" Kel raised his voice.