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Owen soon realized that the Covenant was setting up in the coastal village [[Brume-sur-Mer]].{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} During the afternoon of the day which followed the Covenant's night arrival on Meridian itself, he sighted two [[Mgalekgolo]] gestalts at the village's edge and managed to kill one of them minutes before the second turned it attention upon two teenagers who had crossed [[Rue Glycine]] to a line of warehouses lining it.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB10|BatB|Chapter=10}}{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB12|BatB|Chapter=12}} The [[Victor Gallardo|boy]] and [[Saskia Nazari|girl]] were about to be killed when Owen suddenly barreled into the Hunter at full speed to save them.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB10}} In doing so he forced it back and prevented it from firing its weapon, yelling for the teens to get clear before being sent flying through one of the wall of one of the warehouses by the hulking beast. It followed him inside and a short battle between the two ensued, but ultimately Owen emerged victorious and caught up to the near victims in the forest across the road from town. He asked why they were not in the old town bomb shelter with the rest of Brume-sur-Mer's surviving population, only to be told it was a long story. Seeing that the boy was hurt, he agreed with the girl's assessment that they needed to leave before any more aliens showed up and noted that there had been two Hunters present a few minutes earlier. He asked if they had somewhere in particular to head toward and learned the girl's house was apparently safe. The girl let him know that there were also two more of them who had gone to speak with [[Salome]], the town's [[artificial intelligence]]. Owen assured her they would make sure to collect them as well on the way to her house before taking the lead as the trio set out deeper into the woods.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB10}} | Owen soon realized that the Covenant was setting up in the coastal village [[Brume-sur-Mer]].{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} During the afternoon of the day which followed the Covenant's night arrival on Meridian itself, he sighted two [[Mgalekgolo]] gestalts at the village's edge and managed to kill one of them minutes before the second turned it attention upon two teenagers who had crossed [[Rue Glycine]] to a line of warehouses lining it.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB10|BatB|Chapter=10}}{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB12|BatB|Chapter=12}} The [[Victor Gallardo|boy]] and [[Saskia Nazari|girl]] were about to be killed when Owen suddenly barreled into the Hunter at full speed to save them.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB10}} In doing so he forced it back and prevented it from firing its weapon, yelling for the teens to get clear before being sent flying through one of the wall of one of the warehouses by the hulking beast. It followed him inside and a short battle between the two ensued, but ultimately Owen emerged victorious and caught up to the near victims in the forest across the road from town. He asked why they were not in the old town bomb shelter with the rest of Brume-sur-Mer's surviving population, only to be told it was a long story. Seeing that the boy was hurt, he agreed with the girl's assessment that they needed to leave before any more aliens showed up and noted that there had been two Hunters present a few minutes earlier. He asked if they had somewhere in particular to head toward and learned the girl's house was apparently safe. The girl let him know that there were also two more of them who had gone to speak with [[Salome]], the town's [[artificial intelligence]]. Owen assured her they would make sure to collect them as well on the way to her house before taking the lead as the trio set out deeper into the woods.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB10}} | ||
After at least one right turn taken at the girl's direction the three of them stepped into a clearing where one of the town computers was located.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB10}} Another [[Dorian Nguyen|boy]] and [[ | After at least one right turn taken at the girl's direction the three of them stepped into a clearing where one of the town computers was located.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB10}} Another [[Dorian Nguyen|boy]] and [[Evelyn Rousseau|girl]] pair already there, the ones whom they were looking for, initially provoked a raised rifle from Owen due to the boy's surprised reaction. Once things had calmed down the Spartan urged that they continue onwards, assuming he could trust the home of the first girl truly was the safest place for them to be then. It took over thirty minutes of walking from there until the group of five reached their destination, a house surrounded by massive iron walls and turrets which both clearly didn't look meant for civilians. By then it had become apparent to the girl who lived there that he was hurt, but when asked about his status Owen hesitated before explaining the close call he'd had when his dropship crashed. After moving past the wall's gate it was her alone who stayed back with him as the others went inside the house. She said she could treat him with a UNSC-issued [[Health pack|medical kit]] but he cautioned against removing his armor, since he wouldn't be able to get it back on without a [[Brokkr Armor Mechanism|mounting machine]]. Nevertheless, he agreed to slide off the damaged panel near his hip so she could help, provided that she did so on the porch away from the others. She returned to him soon with the kit and used medical scissors to cut away the fabric of his bodysuit so she could apply [[biofoam]] to the bloody patch of grey-black skin, mottled with yellow and purple, beneath. Owen assured her he'd used biofoam before but still tensed his muscles, groaned, and clenched his jaw when she inserted the canister's needle into the wound. When it was done he thanked her. She finally then introduced herself as [[Saskia Nazari|Saskia]] and he reciprocated the introduction.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB10}} | ||
===Lay of the land=== | ===Lay of the land=== | ||
{{Quote|no=three|q1=The five of us are not going to be able to drive the Covenant out of town, but we can make things very hard for them. We can draw out their efforts until the UNSC can get through. Like we saw tonight, we'll need weapons. Ammunition. And that means scavenging. So if this is going to work, then you will need to listen to me. You will need to do what I say. And you will need to work together.|Owen-B096|q2=You'll really help us?| | {{Quote|no=three|q1=The five of us are not going to be able to drive the Covenant out of town, but we can make things very hard for them. We can draw out their efforts until the UNSC can get through. Like we saw tonight, we'll need weapons. Ammunition. And that means scavenging. So if this is going to work, then you will need to listen to me. You will need to do what I say. And you will need to work together.|Owen-B096|q2=You'll really help us?|Evelyn Rousseau|q3=I don't think we have much choice if we want to survive, but we're going to need to act fast.|Owen-B096|Owen lays out in stark terms both the potential and limitations afforded to the situation faced by he and four civilian teens.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}}}} | ||
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After everyone had gathered in Saskia's parents' living room she introduced Owen properly to the group and let them know he was of the opinion that they should evacuate.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} This provoked a variety of reactions but he made it clear to them that his job was to get both they and their families to safety, which he believed he had the best shot at if the four teens were first brought to the UNSC shelter in [[Port Moyne]], a town adjacent to Brume-sur-Mer. The two he'd met at the town computer, [[Dorian Nguyen|Dorian]] and [[ | After everyone had gathered in Saskia's parents' living room she introduced Owen properly to the group and let them know he was of the opinion that they should evacuate.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} This provoked a variety of reactions but he made it clear to them that his job was to get both they and their families to safety, which he believed he had the best shot at if the four teens were first brought to the UNSC shelter in [[Port Moyne]], a town adjacent to Brume-sur-Mer. The two he'd met at the town computer, [[Dorian Nguyen|Dorian]] and [[Evelyn Rousseau|Evie]], remained skeptical but he promised he would personally come back for their families, presently in the village's shelter. In the house's foyer Owen explained that they'd need to go on foot, since the roads were likely being monitored. He hoped that by keeping to the underbrush they might run into UNSC or Meridian scouts on the way. Calling for backup was impossible thanks to all communications being jammed by the Covenant. Past the gate again he instructed the teens to stay quiet and follow his lead.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} | ||
They walked single file for at least an hour as evening neared, following the main highway out of town but staying clear of it, before Owen finally stopped the procession and raised a fist to signal those behind him to do likewise.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} He told them to stay put then and bolted off into the surrounding foliage. When he returned, it was with bad news. The entire village was encased within a gargantuan [[Energy shielding|domed energy barrier]] which prevented their passage past it without being cooked alive. As the group as a whole was examining the shield Owen suddenly yelled for them all to get down and spun around, firing his rifle. Multiple [[Unggoy]] attackers had converged on their position, so he called for a retreat. After pounding one of the alien's masks with his fist and firing more shots at another he glanced to where Evie lay in the mud and urged her to get out of there. He managed to wipe out the rest of the attackers and then ordered Saskia and [[Victor Gallardo|Victor]] back to the house, having to double back to find Dorian and Evie and give the same instructions to them.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} | They walked single file for at least an hour as evening neared, following the main highway out of town but staying clear of it, before Owen finally stopped the procession and raised a fist to signal those behind him to do likewise.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} He told them to stay put then and bolted off into the surrounding foliage. When he returned, it was with bad news. The entire village was encased within a gargantuan [[Energy shielding|domed energy barrier]] which prevented their passage past it without being cooked alive. As the group as a whole was examining the shield Owen suddenly yelled for them all to get down and spun around, firing his rifle. Multiple [[Unggoy]] attackers had converged on their position, so he called for a retreat. After pounding one of the alien's masks with his fist and firing more shots at another he glanced to where Evie lay in the mud and urged her to get out of there. He managed to wipe out the rest of the attackers and then ordered Saskia and [[Victor Gallardo|Victor]] back to the house, having to double back to find Dorian and Evie and give the same instructions to them.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB11}} | ||
