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{{Main|Battle of Ealen IV}} | {{Main|Battle of Ealen IV}} | ||
{{Quote|What treachery is this, [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]]?! Are all your promises built from lies? Or just the ones to the [[Jiralhanae]]?|Lydus to Thel 'Vadam, after wrongly believing the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] had betrayed his master-pack}} | {{Quote|What treachery is this, [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]]?! Are all your promises built from lies? Or just the ones to the [[Jiralhanae]]?|Lydus to Thel 'Vadam, after wrongly believing the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] had betrayed his master-pack}} | ||
In [[2558|March 2558]], Lydus and his [[Children of Oth Sonin | In [[2558|March 2558]], Lydus and his [[Children of Oth Sonin]] were willing to discuss a peace treaty with the [[Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]]. Lydus and 'Vadam agreed to discuss peace negotiations on the remote former [[Covenant]] planet of [[Ealen IV]]. The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} was assigned the mission of defending him and 'Vadam during negotiations. Before an agreement could be reached between both parties, they were attacked by extremists opposed to the treaty. Lydus immediately accused 'Vadam of betraying him, but quickly realized this was not the case. With the aid of his bodyguards and an escort team of [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartans]], Lydus was evacuated from the processing center. However, a wing of hostile [[Banshee]]s from [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]] destroyed the evac shuttle, forcing the Spartans and the diplomats - Lydus included - to take refuge in a nearby parts depot.{{Ref/Reuse|HE1}} While taking shelter in the depot, 'Vadam discovered a set of existing tunnels leading to an old fortified redoubt in which they could take refuge in. Before the mercenary forces could locate them, Lydus and the other diplomats escaped through the series of service tunnels, narrowly avoiding a {{Pattern|Kmiro'sish|Lich}}. Jackknife then went ahead with the delegation's bodyguards to ensure that the redoubt was safe for the delegates to use as shelter. Lord Hood stopped to inspect a fallen Sangheili and discovered someone within the UNSC was leaking the hostile alien mercenaries information. [[Spartan Operations|Spartan]] [[Vladimir Scruggs]] radioed the others telling them it was safe to advance into the redoubt. However, unbeknownst to Lydus and the others, Scruggs had betrayed his fireteam, killing them and the delegate's bodyguards.<ref name="HE2">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref> | ||
In the redoubt, Lydus continued to express his skepticism over whether the peace talk would succeed. Hood told him that the Jiralhanae would need Lydus as a leader if they were to survive. Scruggs suddenly appeared and held Hood at gunpoint, stating that he would reveal his demands once his associates arrived. Meanwhile, [[Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]] informed the orbiting Sangheili and Jiralhanae ships of the predicament planetside. He attempted to convince them to send troops to aid the delegates against 'Gajat's mercenary group, but the two sides refused to listen to him. Spartan Sarah Palmer was eventually able to kill Scruggs, allowing the group to move on. The ambassadors eventually managed to escape the planet aboard a [[Covenant cargo tug]] thanks to the sacrifices of [[Paul DeMarco]] and [[Fireteam Bailey]], although the outcome of the negotiations themselves was left nebulous.<ref name="HE3">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref> | In the redoubt, Lydus continued to express his skepticism over whether the peace talk would succeed. Hood told him that the Jiralhanae would need Lydus as a leader if they were to survive. Scruggs suddenly appeared and held Hood at gunpoint, stating that he would reveal his demands once his associates arrived. Meanwhile, [[Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]] informed the orbiting Sangheili and Jiralhanae ships of the predicament planetside. He attempted to convince them to send troops to aid the delegates against 'Gajat's mercenary group, but the two sides refused to listen to him. Spartan Sarah Palmer was eventually able to kill Scruggs, allowing the group to move on. The ambassadors eventually managed to escape the planet aboard a [[Covenant cargo tug]] thanks to the sacrifices of [[Paul DeMarco]] and [[Fireteam Bailey]], although the outcome of the negotiations themselves was left nebulous.<ref name="HE3">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref> | ||
By [[2559]], Lydus was considered by [[Castor]] to be one of the few remaining Jiralhanae leaders - alongside himself, [[Hekabe]], [[Caius]] and [[Palaemon]] - capable of rallying the remaining pious ex-Covenant Jiralhanae. However, he was dismissed as not having the power base to do so.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW7|HDW|Chapter=7}} | |||
===Doisac's fate=== | ===Doisac's fate=== | ||
Lydus would later | Lydus would later make a deal with the [[Banished]], providing them with full access to his shipyards and land holdings in exchange of decimating Lydus' most dangerous rivals.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p255|Enc22|Page=255}} | ||
When [[Cortana]] and the [[Created]] destroyed [[Doisac]], Lydus and his people would escape to a former [[human]] colony world.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22p255}} | When [[Cortana]] and the [[Created]] destroyed [[Doisac]], Lydus and his people would escape to a former [[human]] colony world.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22p255}} | ||