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{{Quote|You have always found your own path, following your own heartfelt beliefs. You have fought bravely; you have evaded us with cunning, with forethought and wisdom. You have greatness! I wish we could have that same greatness within the Covenant. You are greater in your way, than any San'Shyuum I know.|The Prophet of Inner Conviction, to Ussa<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 175''</ref>}} | {{Quote|You have always found your own path, following your own heartfelt beliefs. You have fought bravely; you have evaded us with cunning, with forethought and wisdom. You have greatness! I wish we could have that same greatness within the Covenant. You are greater in your way, than any San'Shyuum I know.|The Prophet of Inner Conviction, to Ussa<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 175''</ref>}} | ||
Upon his return to ''High Charity'', he was put on trial before the Hierarchs for his loss of the Luminary. Due to the testimonies of the Sangheili crew members and the intervention of Qurlom, Mken was absolved of his sins and the Ministry of Anticipatory Security was dissolved. Qurlom then revealed that | Upon his return to ''High Charity'', he was put on trial before the Hierarchs for his loss of the Luminary. Due to the testimonies of the Sangheili crew members and the intervention of Qurlom, Mken was absolved of his sins and the Ministry of Anticipatory Security was dissolved. Qurlom then revealed that an [[Ussan]] traitor, [[Salus 'Crolon]], had been captured and the coordinates to Ussa's [[shield world]] refuge had been discovered. The Prophet of Excellent Redolence decided that Mken would lead the mission to the planet, since he was responsible for Ussa's escape back on the Planet of Blue and Red—although, it was likely that Excellent Redolence hoped for Mken to die during this mission. After a [[Covenant fleet]] was assembled, with the [[carrier]] ''[[Pledge of Holiness]]''—crewed by the surviving crew of ''Vengeful Vitality''—serving as Mken's [[flagship]], the fleet departed for the [[Ussan system]] to eliminate the rebels.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 161-165''</ref> After interrogating 'Crolon, Mken decided to attempt negotiations with Ussa to prevent damaging the world's Forerunner relics in an invasion.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 168-170''</ref> | ||
Mken contacted Ussa through a holographic transmission, while alone in his personal quarters. Mken gave him an offer: if Ussa and Sooln turned themselves in, the rest of the Ussans will be free to live on Sanghelios. Knowing that his people would still likely be killed, Ussa instead offered to hand over relics to the Covenant each [[cycle|solar cycle]] if the fleet withdrew. Mken told Ussa that the Covenant would not agree, and insisted that he surrendered for the sake of his people. Again, Ussa declined and the transmission ended.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 172-176''</ref> As the [[Covenant military]] invaded the shield world, Mken received one final transmission from Ussa. The Sangheili warned Mken that he was about to destroy the shield world, and suggested for him to pull his troops off of the shield world or they would die. Mken, trusting Ussa, complied and all Covenant forces returned to the fleet in orbit around the world. Moments later, the shield world appeared to explode as Ussa initiated its "Disassembler process"; unbeknownst to the Covenant, the Ussans survived aboard large freight movers as the shield world fragmented itself into habitable sections hidden by the explosion's debris. Although Mken believed he spotted the freighters within the debris of the world, but chose to ignore as he knew Ussa would not present a threat to the Covenant. Mken then ordered for the Covenant fleet to return to ''High Charity''.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 178-181''</ref> | Mken contacted Ussa through a holographic transmission, while alone in his personal quarters. Mken gave him an offer: if Ussa and Sooln turned themselves in, the rest of the Ussans will be free to live on Sanghelios. Knowing that his people would still likely be killed, Ussa instead offered to hand over relics to the Covenant each [[cycle|solar cycle]] if the fleet withdrew. Mken told Ussa that the Covenant would not agree, and insisted that he surrendered for the sake of his people. Again, Ussa declined and the transmission ended.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 172-176''</ref> As the [[Covenant military]] invaded the shield world, Mken received one final transmission from Ussa. The Sangheili warned Mken that he was about to destroy the shield world, and suggested for him to pull his troops off of the shield world or they would die. Mken, trusting Ussa, complied and all Covenant forces returned to the fleet in orbit around the world. Moments later, the shield world appeared to explode as Ussa initiated its "Disassembler process"; unbeknownst to the Covenant, the Ussans survived aboard large freight movers as the shield world fragmented itself into habitable sections hidden by the explosion's debris. Although Mken believed he spotted the freighters within the debris of the world, but chose to ignore as he knew Ussa would not present a threat to the Covenant. Mken then ordered for the Covenant fleet to return to ''High Charity''.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 178-181''</ref> | ||