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The day before the scheduled peace summit, Thars took his forces into orbit and launched an attack on Suraka, destroying their long-ranged communication and [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] capable vessels. Rojka briefly considered working with Melody to prevent the conflict from escalating before realizing that he had to act. He engaged Thars with his fleet, and though he was outnumbered he was able to destroy a significant portion of Thar's fleet, eliminating two [[Covenant destroyer|heavy destroyers]], four [[Covenant destroyer|light destroyers]], and one [[Covenant frigate]] and damaging four other frigates. However, the [[Voice of Maardoth]]'s entrance into the battle to aid Thars's frigates and [[Covenant cruiser|heavy cruiser]] with their own heavy cruisers and heavy destroyers overwhelmed Rojka's forces. He began losing his escort fleet, which left the ''Unwavering Discipline'' exposed to smaller craft, and Rojka began preparing to be boarded by Thars's forces. During this period he met with Melody, offering to grant her an honorable execution and refusing to let her release Gray Team. He then returned to the command bridge, where he learned of the heavy destroyer [[Retribution's Promise]]'s destruction and mourned the needlessness of the conflict with Daga, who was serving as a field commander under Rojka.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC1}} He then witnessed the destruction of the frigate [[Vengeful Deed]] and the death of his friend [[Khoto 'Gaaran]], leaving only the ''Unwavering Discipline''  under his command. Rojka was then contacted by Thars, whom he warned against working with the [[Jiralhanae]] and informing his cousin that he would not surrender.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC2}} He then ordered the ship to cease maneuvering and allowed their shield to be taken down prior to being boarded. However, upon hearing that Melody had armed herself and was moving through the storage holds, he realized that she was attempting to free Gray Team by herself and rushed to stop her. Rojka forced his way into the hanger, dodging and surviving a [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade]] thrown at his feet by Melody.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC3|Env|Chapter=3}} However, when he and [[Mrata]] entered the room, they were met by a recently awoken [[Jai-006]] and [[Adriana-111]], who killed the latter and forced Rojka to retreat and reassess his plan of attack. He was hailed by Daga and told to return to the bridge for a final stand before he engaged a deployment of Thar's boarders who had entered the hanger in a [[R'sisho-pattern Tick]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC4|Env|Chapter=4}} Rojka killed five of these boarders and witnessed Gray Team escape the ship in their Bumblebee escape craft. He therefore ordered that the ''Unwavering Discipline's'' engines and shields be repaired so they could chase the Spartans to the surface of Carrow.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC5|Env|Chapter=5}} After rallying the crew behind his pursuit and explaining his situation to Thars, Rojka had his ship jump to slipspace, temporarily escaping his foes and bringing him closer to the planet.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC6|Env|Chapter=6}} He then brought the ship into Carrow's atmosphere and witnessed Thars's forces being ambushed by part of the Voice of Maardoth fleet.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC7|Env|Chapter=7}}.

As is typical of most Sangheili, Rojka 'Kasaan is bound to a strict code of honor and vengeance. He prioritized his vengeance against [[Gray Team]] for destroying his home world Glyke, over that of his [[Treason|traitorous]] cousin Thars Sarov, or even that of the genocidal Brute, Hekabe. He demonstrated a reluctant attitude in forming an alliance with humans, but he did so at the prospect of prosperity for the city of Rak on the planet Carrow. Humans and Sangheili had been sharing Carrow in a tenuous alliance ever since the humans came back to the planet after the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Rojka, while not completely satisfied with the arrangement, understood that peace between humans and Sangheili was preferable to war. When Melody reveals how she used to view his race as demons in her nightmares, he expressed shame for the Sangheili's role in the war, comparing her rebukes to being jabbed by a spear. He demonstrated great restraint in capturing Gray Team and not killing them outright in their pods as they floated in the debris of what was formerly the planet Glyke. Even though he later resented not killing them immediately, he was forced in an alliance with them to neutralize Hekabe and his army of Sharquoi. He later recounted that after spilling blood alongside them, he no longer sought vengeance against them. After the Carrow Conflict, he agreed to stem his ambitions of leadership and to be an envoy to the humans. This would technically make him subordinate to the [[Kaidon]] now in charge of Rak, but he agreed to this position due to the prospect for peace and influence.