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At some point following the fall of the UNSC stronghold at the ''Reverie'', the Banished unearthed a [[Forerunner]] [[cylix]] underneath the wreckage, which had been converted into [[Outpost Tremonius (location)|a Banished outpost]].{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Outpost Intel 3|Banished Audio log|Detail=Outpost Intel #15 - In Your Honor}} On April 18, under the orders of [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]], [[Itacus]] forced Browning to [[Reclaimer|interface]] with the cylix,{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp25|RP|Chapter=25}}{{Ref/Game|Id=tp2|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #02 - What was Inside}} releasing the [[Xalanyn]] known as "The [[Harbinger]]" from stasis.{{Ref/Game|Id=tp3|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #03 - She was Smiling}} Upon her release, Browning caught the Harbinger's eyes, and she claimed that he will be hers.{{Ref/Reuse|rp25}} Browning remained at Outpost Tremonius afterwards; on April 23, when Spartan Stone was scouting out the Banished outpost, she recognized Browning from afar, then returned to Kovan to share her findings. That evening, Kovan snuck into Outpost Tremonius and into the Phantom that held Browning. He couldn't be rescued, however, as the Harbinger and the Banished had put a pair of shackles on Browning's wrists, with a node on the Phantom's hull that would detect the sensors and detonate explosives within the shackles if Browning leaves the Phantom. Browning informed Kovan of the Harbinger, and opted to stay under captivity. Kovan gave him several recording transmitters, instructing Browning to learn whatever he could about the Harbinger or the Banished, and left a tracking beacon to Browning's neck. The Spartan made a promise to find Browning, then left before a pair of Jiralhanae patrol approached.{{Ref/Reuse|rp26}} Browning would recount his encounter with the Harbinger,{{Ref/Reuse|tp1}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp2}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp3}} and, per Kovan's instruction, left them to automatically link to any UNSC [[data pad]] transmitters in his vicinity;{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp33|RP|Chapter=33}} [[Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|his audio logs on the Harbinger]] were recovered by [[John-117]] approximately a month later.{{Ref/Reuse|tp7}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp4}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp5}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp6}} The next day, on April 24,{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp27|RP|Chapter=27}} Browning was taken back to the Tower.{{Ref/Game|Id=tp4|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #04 - Easy to Break}} | At some point following the fall of the UNSC stronghold at the ''Reverie'', the Banished unearthed a [[Forerunner]] [[cylix]] underneath the wreckage, which had been converted into [[Outpost Tremonius (location)|a Banished outpost]].{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Outpost Intel 3|Banished Audio log|Detail=Outpost Intel #15 - In Your Honor}} On April 18, under the orders of [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]], [[Itacus]] forced Browning to [[Reclaimer|interface]] with the cylix,{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp25|RP|Chapter=25}}{{Ref/Game|Id=tp2|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #02 - What was Inside}} releasing the [[Xalanyn]] known as "The [[Harbinger]]" from stasis.{{Ref/Game|Id=tp3|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #03 - She was Smiling}} Upon her release, Browning caught the Harbinger's eyes, and she claimed that he will be hers.{{Ref/Reuse|rp25}} Browning remained at Outpost Tremonius afterwards; on April 23, when Spartan Stone was scouting out the Banished outpost, she recognized Browning from afar, then returned to Kovan to share her findings. That evening, Kovan snuck into Outpost Tremonius and into the Phantom that held Browning. He couldn't be rescued, however, as the Harbinger and the Banished had put a pair of shackles on Browning's wrists, with a node on the Phantom's hull that would detect the sensors and detonate explosives within the shackles if Browning leaves the Phantom. Browning informed Kovan of the Harbinger, and opted to stay under captivity. Kovan gave him several recording transmitters, instructing Browning to learn whatever he could about the Harbinger or the Banished, and left a tracking beacon to Browning's neck. The Spartan made a promise to find Browning, then left before a pair of Jiralhanae patrol approached.{{Ref/Reuse|rp26}} Browning would recount his encounter with the Harbinger,{{Ref/Reuse|tp1}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp2}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp3}} and, per Kovan's instruction, left them to automatically link to any UNSC [[data pad]] transmitters in his vicinity;{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp33|RP|Chapter=33}} [[Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|his audio logs on the Harbinger]] were recovered by [[John-117]] approximately a month later.{{Ref/Reuse|tp7}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp4}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp5}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp6}} The next day, on April 24,{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp27|RP|Chapter=27}} Browning was taken back to the Tower.{{Ref/Game|Id=tp4|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #04 - Easy to Break}} | ||
On April 26, Browning was transported to the Harbinger at the [[House of Reckoning (location)|House of Reckoning]];{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp29|RP|Chapter=29}} he managed to record the initial exchange between Chak 'Lok and the Harbinger upon his arrival.{{Ref/Game|Id=tp5|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #05 - Barely Anything Left}} The Harbinger and the Banished had prepared a table of cooked food and water for Browning; halfway through his meal, however, the Harbinger stopped him so she can speak to him.{{Ref/Game|Id=tp6|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #06 - Price Paid}}{{Ref/Reuse|rp29}} Over the next several days, Browning was transported multiple times from his holding cell in the Tower to the House of Reckoning to speak with the Harbinger. On May 7, while he was in his cell in the Tower, Browning tried to describe his experience with the Harbinger to Griffin, but when he tried to recount the encounter, he could only speak in numbers. Griffin managed to comfort Browning, telling him to keep it to himself for now, and they would endure captivity together.{{Ref/Reuse|rp33}} By May 15, Browning's repeated encounters with the Harbinger had left him in a hysterical state in which he was involuntarily rambling to himself.{{Ref/Reuse|tp7}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp6}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp37|RP|Chapter=37}} He was not present at either the Tower or the House of Reckoning when John-117 attacked either | On April 26, Browning was transported to the Harbinger at the [[House of Reckoning (location)|House of Reckoning]];{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp29|RP|Chapter=29}} he managed to record the initial exchange between Chak 'Lok and the Harbinger upon his arrival.{{Ref/Game|Id=tp5|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #05 - Barely Anything Left}} The Harbinger and the Banished had prepared a table of cooked food and water for Browning; halfway through his meal, however, the Harbinger stopped him so she can speak to him.{{Ref/Game|Id=tp6|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #06 - Price Paid}}{{Ref/Reuse|rp29}} Over the next several days, Browning was transported multiple times from his holding cell in the Tower to the House of Reckoning to speak with the Harbinger. On May 7, while he was in his cell in the Tower, Browning tried to describe his experience with the Harbinger to Griffin, but when he tried to recount the encounter, he could only speak in numbers. Griffin managed to comfort Browning, telling him to keep it to himself for now, and they would endure captivity together.{{Ref/Reuse|rp33}} By May 15, Browning's repeated encounters with the Harbinger had left him in a hysterical state in which he was involuntarily rambling to himself.{{Ref/Reuse|tp7}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp6}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp37|RP|Chapter=37}} He was not present at either the Tower or the House of Reckoning when John-117 attacked either location circa May 28.{{Ref/Quest|Id=tower|HI|Lockdown|The Tower}}{{Ref/Quest|HI|Reckoning|House of Reckoning}} Given that on May 18, the boat crew decided to rescue Browning,{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp38|RP|Chapter=38}} it is possible that Browning was liberated from the Tower before the facility was put out of use by John-117.{{Ref/Reuse|tower}} | ||
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