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'''March 5'''

*''Infinity'' arrives at Ealen IV. Lord Hood meets with [[Thel 'Vadam]] and the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] [[Lydus]]. While negotiating, the delegates come under attack from the [[Covenant remnant]]. The [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]]'s defend the Ambassadors.<ref name="HE1"/>

*Confident that the delegates were trapped within, [[Skirmisher]] [[Tek]] informed Shipmaster [[Vata 'Gajat]] of their enemy's retreat. Inside the repair depot, Thel 'Vadam notified the rest of existing tunnels leading to an old fortified redoubt in which they could take refuge in.<ref name="HE2">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #2''</ref>

*Captain Thomas Lasky ordered Palmer and the protection detail to escort the delegation to the redoubt, while he and Spartan [[Ray (Spartan)|Ray]] would try to reestablish communications with the fleet above the planet.<ref name="HE2"/>

*As the party escaped the storage depot, they were intercepted by a Covenant Lich. Palmer quickly acted and threw her helmet filled with grenades and destroyed the Lich. Lord Hood stopped to inspect a fallen Sangheili and discovered someone within the UNSC was leaking the Covenant information.<ref name="HE2"/>

*As Jackknife arrived at the redoubt, Vladimir Scruggs betrayed his own team, killing them and the bodyguards. He then radioed Commander Palmer and informed her it was safe to bring the delegates into the redoubt.<ref name="HE2"/>

*Lasky and Ray attacked a Covenant base and destroyed a reactor, the source of the Covenant jamming signal.<ref name="HE3">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #3''</ref>

*In the redoubt, Lydus continued to express his skepticism over whether the peace talk would succeed.<ref name="HE3"/>

*Scruggs suddenly appeared and held Hood at gunpoint, stating that he would reveal his demands once his associates arrived.<ref name="HE3"/>

*The situation in orbit continued to worsen as Sangheili and Jiralhanae ships began to deploy forces against each other.<ref name="HE3"/>

*Scruggs denied that he was working for the [[Insurrectionists]] and indicated that he was aware of some of ONI's secrets. Palmer then shot Lord Hood in the leg, tackled Scruggs and, after a brief struggle, killed the rogue Spartan by stabbing him in the throat with a combat knife.<ref name="HE3"/>

*With the Covenant bearing on the site in force, the group found a craft they could use to evacuate. DeMarco and Fireteam Bailey remained behind to cover the ambassadors' escape with a [[Type-38 Tyrant|Tyrant AA gun]] and they were killed when the Covenant destroyed the cannon.<ref name="HE3"/> *Thanks to their sacrifice, the delegation, Lasky and the surviving Spartans made it aboard Infinity which had managed to rally the Sangheili and Jiralhanae fleets, prompting 'Gajat's fleet to retreat.<ref name="HE3"/>

*A funeral ceremony was held for the Spartans fallen in the battle, with an angry Palmer telling Lasky she wanted to be alone.<ref name="HE3"/>

'''March 12'''

*Lasky and Hood discussed the troubling prospect that someone higher-ranked than Scruggs must have leaked the location of the negotiations, indicating a severe security breach in the UNSC's hierarchy.<ref name="HE3"/>

==Trivia==

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 '''March 5'''
 *''Infinity'' arrives at Ealen IV. Lord Hood meets with [[Thel 'Vadam]] and the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] [[Lydus]]. While negotiating, the delegates come under attack from the [[Covenant remnant]]. The [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]]'s defend the Ambassadors.<ref name="HE1"/>
+*Confident that the delegates were trapped within, [[Skirmisher]] [[Tek]] informed Shipmaster [[Vata 'Gajat]] of their enemy's retreat. Inside the repair depot, Thel 'Vadam notified the rest of existing tunnels leading to an old fortified redoubt in which they could take refuge in.<ref name="HE2">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #2''</ref>
+*Captain Thomas Lasky ordered Palmer and the protection detail to escort the delegation to the redoubt, while he and Spartan [[Ray (Spartan)|Ray]] would try to reestablish communications with the fleet above the planet.<ref name="HE2"/>
+*As the party escaped the storage depot, they were intercepted by a Covenant Lich. Palmer quickly acted and threw her helmet filled with grenades and destroyed the Lich. Lord Hood stopped to inspect a fallen Sangheili and discovered someone within the UNSC was leaking the Covenant information.<ref name="HE2"/>
+*As Jackknife arrived at the redoubt, Vladimir Scruggs betrayed his own team, killing them and the bodyguards. He then radioed Commander Palmer and informed her it was safe to bring the delegates into the redoubt.<ref name="HE2"/>
+*Lasky and Ray attacked a Covenant base and destroyed a reactor, the source of the Covenant jamming signal.<ref name="HE3">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #3''</ref>
+*In the redoubt, Lydus continued to express his skepticism over whether the peace talk would succeed.<ref name="HE3"/>
+*Scruggs suddenly appeared and held Hood at gunpoint, stating that he would reveal his demands once his associates arrived.<ref name="HE3"/>
+*The situation in orbit continued to worsen as Sangheili and Jiralhanae ships began to deploy forces against each other.<ref name="HE3"/>
+*Scruggs denied that he was working for the [[Insurrectionists]] and indicated that he was aware of some of ONI's secrets. Palmer then shot Lord Hood in the leg, tackled Scruggs and, after a brief struggle, killed the rogue Spartan by stabbing him in the throat with a combat knife.<ref name="HE3"/>
+*With the Covenant bearing on the site in force, the group found a craft they could use to evacuate. DeMarco and Fireteam Bailey remained behind to cover the ambassadors' escape with a [[Type-38 Tyrant|Tyrant AA gun]] and they were killed when the Covenant destroyed the cannon.<ref name="HE3"/> *Thanks to their sacrifice, the delegation, Lasky and the surviving Spartans made it aboard Infinity which had managed to rally the Sangheili and Jiralhanae fleets, prompting 'Gajat's fleet to retreat.<ref name="HE3"/>
+*A funeral ceremony was held for the Spartans fallen in the battle, with an angry Palmer telling Lasky she wanted to be alone.<ref name="HE3"/>
+'''March 12'''
+*Lasky and Hood discussed the troubling prospect that someone higher-ranked than Scruggs must have leaked the location of the negotiations, indicating a severe security breach in the UNSC's hierarchy.<ref name="HE3"/>
 ==Trivia==