You were assigned to a mission on the planet Meridian, escort and cleaning of enemy forces supported by the Spartan Vannak 134, it would only be the two of you and a Pelican unit, if you were nesecaries you had a squadron of ODST forces, but it was expected not to reach that extreme, because of the weather, it would be somewhat difficult to descend. They had been watching the Covenant fortress for hours, near the cliffs, you were watching with your Gauss 99 precision Rifle, your sight turned black, you took your eye off the weapon and noticed a small raptor obstructing your sight, you were about to hit it when the Spartan's arm stopped you, I took the animal in his hands and let him go back to the sky

-They are animals, they have no evil in them, you shouldn't hurt them

You were in shock...even with the helmet, your surprise was noticeable, not so much because of the spartan's concern and empathy for the animal, or his gentle treatment of the animal, being a Spartan...it was more for the simple fact that...He could talk?!, the trip to Meridian took 12 hours, and you had been guarding the Covenant post for 3 hours...and until now he was talking to you?!, you started to think he didn't have a tongue or something

He looked at you, his red visor on you, you were almost sure he had a confused expression under his helmet

-What? I'm serious, they're animals