Paladin had been rough. The Reaper War had only just begun and they were already decimating the strongest military in the galaxy. Shepard didn't know how to stop them — but she didn't have a choice in the matter, did she?

One good thing happened though and he was on his way upstairs to her cabin. Seeing Garrus on Paladin's moon has been the biggest relief Shepard could have had. It'd been months since she last saw or spoke to him. So the fact that he was back...

There was a knock on her door and Shepard's heart skipped a beat. "Come in," she called.

The doors slid open with a hiss, revealing Garrus in his civilian clothes. He smiled at Shepard (as best as Turians could smile) and held up a wine bottle. "Brought the good stuff, as promised."