Stepping off of the Phantom's side panel Rethea landed with a sharp thump on the hangar bay floor. Keeping her weapon close she peered down at the humans nearest to her with a wary gaze. Some shriveled back, while others returned the look of distrust and grumbled to themselves.

  Growling ever so slightly, Rethea looked up when the Ambassador and Kal leapt free of the dropship. Kal still gazed around with that ridiculous look of awe.......it made her huff. What was so interesting about the humans that made him act in such a way?

  Suddenly, three figures out of the corner of her gaze appeared from the far end of the hangar; making the female Sangheili tense and keep herself from raising her staff. They approached swiftly; obviously intending to greet their new arrivals. 

  Kal sighed when Rethea took a step closer to the Ambassador, "You need to relax, Rethea." 

She said nothing. But when the lead human of the three, a female with yellow hair and a slender yet surprisingly fit physique, spoke in understandable Sangheili it made her double take and suck in a breath. 

  Her Ambassador blinked as well, but brought what he could manage of a smile to his mandibles and nodded; also speaking Sangheili, "Thank you; we are...honored....to have come here." 

  He gave a silent glance to Rethea, then reached out in a gesture to shake the woman's hand; something he had seen their race do often in the acts of saying hello, "My name is Juso 'Vasam; the Arbiter sent me to act as the Sangheili Ambassador for the Aurora peace talks."  
  Rethea peered at him and snorted; clever male. No wonder the Arbiter had chosen him. 

 Pulling her eyes away from her charge, she turned to study the humans whom had accompanied the first female into the hangar. 
   She was met with a dark glare from a seemingly furious female with short ginger hair. 

 At this Rethea stood taller and stared back at the human for a moment; looking her up and down. Her overall body language signed that she was downright disgusted; most likely by their presence. Lovely. 

  Tilting her head she moved her gaze on to the second human. They were both dressed in what she recognized as the UNSC's ODST armor; typical ranking for a mission such as the one they were to attend.
  The second human, a male, seemed a little more comfortable with the situation. At least she did not have to deal with [i]two[/i] angry humans.

  Blue eyes landing on the lead female she spoke up for the first time; the human language slipping from her mandibles easily. She didn't have anything to prove by exchanging words in her people's tongue. 

 "I assume you are the human Ambassador, and these are your guards....." 

She gestured to the others with a shake of her head. They certainly matched the ranking description provided by the UNSC.....sadly she could not verify this by physical appearance, as she was not provided with their profiles upon accepting the mission. 

  Kal grunted beside her, shaking his head slightly. 

What? He assumed she was going to stand by in silence? If she was going to guard the Ambassador she needed to do more than just follow and keep her mouth shut.