When Avitus learned of the Quarian distress call, he brightened up at the possibility of good news. Hope did not last long as the transmission turned out to be a warning, urging them to stay away from the Keelah Si’yah. The Initiative responded by ignoring the Quarian warnings and throwing almost everyone at the problem. He understood why, the tech savvy Quarians would likely be a big help if they could find them in time. Five months later, they were no closer to finding the lost ark than when they started until luck finally smiled upon them when a faint trace was picked up. It took another month to actually find the ark. When the news reached them, Avitus ordered the Kryik back to the Nexus to restock, including a larger-than-usual quantity of dextro-based foodstuffs and medical supplies and promptly headed to the ark’s position. A lot could go wrong, but with Ryder at the helm of the operation, Avitus felt optimistic. An unusual occurrence this past year.

Their arrival was reminiscent of the Relay 314 incident. They got the jump on their unknown foe, guns blazing, sending them back whatever hole they crawled out of in the first place. Of course during the Relay 314 incident, the Humans came back with vengeance and there was no reason to believe this would be any different. It was up to them to hold down the fort, giving the Keelah Si’yah survivors some extra breathing room. As soon as the gunfire died down, the relief ships touched down, greeted by the ark survivors. As soon as the crews got somewhat organised, he joined the other two Pathfinders and the ark captain.

“Captain, Pathfinder Kirtan. It feels like 600 years since I saw a dextro who wasn’t a Turian. I just wish the circumstances were not as grim, both here and the rest of Andromeda.” he turned to Sara, “And Ryder, of course. Shouldn’t forget the hero. So, what’s our plan?” He turned back to the Quarians “What is the opposition like, who are they? How much do you have left in terms of supplies? How many casualties? What about the ark, is it salvageable?”