User blog comment:GrandMethuselah67/Crossover Sheet: The Citadel/@comment-26962685-20150905213331/@comment-26322734-20150905235120

Mara stayed silent, allowing Vallantro to go on with his counterpoint. As she listened, she watched everyone in the room. Vallantro (Phoenix, that is) was speaking with his robot. She could see they were gathering some sort of information, and she could sense that they were communicating telepathically. This probably wasn't a security risk. She then considered what Carolus was saying. The U.R.H. wasn't going to get involved with another civilization's war, most likely, but if their interests were aligned, anything could happen. Then Mara heard about the damage that had been done in the Ministry by Shay -- she was betting it was primarily Shay. In hindsight, she probably shouldn't have sent that baffoon to the Ministry. She should've sent Callaghan instead. Oh well, mistakes are mistakes. Mr. Wozniak was straying from the point. "Ah, yes, the damages to your headquarters. I had sent Shay Ladon and Zarall Mirah to do negotiations, and that's all. I had faith in Shay, for he has shown much ability to negotiate and come to reasonable agreements. Sadly, his unpredictability and general bloodthirstiness make him impossible to control, much less work with. I apologize for the damages done, and the Republic is willing to fix any damages our own have caused." Mara then addressed Carolus. "The Republic is willing to help those in need" -- even though they may be filthy foreigners -- "if trouble with this I.C.E is iminent, we're willing to form an alliance and supply you with the tools necessary to fight off the Collective." She sideways glanced at Jack and Wozniak. "But..." She continued, still speaking to Carolus despite looking at Jack and Wozniak. "We will not make this a proxy war." "Right?" NOW she was talking to Jack and Vallantro Wozniak. Right after she said that, a thought popped up in her head. For some strange reason, she was considering killing Huffius first. Weird.