Halo: Last Light Mystery

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Halo: Last Light Spoilers!!!

In Halo: Last Light one of the big themes of the book was the murder-mystery story taking place during the UNSC’s operation. Although Inspector Lopis and the rest of the in universe characters don’t discover the identity of the murder until the end of the book the reader finds out that it’s the Forerunner Ancilla Intrepid Eye much earlier in the book during a scene where Intrepid Eye attacks some UNSC personnel. Personally I’m ok with having the mystery “spoiled” as it’s always nice to see how characters react to things they don’t know but the reader does.

However I was kind of hoping that the book would make up for it by having a good reason why Intrepid Eye was killing people but for the life of me I don’t see it. Unless I’m missing something (which if I am please feel free to point it out to me) the only reason given for the murders is when Fred suggests that it might be a distraction. I’m hoping to get others thoughts and opinions on whether this is a good motivation, or if it’s even the right motivation. Personally I don’t think this motivation really holds up. Instead of distracting Intrepid’s attackers, all murdering people did was bring even more attention to the Forerunner site. Something that I think a highly advanced Forerunner A.I. probably should have realized.

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UNSC’s 717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion arrived at Gao with the intentions of capturing the ancilla. Intrepid Eye utilized her eight remaining Aggressor Sentinels to engage the UNSC forces, though four were eventually destroyed. Learning that the UNSC was an unwelcome presence on the traditionally independent Gao, Intrepid Eye intended to generate conflict among the humans to force her UNSC pursuers to withdraw from the planet. In order to accomplish this, she brutally murdered several Gao civilians who had wandered into the cave system despite the UNSC declaring the area off-limits, using only brute force rather than particle beams or electricity to create ambiguity as to the perpetrator. Roams Alone attempted to heal some of her victims, to no effect as Intrepid Eye had mutilated them too thoroughly. This caused the Gao Ministry of Protection to carry out an investigation in the Montero Cave System to discover the cause of the murders. With UNSC and GMoP forces searching the cave systems for Intrepid Eye and a murderer respectively, the ancilla and Roams Alone were forced to continuously avoid their pursuers while attempting to contact the rest of the ecumene.

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Alright, I can understand that explanation, thanks.