[Naked Crook]

Xyrho looked at Vhat, and shook his head. Xyrho: That is not the point Vhat. There are times when there are things more important than your honour, or how much blood you have spilled. Xyrho paused. Xyrho: Do not allow superstition to cloud your judgement. Regardless of how the battle went, and regardless of the events that took place, it culminated in one very important thing... Xyrho paused. Xyrho: Knowledge... Xyrho paused. Xyrho: Knowledge of the enemies, both hidden and visible, is what my true motives for this engagement were. I was, in part, here to stop The Humans, but I was more interested in knowledge. Xyrho paused. Xyrho: And I now have the knowledge of who our enemies TRULY are. In a very critical way...this was a victory for us. It has been the true first step in stopping a threat far greater than The Humans could ever be... Meanwhile: Black 1 looked at Jacob for a moment. Black 1: I assume you are curious about Nova Team? Black 1 paused. Black 1: Nova Team are newcomers. They are fairly new additions to The Trust...but they have quickly risen in the ranks and have become notorious in very short order, simply due to their association with The Consultant. Black 1 paused. Black 1: The Consultant herself, is the head of Division 7 - a branch of The Trust which is primarily responsible for R&D of cutting edge weapon systems. I am not sure if you caught a glimpse of the weapons that Nova Team uses...but those are prime examples of the weapon systems produced by Division 7. On top of producing weapon systems, Division 7 provides a majority of the egg heads and brain power for technical operations undertaken by The Trust. Long story short, anything that requires advanced expertise in a technical field, Division 7 is more than capable of handling. Black 2 interjected. Black 2: Just to throw something out there...We, as in Black Team, were offered positions in Division 7 a while back as The Consultant's right hand men. However, we turned it down. We were more interested in staying with Spender on the front lines, than moving to behind the scenes activity. Needless to say...The Consultant didn't like that decision. Black 1: There is that too. Black 1 looked at Jacob. Black 1: I am sure you have noticed how...commanding The Consultant is? She does not take no for an answer. When we turned her down, she took it as an insult to her "authority"...and went on to create Nova Team...which she has personally and attentively groomed since day 1 to hate our guts. She never really forgave our little act of defiance. Black 1 paused. Black 1: Nova Team is basically a recreation of Black Team, altered to suit The Consultant's personal image. They were conceived as "The Nova Project", developed secretly, behind "The Risk Takers Project" and "Project Hammer". With The Board of Chairmen developing all of these specialized teams, The Consultant was the first person to be, well, consulted, on the development of offensive and defensive systems for The Risk Takers and Hammer. The Consultant was given full access to specifications, parameters, objective requirements, and just about everything that was needed to create the equipment for both The Risk Takers and Hammer Team. As a result of this, she became intricately familiar, in both scope and degree, with both Hammer and The Risk Takers. She basically knew everything there was to know about them in order to fulfill the obligations of her consultation with The Board of Chairmen. As a result...she started to feel empowered, emboldened. She realized that she had everything she needed to create her OWN team of loyal soldiers, ones that answered only to her - hence - the creation of "The Nova Project". Black 1 paused. Black 1: Nova Team underwent the same training as we did, the same testing, the same augmentation, and the same rigors, in addition to other types of training, including training on the use of Covenant technology. However, Nova Team has something we don't, and the rest of The Trust does not; and that is direct access to the latest and greatest equipment...generations ahead of anything the rest of us get. They get the best gear, the best equipment, the best care, and the best logistics. Nova Team is the right and left hand of The Consultant...and the embody her power, her reach, and her aggression. They may be Spartan Is, and they may be new, but they are very dangerous, and they are loyal to The Consultant first, and The Trust second. Black 3 interjected. Black 3: I should point out that another key difference between Black Team and Nova Team is that they were cut from a slightly different cloth right from the get go. Nova Team were not Spartan Is when they were first enlisted by The Consultant. However, they were very highly skilled and talented to begin with. She augmented them herself after the fact to make them even more dangerous. We, on the other hand, were recruited as Spartan Is Black 1: Black 3 is correct. Much like we are, Nova Team consists of Spartan Is - or Orions if you prefer the deprecated name. Black 1 shrugged. Black 1: Suffice to say...Nova Team has a very strong hatred for us. They do everything they can to try and upstage us, and even outright challenge us. They do this because The Consultant tells them to do this. They are fiercely loyal to her, and they will take her side no matter what the situation is. Black 4 then chimed in. Black 4: Like Black 1 said...they may just be Spartan Is, and they may be very new to the mix, but the combination of highly advanced weapons, equipment, and the personal attention of one of the most powerful and influential people in The Trust makes them incredibly dangerous.