The Vanguard holoprojector, which apparently arrived alongside the Ascendant Scepter, bursts to life with a fuzzy image of Mara Sov, transmitting from the EDZ.

She tells you that she answered the Vanguard's calls for aid in the aftermath of the Witness's attack, and says the battle against the Witness is now being fought on two fronts: one on Neptune, and one on Earth.

She is relieved the Scepter rests in your hands. "Continue your fight against the Voice in the Darkness," she says. "I will assist as best I can in your absence."

There is concern in her voice. "Return when you are able," she adds. "Your people need their heroes."