"More complicated than that, but that's pretty much exactly what it was." As far as he knew, Shepard had never told anyone what had happened when she'd been pulled up to the Citadel, and activated the crucible. Except maybe Liara. He didn't know. He didn't think it mattered.
The only thing he knew for sure, was the Reapers started dying, all around them. The big ones, two kilometers tall, and the human husks and all the ones in between.
"And then they fished her out of the wreckage, still breathing. Tough lady." He lowered his voice, like he was letting her in on a secret. "We talked a lot, me and Shepard. She had this look in her eyes. Like I don't think she expected to come out of it alive. None of us did."