It seemed, for the moment, that her decision to access the depths of her Apathy and some truths from Gerard's death was going to work. She couldn't fool an empath, so she stopped pretending to have emotion, stopped putting on the facade she tended to use to make others more comfortable around her. It was just not particularly easy on her visiting those places again. Or coming back from them.

Typically, terrorist cells put their potential recruits through several trials to test their resolve. The weak, the ignorant and the plants are weeded out through this process, she telepathically thought to Garrus. Given the method of communication, her thoughts reflected her emotionless state, far far more than she ever seemed while talking. We will complete their trials and gain their confidence. One way or another.