[Shepard nods, her eyes still glued onto the scene before them.]

Great people. An amazing crew. They fought with me through hell and back and still came out of it wanting more.

[It's mind blowing, sometimes. Knowing that these people were willing to lay their lives down for her.]

We were an odd bunch, I'll tell you that. Us humans, we were still relatively new to the galaxy at large. Got into a huge fight the first time we made contact with another race. No one believed that a group like ours could do anything. But here we are.