- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
On page 206 in The Fall of Reach, the Hunters, then known as "unknown alien" performs the following action:
The alien raised its arm slightly and pointed at Kelly and James.
This is a clear reference to Kelly and James being on the Covenants side, the importance of the situation is, that the Covenant were trying to cover up the alliance.
If read carefully, there is reason to belive that in the Fall of Reach, the Covenant are not aware that the Master Chief is not involved or even aware of this so called, "alliance."
The "alien" shooting James's arm off is actually, as many do not know, is an innocent accident. The "alien's" body was rescusitated and then he was given the mark of shame, which was actually a part of the Himalayan alphabet(An adopted form of Forerunner symbology). One of the most elaborate cover-ups in the known Halo Universe, next to Roswell, when Yayap's great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great Ancestor, crashed in a Forerunner vessel, which was the spawn of all advanced human technology thereafter. However the Covenant, received an intact ship, which advanced them to the level of technology there are currently at. This ship can be seen in the level High Charity, it is the Great Ship in the middle that provides all power to the city.
As you can see from the stated information, the only obvious conclusion an individual can reach is that deep under all of the "surface information" provided in the games and books, there is actually a deep level of detail pertaining to this alliance between Spartans James and Kelly and the Great Covenant Council.