Posted by:ScubaToaster
Posted by: HipiO7
This man, this man right here put it so eloquently that I actually cancelled my own 2000+ word long post.
/slow clap for respect
:)
The person who said participating is important, not winning, obviously never won anything.
It was explained somewhere, I can't remember where though.
They had failed upholding the Mantel. They had ruled the galaxy for far too long, and with their defeat against the Flood, they decided it would be best to exile themselves from the galaxy. I can't remember if it was ever mentioned if they would return to see the fruits of their effort.