- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but I think that the Prophets might know that the humans are forerunners. But why would they continue to kill humans? Power. The prophets have had power over the Covenant for so long that they could be afraid to lose it. If the rest of the Covenant realized that humans are forerunners then they would stop following them immediately and go join the humans. They might also be killed by the Elites (I would say they are more religous than the Brutes, which would explain the change in guard. If Brutes found out, they probably wouldn't care) for leading them against their "Gods." I would tend to say that this is Truth's doing, he seems the deciteful sort, but it could be all of the Prophets just trying to maintain superiority. Also, the humans would usually be added to the Covenant by this time, and the Prophets aren't giving any actual explination. Maybe this is it?
Anyway, this is something I just came up with, tell me what you think.... *hides behind chair*