Harmony stopped and turned slowly around. “We are unconcerned with the superstition of a low complexity society. The purpose these beliefs serve to foster unity and conformity to the standard of quarantine are no longer relevant. Your Forerunner indicated to us the purpose of his colony would be to increase in complexity—we endorse this notion. View this upgrade as no more significant than a hardware improvement to one of your computer systems. It is not mythical, it implies no value judgement about your qualifications or abilities. Well… except as far as we believe the failsafe made a strategic choice, and you are the nearest available alternative.”