Halo Cole Protocol 13

Thel sat in front of the bars, his legs folded underneath him, watching the two guards. It was a modified warrior's crouch, one that let a Sangheili rest with his legs beneath him, but in a manner that allowed one to leap up and forward in the blink of an eye. He'd spent long hours practicing with fellow students in the sandy training courtyards of the Vadam keep, learning the pose; now it came as second nature.-Chpt.27