Halo Evolutions 27

Jonah had two additional disruptors, but he would
As Jonah retrieved the alien weapon, he was sure his foe would attack. Instead, the alien held its ground-showing an extraordinarily high level of restraint, even for an Elite. Usually Covenant warriors pressed any advantage-attacking in force until their enemies were overrun and slaughtered, but this one was different. It hadn't taken part in the firefight between the Spartans and the rest of the camp's Covenant contingent. It had stayed back-
hidden; waiting. For what? Sangheili weren't cowards.

Unlike the Unggoy and Kig-Yar, whose bravery and ferociousness most often relied. squarely on the tide of battle, the Sangheili were uniformly fearless foes. Why would this one in particular wait until its colleagues were beaten before launching its assault? Jonah wanted answers to these questions-craved the hows and whys-but more than anything he just wanted this creature dead.-Chpt.7 pg.185