I overestimated the control I had over the situation. I won't make the same mistake twice.

[ He thought his facility in Virmire was enough to protect him from full indoctrination. But Sovereign's indoctrination was there the whole time, slowly eating away at his ideals and values, corrupting them. He was so used to Sovereign's influence that he wasn't sure he knew what to do with his freedom or if even trusted his new state of self. ]

I confess I'm intrigued by what you have in mind. Is the tech here that advanced?

[ Saren seemed to become still again over Shepard's message. He could guess what she was referring to but he didn't think it'd happen to him. Then again, he was so sure that Sovereign saw him as useful, didn't he? ]

But first, we must assess the risk. I want the same answers you want, Nihlus. Perhaps even more. I need to know if there's any remnants of the indoctrination.

[ What would happen if he died here, he wondered. The same thing that Shepard implied? The idea of that disturbed Saren. ]