: If Halo and Marathon do indeed take place in the same Universe (They probably
: don't) and if marathon is suppose to take place AFTER Halo, then perhapse
: the Cole Protocol is still in effect. For the laymen, the Cole Protocol
: stated that no ship should inadvertantly lead the Covenant (or in this
: case, the Pfhor) to Earth. The crew of marathon was probably bound by
: regulation to avoid all earth bound vectors. Even if the marathon couldn't
: get anywhere near earth in three months, the Pfhor would probably have no
: problem at judgeing the ship's trajectory and get a head start at finding
: Sol.
How could a big technology like FTL travel be lost but a specific bit of legislation still be in effect?
