"Essentially, yes," Liara said. "We are all aspects of the same collective, and thus we all contribute an equal amount."

She walked towards Yeul with cups in hand. "Nothing happened to her," she said. "In fact, out of all the religions practiced by my ancestors, hers is the strongest old one that still remains. But when we spread out across the galaxy, and we found out that we could meld with any species... well, it changes your concept of the self. I imagine our concept of god went with it."