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Over time, Orin watched the Pilgrim Guard become famous and grew in size. They and the rest of the Risen who defended the Last City take up the title the people bestowed on them: [[Guardians]]. Despite being happy for her friends and their success, Orin opted to leave the Pilgrim Guard permanently. Orin was kept busy by Namqi, who called her everyday while serving out his sentence in the Reef. Once his time was served, Orin convinced Namqi to come to Earth and take her across the system in search of answers to humanity's past. The two of them traversed the inner solar system, working odd jobs to keep Namqi's ship running. The two eventually began a romantic relationship, spending centuries exploring together.<ref name="ED">'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Activision Blizzard - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Ecdysis#Debt|Ecdysis - Debt]]''</ref>

On the day that Sjur died, Mara called in Orin's favor to her: to investigate Sjur's death and find the killer. Orin returned to the Reef and met with Mara, questioning if Mara wanted to just know the killer's identity or if she wanted them dead. She watches as Mara struggles with grief and anger and tightens her grip on her warhammer as she ponders what she would do if Namqi was murdered. Mara told her that first she wished to know before handing over a [[Strange Coin|strange coin]] recovered from Sjur's body and noting that she was unsure if it had been murder. Orin obliged, with her search leading her to a [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine|being]] with tentacles for a face who she cornered in a sublunar cavern. Grasping the creature's throat in her grasp, it rasped out to "forgive them". Orin questioned who needed forgiving and shoves him down as he struggled to speak, but Gol shouted a warning as the mysterious man reached into his robes Orin struck him with her hammer. The man was knocked across the cavern and hit the wall, severely damaging his spine, while the silver jar he reached for bounced across the floor. Puncturing the lid, Orin found the jar and poured it out across her hand, only to find it full of dust, unaware it was the ashes of her mother. The man made a cryptic statement about the dust and vanished as Orin glanced back at him.<ref name="ED"/>

Orin's encounter with the mysterious creature affected her heavily, and she began experiencing hallucinations that spoke to her in languages she did not understand. She attempted to continue both her relationship with Namqi and her search for Sjur's killer, but felt pulled in other directions and often felt a phantom hand around her throat. Orin thought it felt like there was somewhere and someone else she must be but was unable to voice those feelings or even feel horror over those feelings, but instead only felt lonely. As her condition worsened she found it difficult to separate dreams from reality and developed synesthesia focused on the number nine. She attempted to explain her condition to Gol, Namqi, and Mara, who all encouraged her to halt her search as it became clear that the [[Nine]] were involved and that she needed rest. Orin could not give up the hunt and continued searching for the tentacle-faced man, but also felt as though she was searching for herself.<ref name="ES">'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Activision Blizzard - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Ecdysis#Synesthesia|Ecdysis - Synesthesia]]''</ref>

 

At some point, Namqi perished in an [[Aphelion]] attack. After learning of his death, the Drifter, claiming to have been a friend of Namqi, found Orin to offer his condolences.<ref name="ES"/>