User blog comment:Ironreaper/Did Shepard leave Ceberus./@comment-1691295-20100910044421/@comment-217683-20100910214446

Why would Shep deny help if Cerberus is offering? Principle. A Paragon Shep would be all about the principle of the matter. There are all kinds of real-world examples I could cite, but given the contentious nature of these things, I won't cite them, just restate my point that a straight-up Paragon Shepard wouldn't buy into the "alliance of convenience" bit. After all, it's a small step to take from an alliance of convenience to stop the Reapers, to an alliance of convenience with the Reapers, as demonstrated by Saren Arterius and the Shadow Broker.