User blog comment:JakePT/The New Normandy/@comment-3061137-20110426024001/@comment-1221773-20110426041740

But isn't it also an assumption to say that the Alliance had no intention of returning the Normandy to Shepard? That's what I have an issue with. We don't know the Alliance's attitude toward Shepard and the Normandy. The Alliance may see Shepard as a loose cannon and want to keep the Normandy for itself, yes, but it's equally possible at this point that the Alliance is more forgiving and plans to give the ship back to Shepard.