Shadow of the Throne, Primarch's office.
"My lord, Santiago has successfully taken command of the Miraculous," Arsena Dunn reported to the Black Emperor, who sat with his back against The Throne.
Nimrod nodded. It was one of the unique warships from the Dark Mechanicum Era that the Imperium had unearthed during the Great Crusade:
Aside from Dorn's Phalanx and Typhon's Terminus, he had already obtained two others—the 5th Legion's new flagship, the Miraculous, and the Space Sharks' flagship, the Kraken.
As Nimrod considered this, the snow-white-haired Primarch's Attendant continued his report.
"The Warmaster has announced to the Imperium that he is renaming his legion the Sons of Horus."
Leaning back against The Throne, Nimrod smiled and said, "As expected, he still accepted The Emperor and Sanguinius's advice. He set aside humility to display his own glory."
"Earlier than I expected."
Earlier than in my memories.
Mm—then it is time to obtain Enuncia. I hope Ollanius Persson went to Calth to retire, just as I remember.
"I want information on every retired Auxilia soldier settled on Calth in the last fifty years."
Although Nimrod remembered the retirement application submitted after the Battle of Kriso-Var in 989.M30, considering that he had taken Calth and caused a series of changes, he still cautiously requested the past fifty years.
As for any longer than that, there was no need. To avoid being discovered by The Emperor, Ollanius could not possibly use the same identity for too long.
An ordinary veteran living another fifty years after retirement would be far too conspicuous.
"As you command." Though he found it strange, Arsena did not ask any further questions. He immediately turned and left to carry out the Black Emperor's divine decree.
At the same time the Primarch's Attendant was retrieving and compiling the records of retired