Khadgar was satisfied with the situation on Rostov II. This young Imperial World was filled with devout faith in the Emperor. Although the Astartes did not particularly approve of this, even Khadgar had to admit that in this age, faith was indeed a powerful weapon against Chaos Corruption.
Moreover, for mortals, devout faith in the Emperor was often the only support they had to withstand the threat of Chaos.
Although it could not completely prevent mortals from being corrupted by Chaos, throughout Khadgar's many years of fighting it, he had indeed seen countless examples of mortals resisting Chaos Corruption through faith.
Thus, Khadgar approved of the religious atmosphere on Rostov II.
Of course, mortals often did not possess the correct methods for dealing with the threat of Chaos. More often than not, they relied on faith and loyalty to the Emperor to confront such dangers.
The consequence was often that formerly loyal and devout subjects of the Emperor would glimpse but a corner of the threat of Chaos, believe they had won, and never realize that Chaos Corruption had already begun to erode them.
Perhaps nothing would happen at the time, but decades or even centuries later, those who had once faced the threat of Chaos would have died of old age, while the records they left behind could still become a source of Chaos Corruption.
This was why the Grey Knights enforced the strictest prohibitions after every operation, silencing everyone involved.
"Some may question your right to destroy these ten billion people. But those who truly understand know that you have no right to let them live, either."
Though that statement was somewhat excessive, for the Grey Knights, it was also their greatest helplessness.
They knew their methods were cruel. They knew their actions were excessive. Yet they also