Lyleth left the church to continue investigating the Grey Prophet.
Lu Jin and Lion stayed behind at the church.
The Greenskins would attack again, so the people prepared to hold their ground inside.
Lion rose and directed everyone as they set up defenses.
He couldn't speak, but he could still give instructions in writing. And with a Primarch's authority behind him, everyone obeyed his orders to the letter.
"I see there are quite a few weapons stored beneath the church. Distribute them to the people."
"I won't be staying here the whole time. After I leave, you'll need to use those weapons to protect yourselves."
Lu Jin carried a dusty Laser Rifle over to the priest.
Lion shot the priest a sidelong glance.
The priest lowered his head and quietly nodded, then found others from the Ecclesiarchy to distribute the weapons stored underground.
The "you" Lu Jin had referred to included both the Ecclesiarchy and the people. The priest clearly didn't see it that way. In his eyes, letting these rabble take shelter in the church was already an act of extraordinary mercy.
"Don't include me in the defense plan," Lu Jin said to Lion. "Once Killer Tool scans Kasan, I'll go take out the warlord. That'll indirectly save Vara, too. Without their leader, the Ork horde will scatter."
Lion pointed to the weapon on Lu Jin's back, his meaning clear: "Don't let it get away this time."
Lu Jin nodded. "This time I'll kill both its avatar and its true body."
Lion nodded too. He still wanted to remind Lu Jin that killing the Greenskin warlord wasn't the most important thing. The priority was to destroy the cult Tzeentch had brought about—the Grey Prophet—and seize the two things that could kill Lu Jin.
As for what to do if