A moment later.
"So that was what he said?"
"That he'd make a move before you and me?"
In the room aboard the flagship where the Emperor's human will resided, Qin Mo, who had just entered and recounted what had happened, heard the Emperor ask him this.
"That's exactly what he said." Qin Mo sat in a chair beside the Emperor. "Next time, go yourself. I'm not being your mouthpiece again."
"You know what I'm like. How am I supposed to open my mouth if you make me go myself?" The Emperor shook his head hard. "My relationship with some of them is bad enough already. Cut me some slack. Don't make me beg you."
"..."
Qin Mo did not respond.
The Emperor stopped discussing what would happen next and likewise fell silent.
After thinking for a while, Qin Mo asked in a puzzled tone, "How did you come up with the idea of testing Perturabo's loyalty by having him take part in an infiltration operation against the Iron Warriors?"
"It was something that should have been done long ago, but there was never much of an opportunity." The Emperor stared coldly at the empty space before him. "Not just Perturabo, but the clone Primarchs whose originals rebelled as well. If there had been former Emperor's Children traitors on Brumm, I would have had Fulgrim go down there and fight his rebellious sons to the death."
"If we run into Thousand Sons traitors in the future, Magnus can deal with them."
"As for Angron... forget Angron. He has already proven his loyalty."
The Emperor muttered to himself.
"By that logic, why didn't you have Mortarion go down and fight on Brumm?" Qin Mo asked.
"I did send him down. While you were hacking away at those Khorne Greater Demons, I