Was the Imperium Secundus really loyal?
"Of course! We're definitely loyal."
Looking at the six hulking figures lined up before him, Omegon really couldn't agree with Hogg. The six of them had such complicated backgrounds. Loyal? Loyal my ass!
Never mind the four of you who came from elsewhere. Even Guilliman and Dorn over there had been the main forces in the Horus Heresy. Without those two rebel leaders, the Heresy would never have gotten off the ground; it would've been crushed before it began. And you still dared to call yourselves loyal?
As for the other four, judging by how you'd been trying to divide up the spoils before the fighting was even over, you weren't exactly good guys either. The whole Imperium Secundus was a complete shambles.
Seeing that Omegon was still standing there like an idiot, Angron dragged him into the group and explained:
"Cousin, is loyalty really that important? Look at how our Imperium Secundus is thriving. We haven't exactly built up our own forces and defied the authorities—we've basically become bandits. Now we're even taking part in a god-war in the Warp. We're way better than the Yellow Weasel; at least we actually get things done.
"Wait, Curze, you thieving bastard! Did you steal my card? Give it back, right now, or I'll chop you up with my axe."
Caught red-handed, Konrad Curze had no choice but to put his card back in the deck. Then he secretly drew another one and picked up the conversation, continuing to pull the wool over his eyes:
"Angron's right. The Imperium of Man is rotten to the core. It's been up to its neck in all kinds of filth for ten thousand years. During that whole time, with no powerful external enemy to worry about, you accomplished absolutely