604. Chapter 587: The Dog-man Empire's Horus Heresy, Part Four: The Conjoined Father and Son

Silence, only silence. In the crowded Thunderhawk transport, all three of them felt utterly awkward.

With one sentence, Magnus had successfully silenced Hogg. All he could do was cross his arms and place his fingers beside the bridge of his nose to ease his embarrassment, without bringing up the mortifying subject again.

Growing up came at a cost. After turning into a red-skinned Ogryn, Magnus finally understood the true meaning of that.

Ever since the first time he saw Hogg, the nickname Red-skinned Sunburned Ogryn had followed Magnus for over ten thousand years, to the point that even those close to him called him that.

Hogg said it, Russ said it, and The Angel said it when he saw him. Every Primarch who met him called him that. Even the Emperor and Malice called him Red Boy—one in a lecherous way, the other affectionately—until he...

"Waaah!"

A low sob rang out. Magnus's pride, the thing he had always been so proud of, shattered. He would even have accepted turning into a stupid little pony. Why did he have to be an Ogryn?

It was hard to cook without rice, and Hogg wasn't even a young woman. He fought so hard not to laugh that he nearly ground his teeth to dust, leaving him no energy to comfort his "Sabi" brother.

"Phew." After letting out a breath and thinking back over every sad thing in his life, Hogg still reached out and put a hand on Magnus's shoulder, then shot Goda a look.

With both shoulders held down, Magnus cried even harder, immediately drawing everyone's attention. They were all curious about why this red creature was crying.

"Uh, don't mind him. He's just so moved at the thought of serving the God-Emperor that he's crying!" Hogg's explanation won everyone's approval.

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