"Little Mo, why do I get the feeling you're hiding something from me?"
"Uh, big brother, you've got me all wrong! Everyone knows I'm your closest brother. I'd deceive Old Man Yellow, that traitorous old bastard, before I ever hid anything from you!"
"That makes sense. But why did you turn pale?"
"Th-this must be because Alicia's so cold. I'm freezing."
Hogg glanced at the still-green streets outside and nodded. Then he grabbed Mortarion by the head and turned it to face him. As the big brother who'd personally brought Little Mo back, Hogg knew Mortarion had a peculiar habit: whenever he had something to hide, his eyes would dart around and he'd start babbling.
"You little brat! Are you blind? The trees outside are still green. Alicia doesn't have winter, so you might fool other people, but you can't fool me.
"One coincidence is nothing, but when every coincidence adds up, it's no coincidence. What's the deal with those plant seeds? Out with it!"
Seeing there was no way to keep it from him, Mortarion looked around. Once he was sure they were alone, he quietly explained to Hogg:
"Big brother, you know me. My greatest dream is to make sure everyone has enough to eat. But with the Imperium in its current sorry state, forget farming—even a single war can wipe an entire Agri-World off the map.
"During the purification of an Agri-World corrupted by Nurgle, I discovered a terrible truth: the planet had been corrupted because of a batch of contaminated seeds.
"But there was nothing I could do. Humans consumed by Warp-virus spores couldn't be saved. Not even your Psionic Crystals could help.
"The entire planet had already been covered in plants brimming with corruptive power. Even burning them would release poisonous smoke that would engulf