The Adeptus Custodes looked around and felt that the shock he had received was a little too much. He very much wanted to notify Trajann over the vox channel and have him come as well—this sort of thing could not be allowed to frighten him alone.
He Shenyan smiled. Lictor's reaction satisfied him greatly. He pulled out the chair at the head of the table and sat down, right beside Corax, who was staring stiffly at the tabletop in thought.
His reaction made Leman Russ laugh wildly, only for him to be elbowed by the Baal Angel, whose expression was far from kind. The latter glared at him until Russ gave in and sat properly, then finally looked away.
"What were you discussing?" the Mage asked.
"Arguing," Sanguinius said angrily. "My brothers all believe their own Scions should serve as the vanguard, and they have been arguing endlessly over it."
Fulgrim was the first to raise his hand. "I did not participate. The Emperor's Children are not numerous enough to serve as the vanguard in the crusade."
Then came Konrad Curze, who said slowly, "Nor did I. Mm."
As he spoke, he actually began to laugh.
"You did not, but you were fanning the flames the entire time!" Sanguinius shouted. "Could you not have stopped them for once? For example, that fellow sitting next to you—yes, I mean you, Vulkan. Your Legion is still on the way, and you already want to serve as the vanguard?!"
"." The Lord of the Fire Drakes silently raised his gaze, glanced at the ceiling, his expression tense. Konrad Curze shrugged innocently.
"And you, Roboute. You wrote a codex yourself, and yet not a single one of your Scions follows it! Where did the number of two thousand Ultramarines even come from?! When you