The light screen unfolded, and the not particularly gentle face of Lady Cassandra Vanlescus appeared in the very center of the image, then quickly pulled back. She clearly still was not very used to the simple, direct reporting method of this new technology, the Glyph Array, and so at the very beginning, she had leaned her face extremely close.
One of the Primarchs laughed—this time it was Leman Russ. He was drunk, and had not yet sobered up. No matter who one was, there was a limit to how much alcohol they could withstand; exceed it, and they would be punished. Even he was no exception.
Sanguinius glanced at him, said nothing, and continued waiting for what came next with an expressionless face.
"Salutations to you, Commander—in accordance with your orders, this time I will no longer invite the choir and Ecclesiarchy priests to chant your name, nor will I add so many titles before it."
Lady Cassandra Vanlescus said this somewhat awkwardly, then immediately turned to the main topic, without even bothering with pleasantries or starting with greetings about the weather and the like.
"My fleet and I have already established a firm foothold in the Babromis System of Segmentum Pacificus. Abnormal Warp energy fluctuations occur here frequently. Once again, I praise your foresight in having my Saint's Command refitted with a Glyph Array in advance; otherwise, relying solely on the Auspex would certainly have left us lost in such an extremely harsh environment."
"After the loss of one thousand seven hundred and twenty-three loyal lives, we reclaimed Babromis II and III, which belong to the Empire and The Emperor. These two planets were comparatively not so heavily defended, nor were there Chaos Astartes present. However, the large amount of vile witchcraft employed by the shameless traitors still caused