Initial Interrogation Report (Part Two)

2. Initial · Interrogation Report (Part Two)

Grand Inquisitor: You arrived quickly.

Primarch Fulgrim: (Silence)

Grand Inquisitor: Do you wish to interrogate him personally?

Primarch Fulgrim: I would never do such a thing. I would only kill him.

Grand Inquisitor: Understood.

Primarch Fulgrim: (His breathing grew heavy.) And besides, if I appeared before him, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to get anything of value out of him.

Grand Inquisitor: If I truly wished to know, whether he spoke or not would make no difference, would it?

Primarch Fulgrim: (Nods)

Grand Inquisitor: Good.

(This scribe entered Interrogation Chamber Two alongside the Grand Inquisitor. Primarch Fulgrim remained outside the door, observing the interrogation through one-way glass.)

Prisoner: (He looked up in surprise.) My lord? Lord Karyl?

Grand Inquisitor: You can actually recognize me. A miracle indeed—I had thought you were blind.

Prisoner: (With a bitter smile.) I'm afraid I'm not, my lord.

Grand Inquisitor: Then you are simply foolish. Otherwise, I truly cannot understand why you did what you did aboard the Vengeful Spirit.

Prisoner: I—

Grand Inquisitor: (Raises a hand to stop him.) Enough. There is no need to discuss that matter further. Let us change the subject. Do you know Alpharius was the one who brought you here?

Prisoner: I do, my lord. He told me he intended to surrender, and that he would bring me with him.

Grand Inquisitor: You had no objection?

Prisoner: None.

Grand Inquisitor: Why?

Prisoner: (After some thought.) I cannot understand the meaning behind his actions or his thoughts. Even attempting to guess at them gives me headaches for days. I do not have that kind of energy to waste, my lord. Over these past ten thousand years, I have spent most of my time in the laboratory. Diverting my attention to thinking about