They were only in it for profit. They were not fools.
Even Calgar, Chapter Master of the Ultramarines, had nearly been killed by the Tyranids in battle.
Send them in?
Impossible.
It was just talk.
Would they really lay down their lives in loyal service?
Calgar had leaked news of the World Eaters' "Red Angel" to the mortals.
That displeased the Inquisitors of this sector, who felt they had not received the respect they deserved.
The Inquisition held absolute authority to judge within the Imperium. They could put any individual or organization deemed a threat to the Imperium on trial, and could draw upon all manner of Imperial services and resources. Even Terra's High Lords could not refuse an Inquisitor's orders without sufficient reason.
They kept information about Chaos under strict lockdown.
No mortal was permitted to come into contact with, or learn of, Chaos.
They were not even allowed to hear about it.
Regarding traitors, corruption, heresy, and uncontrolled psychic powers, they possessed absolute authority to execute.
Under normal circumstances, they would likely have sealed away this information by the harshest means.
That one remark from Calgar had already violated the fundamental rules governing the Inquisition's enforcement of the law.
An ordinary Space Marine would likely have been summoned to the Inquisition over those words alone.
But not many people here knew who truly bore the sarcastic title "Red Angel." At most, they knew the World Eaters had once been the name of a Chapter. Fortunately, the Slave of Nuceria had not appeared. Otherwise, while ensuring the crusade continued, they would have found a way to purge him.
"Silence means agreement?"
"Since you agree, pack up and come back with me. There's a battlefield waiting for you to demonstrate your loyalty."
Didn't you keep talking about loyalty to the