He had just salvaged a Dreadnought from the battlefield.
It also counted as snatching away a weapon from the battle between Perturabo and the Imperial Fists.
Though he had no need for it, it might prove useful somehow.
The restless Warp essence within the Lion sensed someone watching him.
He instantly understood who was above him.
The Emperor.
The Emperor knew that the Lion had seen through everything.
Even before the Horus Heresy, the Lion had seen through it all.
He knew that the Imperium was merely the Emperor's tool, and that all the Primarchs were tools as well. Thus, he had never expected the Emperor's love, much less sought it. The behavior of the other Primarchs only made them seem like a pack of children who had never grown up.
The Lion was more like an elder brother who disliked taking the lead. He knew everything, saw through everything, and desired nothing. Thus, his attitude toward the Imperium was also that of a tool, lacking any emotional attachment to it. As a result, he remained neutral toward many people and simply did what a tool was supposed to do.
And now, as the Emperor's gaze turned toward him, he felt nothing.
Are you giving me a new mission?
Speak.
What do you need me to do?
"You have already done well. You need not do anything more."
This was the Emperor's command to the Lion.
?
What did that mean?
Did he no longer need me?
I completed the mission you assigned me. What does it mean that you will not let me continue? Have you abandoned me, or do you simply no longer need me?
The Angels of Absolution behind the Lion looked toward their father.
They had not heard the Emperor's voice.
But they could feel their