"Commander, are we prepared for the enemy's counterattack?"
"Of course, Commissar Cain. We know the enemy's movements inside and out. The battlesuit forces are ready to engage the Chaos Space Marines."
"That is the power of unity." Commissar Cain sighed with feeling, patted the commander on the shoulder, and then announced that he was heading out to fight alongside the soldiers.
Commissar Cain ignored the various praises coming from behind him and merely told his faithful, pungently odorous Jurgen to keep up.
"Care for some tea, sir?"
"Oh, something to wet my throat before killing the enemy. Splendid." Cain accepted the tea with a smile and drained it in one gulp.
But as Lin Fan knew, the calmer Commissar Cain appeared, the greater the panic in his heart. This Imperial commissar, whose mind was full of retirement, had originally wanted to settle down in the Big Canteen and serve as an instructor, passing on everything he had learned on the battlefield.
Lin Fan felt it would be a waste for someone watched over by The Emperor like Commissar Cain to simply remain in the Big Canteen, so he half-tricked and half-cajoled Cain aboard the Biel-Tan Craftworld. Before he could react, Lin Fan immediately set sail, making the deed a fait accompli.
When Commissar Cain later learned that the Biel-Tan Craftworld's destination was Cadia, he cursed Lin Fan from head to toe in his heart. But there was nothing he could do except quietly accept reality and shine in the expeditionary force.
Erika, who hailed from Krieg, had come alongside Commissar Cain. Erika was currently the highest-ranking commander of the New Krieg Legion under the Big Canteen, so she was not stationed with Cain. Cain also had the ability and seniority to raise his rank, but he worried that too high