Wasn't This Lineup a Little Too Impressive?

Lin En took the Adeptus Custodes and the Grey Knights to check whether the Mantis Warriors had been corrupted.

He had originally planned to leave the Lamenters where they were and make the trip without them.

The Lamenters were desperately poor. They could barely afford to refuel their warship, and now they had to make another trip for no good reason. Did the Grey Knights think fuel was free???

But the Grey Knights refused.

They were afraid the Lamenters would run.

"..." Lin En pointed a finger at them.

I'll remember this.

With no other choice, he turned and called to the Lamenters, "Everyone, move out! Follow us!"

He would keep a record of these expenses. Once they got back, he was taking the whole bill to the Inquisition and demanding compensation!!!

In the end, two warships emerged from the Warp route into the Endymion Star Cluster.

One was the Solar Fleet's pure-black warship, the Night Goddess. The other was the Lamenters' Battle Barge, the Mother of Tears.

Lin En stayed aboard his own ship to put a little pressure on the Inquisition.

The Lamenters remained aboard their Battle Barge, accompanied by the Grey Knights.

Following the coordinates supplied by the Inquisition, they arrived at the orbital prison above Tranquility II, where the Mantis Warriors were being held.

Tranquility II was a dead world. It had once been the Mantis Warriors' base in the Maelstrom.

There was little to say about the dead world's environment. The entire planet was one enormous, dusty-gray sphere with no other color in sight.

After the Mantis Warriors were assigned to patrol and strike targets in the Maelstrom, they made Tranquility II their base and built the fortress of Greywind Valley there.

After the Badab War, the Chapter's members surrendered on the spot. The