How could he possibly ignore what had happened to the Ultramarines?
The first proper Chapter he had stayed with after coming here was the Ultramarines. Third Company and Calgar had both treated him well. One of the Ultramarines' Successor Chapters had been attacked right on his doorstep—if he ignored it, how would he face the Regent in the future?
That would be ungrateful.
Lin En hurried back to Bolomite.
The Star Guardians warriors rescued by the Lamenters were temporarily housed in Cecilia's Governor's Palace, waiting for Lin En to return and take command.
Phoros came out to welcome Lin En inside. Lin En sat in the reception room and waited for Phoros to bring the Star Guardians squad captain to meet him.
Millions of civilians had come to Bolomite, and inevitably, some rats had slipped in among their luggage.
With few natural predators, rats had become somewhat rampant on Bolomite.
Phoros had acquired a batch of native Maelstrom cats, appointed them rat catchers, and released them across Bolomite to hunt rodents.
His sister kept one as well, letting it roam freely through the Governor's Palace to keep rats from chewing up documents and scurrying all over the place.
When this Maelstrom cat saw Lin En and the others enter, it curiously sprawled nearby.
It was called a cat, but it actually looked like a cross between a hairless cat and a lynx. Two tufts of fur stuck up from its pointed ears, and its coat was extremely short. It was ugly in a distinctive way.
Lin En casually gave it a few strokes.
It actually felt pretty good.
Bolomite's afternoon sunlight was warm. The newly rebuilt residential district stretched from the Governor's Palace all the way to the foot of the fortress. Young flower seedlings transplanted from Echo Star lined