Lorgar Aurelian was still immersed in the shock and contemplation stirred by Anastasia's earth-shattering declaration of an "alliance." The sheer weight of this unexpected revelation had left even the Primarch momentarily stunned.
Yet the Horn of war never allowed anyone a moment to breathe.
Bang! The Library's heavy adamantium doors were flung open! An intelligence officer from the bridge burst in at a near sprint. He did not even have time to salute, his face filled with unprecedented alarm, his voice sharp with urgency:
"Lord Primarch! Urgent military intelligence! The outer detection arrays have picked up mass faster-than-light emergence signatures! It's the Aeldari! An Aeldari Fleet of unprecedented size is approaching along multiple vectors, moving to encircle our expeditionary Fleet!"
The alarm struck like a bucket of ice water, instantly banishing every thought of the future and dragging everyone's attention back to the harshest reality: the imminent threat of annihilation.
In a ten-thousandth of a second, Lorgar's contemplative gaze turned utterly cold and razor-sharp. Without the slightest hesitation, he hammered out orders like steel:
"Rockefeller! Your First Chapter's highest-priority mission is to remain here and ensure our 'guest's' absolute safety! Everyone else, take your stations and prepare to engage!"
Before his words had faded, Lorgar had already swept out of the Library like Gale, his heavy footsteps rapidly receding down the corridor.
Chapter Master Rockefeller immediately turned and issued a string of terse orders into his communicator. Large numbers of Terminator guards began converging on the Library to establish Defense Line.
The bridge of the Law of Faith
Lorgar returned to the Law of Faith's Command Center with astonishing speed.
He stepped onto the command dais, his gaze immediately turning toward the enormous Main Observation Window and the star chart projection.
The sight before him would have sent a chill