"Still no way to detect what's happening inside?"
"No."
In the Throne Hall, Guilliman frowned at the region just a few steps away that could not be observed.
A technical artisan shook his head helplessly as he reported to Guilliman.
Several Tech-Priests with special standing, along with a group of technical artisans carrying an assortment of equipment, were continually probing the invisible region of frozen spacetime.
The instant the spacetime stasis bubble had expanded, some of the Adeptus Custodes had tried to rush inside.
Yet the moment they entered the bubble, the halves of their bodies that had not yet fully entered stopped moving as well.
Guilliman stopped Trajann Valoris from stepping forward to pull them out by their legs.
Reckless action could very well make the situation worse.
"I suggest pushing all the Custodians who haven't fully entered all the way inside. Carefully, of course."
A weapons artisan offered this baffling suggestion.
When he noticed Trajann Valoris's almost murderous expression, he quietly ducked his head.
Guilliman, however, reached out and patted the glaring Trajann Valoris.
"Explain your reasoning."
The weapons artisan looked at Guilliman, then handed over the data-slate he was holding.
"This is a spacetime stasis field, somewhat different from the Stasis Fields we're familiar with. Most Stasis Fields used by the Imperium merely slow the flow of time or bring it infinitely close to a halt. Most of our stasis fields also take effect instantaneously, enveloping all matter in stasis energy. But this field is extraordinarily powerful. Time inside it has been brought to a complete and continuous halt."
"I cannot understand the principle behind it. But that complete cessation of time is why we've lost all visibility into the interior."
"As for those Custodians, the portions of their bodies inside the stasis field have already entered