Although no one knew exactly what Guilliman was referring to,
that did not stop them from agreeing.
After all, it was virtually indisputable that the Emperor's foresight surpassed everyone else's.
Meanwhile, in a secret passage outside the throne hall, Diego, Supreme Grand Master of the Grey Knights, was slowly leading a squad of Grey Knights away.
No one knew about this except them.
If anything had gone wrong with the repairs, they would immediately have witnessed another battle of patricide.
Fortunately, everything had gone smoothly, allowing Diego and the Grey Knights behind him to breathe a sigh of relief.
If the Emperor showed any possibility of leaving the Golden Throne, these Grey Knights would immediately intervene, using every ounce of their strength to force him back onto it.
This was their highest duty.
Before taking his seat on the throne, the Emperor had left the Grey Knights a special directive known as the "Termination Edict."
The Master of Mankind must never leave the Golden Throne—whether through resurrection, rebirth in another's body, or ascension into some kind of Warp entity—and if he ever did, the Grey Knights must bring him back to fulfill his terrible duty.
If he rose from the throne one day, it would mean he was no longer the Emperor he had once been.
The Emperor had long foreseen that, once he sat upon the throne, the faith of the entire human race would become his almost eternal shackles, leaving virtually no possibility of escape.
This was also one of the reasons he had finally cast aside his humanity with his own hands.
Only an absolutely rational self could ensure that he would not grow weak beneath this crushing burden. He had given everything for humanity, solely so that one day, that lofty ideal might be realized.
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