"My lord, our astropath has received a new psychic transmission."
A data-stream crossed the chaotic depths of the Warp Sea. Static crackled in the astropath's eyes as he struggled to receive the message and translated it through his own perceptions.
The message was quickly brought to the regent of Amarat's office.
Orfeo raised an arm, signaling his adjutant to present the decoded message. This was a psychic signal originating from the missing Luna-class light cruiser Fist of Macragge. Orfeo knew the warship; it had been ordered to the Varerian System to combat Orks on the eve of the Battle of Calth.
"I had originally thought it perished in the fires of Calth. Little did I know that even earlier, the Fist of Macragge encountered a Word Bearers warship—that Fussilade Abyss."
The regent maintained a calm and collected expression as he continued reading the report penned by the astropath, hoping to glean more intelligence about the enemy from it.
Having encountered the absolute main force of the Word Bearers, the Fist of Macragge stood no chance of survival, yet their deaths were not in vain. Any scrap of information added weight to the loyalists' cause, tipping the scales of this war back toward their side.
"Can this message confirm a specific timeframe? It mentions that the Word Bearers intended to use that warship to launch a surprise attack on Macragge. Considering the Fist of Macragge vanished around the time of the Battle of Calth, this information must be some time old."
"Forgive me, my lord, but our astropath is trying his best, yet cannot determine the exact timeframe," the adjutant reported.
Orfeo put down the parchment in his hand. The information on it was limited to this: the Fist of Macragge had issued a warning to the Five Hundred Worlds, alerting