The support operation, which should have proceeded entirely according to plan, had become fraught with uncertainty due to Farseer Uslan's intervention. Every Aeldari reinforcement from Craftworld Atollek, including Nightspear, prepared themselves for a brutal battle.
Uslan's warning made them temporarily set aside their Aeldari pride. Even the proudest Aspect Warriors silently checked their weapons and equipment, readying themselves to fight humanity.
"The original plan remains unchanged. The fleet will enter realspace under stealth, while we rendezvous with our cousins on Pandora first."
Nightspear outlined his arrangements, then added,
"More than that, put the Wraithknights on standby. We need stronger ground forces to fight the humans."
An Aspect Warrior accepted the order and went to awaken those enormous wraithbone constructs.
"For this rescue operation, I brought two Wraithknights as a precaution. I had thought they would have no chance to take the field, but now it seems fortunate that I brought them."
"It is a pity that, due to our hasty departure, the Revenant Titan and Phantom Titan could not come with us. Otherwise, our operation would have been even more secure."
For the Aeldari of today, wraith constructs on the level of Phantom Titans were virtually irreplaceable. Every Titan destroyed meant their total number would be permanently reduced.
And a massive construct of that caliber had never been necessary to support a small Exodite world.
This Craftworld Aeldari reinforcement fleet slowly veered away from the Webway's main artery. Guided by Nightspear, they slipped into extremely narrow regions like blood entering the Webway's capillaries.
Every Webway node had branching routes that were almost impossible to discern with the naked eye. One wrong turn could send them on a considerable detour.
The legendary Ranger, however, relied on his understanding of the Webway to guide the fleet forward with practiced ease.
The Aeldari