"Tell me, Guilliman. What bad news do you have for me? I'm prepared for it."
Though he was deeply unwilling, Guilliman still came to Lion's quarters. He hesitated for a few seconds at the door before he could knock, but the Lion had already spoken from inside.
"Your footsteps are far too obvious. Unless I'm so old that I'm deaf and blind, there's no way I could mistake your voice." Lion took the initiative to open the door. The strange expression on Guilliman's face immediately set off alarm bells in his mind.
This brother of his was probably about to drop something huge on him again.
Guilliman remained silent. He wanted to make use of his outstanding eloquence, yet found that he had no idea how to begin.
"Don't you know yourself? You're simply not good at lying, Roboute. Your footsteps, your heartbeat, and your facial expression have already revealed everything."
"You don't know how to use lies, which is why Lorgar deceived you with them back then."
The Lion's sharp gaze swept over him like a blade. Guilliman gritted his teeth and simply came clean.
The deed was already done. It could not get any worse.
"Our brother Vulkan suffered an assassination attempt. A Fulgurite Spear pierced his chest and heart. I don't know whether he can revive again."
The Lion's pupils suddenly contracted to pinpoints, followed by a flash of unbelievable shock and indescribable confusion.
Then Lion suddenly laughed, as if he had heard some unbearable joke.
"Guilliman, this had better be a joke. Your joke has gone too far."
"You'd better not have the nerve to joke about a brother's life."
Yet Guilliman's expression did not change in the slightest. The smile on Lion's face gradually failed to hold and turned cold.
"I have doubted your loyalty