On the bridge deck of the Red Tear, Raldoron listened to the astropathic transmission. Sanguinius and his sons were scattered across a nearby region of space, operating separately without compromising their overall coordination.
"Tell those mortal officials to take good care of Minoris's orphaned children. They are this planet's future, and they carry the hopes of every Minoris citizen."
"Let them choose their future paths according to their gifts and talents. Those willing to fight for the Imperium may enter the Schola Progenium for training. Those unwilling may choose their own futures."
There were tens of millions of children from Minoris. If their fleet had not carried sufficient transport vessels, they would never have been able to evacuate them all at once.
"Your compassion is admirable, my lord," said the mortal official responsible for maintaining the Red Tear's normal operations, sincerely moved.
The Blood Angels had a fairly good relationship with mortals. Some mortals with exceptional artistic talent could even earn the praise and tutelage of the Angel's sons. This stemmed from Sanguinius's frequent teachings on the virtues of humility and learning.
"Oh, and if there are any children among them with outstanding potential, we can try making them Blood Angels aspirants. If they pass our trials, perhaps the primarch will agree to admit them into the Legion."
Raldoron spoke. By convention, Astartes Legions generally held recruitment rights only on their home worlds or in a very small number of other places.
The Imperial Fists, for instance, could recruit on their home world of Inwit. Yet because the Seventh Legion had the honor of garrisoning Terra, they were also permitted to recruit suitable personnel from humanity's Throne World.
Without question, Terra, humanity's home world, possessed the population density and quality most suited to the requirements of the Astartes Legions. The