Lox and Cawl had not avoided the people nearby during their conversation. Some of the priests from the Advanced Technology Consortium, Leman Russ and several Space Wolf warriors, as well as the loyal gene-witches Cawl had brought back from the moon, had all heard what they said.
When Selena Gene Cult's violation of the Emperor's prohibition was mentioned—their private research into and creation of bio-engineered weapons imitating Astartes—Leman Russ became completely serious.
Not to mention the damned genetically modified monsters that had faces resembling those of the primarchs. That filled the Wolf King with an intense sense of blasphemy.
Perhaps the Imperial Fists and Mechanicus forces under Cawl had even killed monsters bearing Leman Russ's face?
Who knew how the Imperial Fists Astartes had faced enemies with Rogal Dorn's face? Those incomparably loyal warriors must have felt terribly conflicted.
"By the Allfather, what blasphemy!"
"Burn them!"
The Wolf Guard were already beside themselves with fury, loudly clamoring to teach those lunar witches a lesson.
"Quiet down. Do not make such a racket." Leman Russ, however, quickly calmed down after his initial rage. He had promised Lox in the Allfather's name that he would exercise restraint, and he naturally intended to keep that promise.
"Do you see, ladies? These wolves very much want to tear you to pieces."
Lox took a few steps toward the Gene Cult and stopped before Tarabuvita No. 37, the woman leading them.
She was the one who had accepted the cult mistress's order to take away the original template so that Traitor No. 54 could not seize it.
She was also the one who had stepped forward after Cawl led his people in purging the rebels and handed that treasure over to the Imperium.
Among the twenty-odd surviving remnants of the Selena Gene Cult, Tarabuvita No.