Blood had pooled into a small puddle on the bed. The Infant's corpse lay cold within it, its sharp fangs and claws, just like the maid's, looking grotesquely out of place.
"It... wasn't like this before... how could it be like this?" Cornwall seemed trapped in a stupor, repeating nothing but meaningless words.
"Pex did this. He's been infected by Gitz, and now the entire planet is unsafe. He deceived you, deceived me, deceived us all.
This is an emergency, Governor Cornwall. I demand that all of Glory Bastion be placed under a state of emergency. Come with me and cooperate with my operations."
Kester was no longer asking. Once he finished speaking, he walked out of the room. His guards would bring Cornwall along. The Governor's Palace needed to issue a great many orders, and tonight was destined to be sleepless.
For the moment, Kester could do little about Pex, who was at Stone Ridge in the south. Xenos were enemies to one another too, and battles between Xenos also benefited the Imperium.
For now, the best course was to cut off Pex's supplies and halt all movement of personnel, letting his forces and the Orks wipe each other out.
The urgent priority now was to investigate Gitz who might already have infiltrated the various cities in the planet's north. Fortunately, his own Astra Militarum forces should have been free of problems. At a time like this, having a dependable force under his command mattered immensely.
Sure enough, a thorough investigation uncovered signs of Gitz infiltration within Glory Bastion. Following the principle that it was better to execute innocents than let a single suspect escape, they arrested and shot large numbers of people connected to the cases.
These investigations spread from Glory Bastion to every human city in the