We never learned what conclusion the Lamenters ultimately reached, but afterward, they actively organized all sorts of joint activities with the Crimson Tide Chapter to improve relations.
While the Lamenters were holding their meeting, Evan was conducting his own postwar review. (Maybe I should just sell them to the Dawn Angels. These poor bastards have taken bad luck to a whole new level.)
As usual, Evan began with a memorial for the fallen. Those loyal warriors had fought to the death, living up to the Emperor's grace. Then came an analysis of their recent battles and the lessons learned.
Evan explicitly called for a two-pronged approach to improving the warriors' quality. On one hand, they needed to strengthen individual combat proficiency, improving both independent fighting ability and versatility. On the other, they needed to improve coordination during Chapter-wide operations. When assigned to specialized assault forces, warriors had to integrate quickly, not "act out, throw tantrums, or disobey orders." He singled out Kazhaniv for criticism.
Next, he emphasized the Chapter's "one opposition": firm opposition to cliques. Warriors must not reject one another because they had different gene-seed. They needed to recognize that everyone had different strengths and personalities. A lone flower could bloom in the bitter cold; only a hundred flowers blooming together made spring.
If they could not even tolerate differences among their comrades, what right did they have to shout about uniting humanity across the galaxy?
After reinforcing their existing principles and outlining specific solutions, Evan proposed "three mores" to address the Chapter's current circumstances: "Train more warriors urgently, produce more supplies quickly, and seize more enemy materiel faster."
Values without methods were nothing but empty bullshit.
Based on these objectives, the Chapter established three fundamental points.
First, do everything possible to maintain the organ shipping route, protecting both