William and Kurens laughed as they enjoyed the lavish feast.
Their mission to raid the Red Corsairs' base was complete, and they had made a fortune. They sped through the Warp, circled back several times, then headed straight for Langjuxu World.
The Red Corsairs were scrambling. Some Chaos Sorcerer had probably already been "forced" to sacrifice countless followers in the hope that the Warp would reveal who had robbed them.
Changing course a few times might not fool the Warp, but it was better than nothing.
They had plundered countless precious minerals, emptying several huge warehouses before leaving.
Those minerals could produce a vast quantity of Land Raider series weapons. To William, that was no different from stealing a pile of Land Raiders.
Kurens was delighted to have encountered such a fine Chapter. Stone Will had also reaped a rich haul, and William had promised that, in future, they could pass their spoils through him to exchange for resources from the Adeptus Mechanicus.
As renegades, they could not obtain help from the Adeptus Mechanicus themselves. The moment their warships approached a Forge World, the Mechanicus's enormous cannons would train on them.
The many spoils they had seized from Chaos forces could not receive purification from the Adeptus Mechanicus. William's willingness to help was the best possible outcome.
The warriors of both sides drank and talked together. Although they remained wary of one another, the atmosphere had eased considerably.
The vast bulk of the Eternal Mountain was merely a drop in the ocean of the Warp. When the warship finally emerged, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The Red Corsairs had not caught up. At least they were on home ground now.
William dispatched a fleet to carry the seized supplies to a Forge World while Langjuxu World began strengthening its