Since she had revealed her secret, Efferal stopped hiding things and chattered on, telling Su Ming about everything she had experienced before arriving here.
She also admitted to a small deception. She was not actually from the Bloody Rose order; her order was the most famous and most tragic one—the Martyred Lady.
Though both orders wore red robes, representing their vow to avenge their fallen sisters, there were subtle differences in their Power Armor.
When Su Ming had first met her, he noticed damage on her Power Armor. In truth, she had dug off those identifying marks herself. When she left the Black Library, she had been sensed by Imperial Psionics and guessed that someone would come after her.
Her encounter with the Greater Daemon of Chaos had been real, as had everything that happened to her sisters.
She had only concealed a large part of what happened in between: while tracking her enemy, she encountered a Harlequin troupe.
Those inexplicable Eldar killed her servitors and crew, then very politely invited her to watch a performance. A whole crowd rushed her at once, grabbing her arms and legs and carrying her aboard the troupe's ship.
When she recited the Emperor's name, they gagged her.
When she closed her eyes and refused to watch, they brought out instruments to pry open her eyelids.
The grand spectacle of Slaanesh tempting the Eldar into corruption lasted seven days and seven nights. After the show ended, the troupe master directly delivered her before the Great Harlequin.
In fact, while she was being forced to watch, the troupe's ship had been traveling through the Webway, all to bring her to one place—the Black Library.
"It's you!"
As though he already knew her, the Great Harlequin laughed and danced in place, then suddenly flew into the