Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

"I'm afraid the outcome of the matter will not change, but it shouldn't be what you expected. And to us, the friendship of the Sutherland family is not as valuable as you think!"

Following this sudden speech, a forbidden soldier wearing golden armor stepped in from the unclosed door outside the hall.

Calvin raised his eyebrows. Although this was not the Titan base where he was located, within a short period of time after allowing a mortal to enter at will, there was another envoy of the Imperial Army who was also an uninvited guest despite his obvious good intentions. break in.

This cannot help but make him question the ability of his guard leader Gavins. But now was not the time to dwell on such details, so Calvin did not comment on it. He just turned his head and looked at Gavins standing next to him, who also looked a little anxious because he discovered the flaws in his work.

Although there are various reasons, for example, the Gray Knights have never had a Primarch in the past, so the Chapter Champions have no experience as an Honor Guard. But Gavins was not going to defend himself. The honor and consciousness of a soldier made him understand that there was never a winner who only asked where the gun was on the battlefield.

So when his eyes met Calvin's questioning eyes, the unmistakable apology satisfied the latter. At least the former attitude made Calvin understand that these proud champions' sense of honor for their duties is worthy of his trust.

After entering the room, the envoy of the Forbidden Army walked towards the crowd. After seeing Calvin sitting behind the desk, this noble envoy who by convention must represent the will of the throne room as long as he appears outside the core area of ​​the palace is rare. He stopped and took the lead in nodding to Calvin 5 meters away.

And Matthews, who was already interrupted by the prominence of the forbidden soldier, was even more horrified by the meaning of this scene, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

This kind of etiquette detail allowed Matthews, a native Terran nobleman who was already known for his red tape, to sensitively receive information that was completely inconsistent with his knowledge. At the same time, when this information was combined with his current situation, A huge sense of crisis began to arise in his heart.

"There must be something wrong." Matthews thought.

The reason why the error occurred is no longer important, but the result of the error was that he had a serious, even fatal, fallacy in his assessment of the influence of the side represented by Calvin on Terra.

When beating a dog, it still depends on the owner. What if the person being hit is not the dog, but the owner? What if the owner happens to be an evil dragon?

Matthews, who had not yet figured out how to end it, was still standing there thinking anxiously, when the messenger from the throne took up what he had just said and looked at the smallest person in the room, both in terms of power and actual size. Matthews said:

"Mortal, your trouble has arrived! Instead of thinking about the future of your relatives, it is better to take the time to worry about your family."

After saying this, the envoy of the Imperial Guard turned to look at Calvin:

"Good day, messenger from Titan. I bring goodwill from Marshal Trajan. This small matter has been solved, so don't worry about it. Lord Trajan asked me to bring a message before I left. If the opportunity comes, If it’s appropriate, please be sure to go to the throne room to meet me.”

After saying that, the forbidden soldier nodded to Calvin again, then turned around and left straight away, never once again looking at the mortal who was so frightened by his words that he fell to the ground.

The scene has returned to its original tranquility, but unlike before, the situation between the two sides may never return to its original state.

When Calvin, who was equally surprised, had just sorted out the situation at the scene and had no time to speak in the future, someone broke in again from outside the unclosed door.

Calvin's eyebrows raised again and again, and he looked at Gavins beside him with some teasing, but the latter's face was as red as the curtains behind him. Today, I think it will be the longest day in the life of this former high-level paladin after he became the leader of the guard.

The new uninvited guest was a young woman wearing tight-fitting black ceramic armor. She appeared at the door of the living room with two stormtroopers armed with live ammunition.

After signaling to Calvin and others in the room, the woman walked in slowly with rhythmic steps.

In contrast to her sexy figure, the bolter on her waist and the mechanical prosthetic eye on her head that occupies half of the space on her forehead all indicate that she comes from some powerful unit, and the blood-red Roman numeral "I" and the center of the number on the shoulder armor The sacred skull also attests to this information.

After bowing to Calvin with the aquila salute, she said to him: "I have brought the help of the Inquisition out of the goodwill of Lord Stadler Northumberland, the new Lord of the Inquisition of Terra."

After getting permission from Calvin, the subordinate of the high-ranking judge turned his head to look at Matthews who was slumped on the ground, read out his name word by word, and began to briefly describe his crimes and the results of the trial. :

"Matthews de Sutherland, former first-class knight of the Empire. You are accused of using the sacred authority granted to you by the Empire to seek benefits for your family that should not belong to you! After verification, you have exceeded your authority and mobilized the Star Torch without authorization. The whereabouts of court members, interference in the operation of the empire’s confidential institutions, and harm to the core interests of the empire have been decided by the High Lords Council: you will be sentenced to death immediately, and all your family’s property will be confiscated, and all family members will be exiled. Far Eastern Star Territory. All past honors related to Sutherland will be restored, and the family coat of arms of the Sutherland family that has been hung in the Imperial Senate since the 33rd millennium will be permanently revoked. "

After saying that, she waved to the stormtroopers waiting at the door. The soldiers who had been waiting for a long time came in, picked up the limp object from both sides of Matthews, who had been completely disabled, and dragged him Got out. The woman also bowed and stepped back after bowing again, and finally disappeared at the door of the living room. And it wasn't until their footsteps had gone very far that the scream from Lord Matthews, the former first-class knight of the empire, belatedly sounded:

"Wait a minute! I have made contributions to the empire! I have shed blood for the Ministry of the Interior! I want to see the Prime Minister! Let me see the Lord Prime Minister..."

"Boom!...Boom!" The sound of bolt gun execution sounded outside, and the two subsequent shots fully proved the high professional quality of the Inquisition personnel, who were worthy of being the first among the powerful departments in Terra.

The midday sun is just right, and a warm breeze blows in gently from the terrace. The green plants used for decoration in the house and the tassels on the curtains gently cater to the caress of this breeze. The quiet atmosphere in the living room seemed to be telling Calvin that it was time to bring an end to this unique farce.

Calvin stretched his body backwards in a relaxed manner, and glanced left and right at the paladins on both sides, indicating that they could also relax appropriately from his tense posture that had been tense all afternoon.

But before the two paladins could respond, heavy footsteps sounded again in the corridor. The three people, who were very sensitive to the weight of this level, immediately understood the approximate identity of the person coming. Today in the 39th millennium of the imperial calendar, the only people who can wear a set of Mark series power armor and come to the place where Calvin lives at this time are those who are too strict among the brothers. The Imperial Fists were nicknamed the "Stone Men".

As one of the backgrounds in this incident, although Calvin would never believe that his descendants would do such a despicable thing if they were as proud as Donne. But since they were already involved, it had nothing to do with right or wrong. They should all have an explanation for Calvin, who was innocently affected. This is also a basic respect for each other, regardless of identity or background.

Calvin also expected that the other party would make compensation for what happened at another suitable time that satisfied Calvin, but he did not expect that it would come so quickly.

It seems that the upright character originated from the Primarch Dorne is really flowing in the blood of every son of Dorne. The explanation for the innocent people affected by him is probably in the eyes of these sons of Dorne. It's true that every extra minute of delay is another point of torture for them.

Calvin, who had been visited rashly four times in a morning, twitched the corner of his mouth speechlessly. At this moment, being able to avoid rolling his eyes was the greatest manifestation of his strengthening of his psychological quality since becoming a Gray Knight.

He turned his head and looked at Gavins who had given up struggling and said:

"After today, I will have a complete reflection meeting with all the brothers in the Guard regarding your dereliction of duty today. I think you should have no objection to this."

Surprisingly no one noticed my easter egg in this chapter. Hehe hehe, you are disloyal!