Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

After the chaos ended, Calvin was sent to the medical bay on the Revenant Redeemer for further observation and treatment.

Gavins, after arranging the rest of the Honor Guard and the two interceptor teams temporarily deployed for joint operations, went to the command center of the bridge accompanied by Captain Elder Tabers.

Both Gray Knights were wearing heavy Terminator tactical dreadnought power armor, walking in the passage leading to the bridge.

Heavy footsteps made a hammer-like sound on the steel floor.

The mortal crew members who were walking towards each other in the passage stopped and saluted the two of them after seeing them from a distance.

Both Gavins and Old Tabers were so worried that they had no intention of returning the favor. They changed from walking side by side to one behind the other. (The passage is too narrow, otherwise mortal crew members would not be able to pass.)

But out of respect for these silently dedicated crews, there is also the long-standing dogma within the Gray Knights Chapter.

When the two of them passed by these crew members with heavy steps, they lowered their eyes hidden behind the silver eyepieces of the Crusader heavy helmets and looked down at these mortals with the unique posture of these giants to express their same feelings for these mortal crew members. respect.

No dedication can be ignored, just as no betrayal can be forgiven.

After the crew members got up and walked away after receiving the response, the elder of the two Terminators who resumed walking side by side, Tybus, was the first to ask.

His old voice seemed a little distorted after passing through the helmet's loudspeaker: "So, what happened to Titan. I mean, how was he injured."

After asking this question, the veteran couldn't hide his emotions when thinking about Calvin's significance to the Chapter.

He turned to use more formal Gothic to criticize Gavins, the captain of the honor guard: "Is it possible that you and others can't protect him?"

The voice transformed by the loudspeaker echoed in the corridor, but the owner of another younger and taller Terminator power armor failed to respond.

"Answer me! How do you protect sacred Primarchs like us! How do you view the responsibilities you bear?"

After waiting for a long time, Tybus received no response. In anger, he burst out and grabbed Gavins' breastplate and pushed him down against the bulkhead of the corridor.

"Boom~! Boom!"

The force between the two giants, strengthened by electromagnetic muscles, created a moment of violence that sparked a huge roar in the steel corridor.

After pushing the opponent down, Tabos lowered his head close to the fallen Gavins and said in a low electric voice:

"If you don't cherish the glory you have, then I am willing to help you and take it away from you."

Gavins did not resist or refute.

He just fell to the ground, seemingly still immersed in the time on the ground.

After the silver light on the eyepiece of his helmet flashed for three cycles, his voice finally came out of the helmet at the last second before Tabos lost his patience:

"Titan has his own choice. Titan has his own consciousness."

Gavins seemed to have figured something out, and he came out of his sluggish state.

He stood up from the ground slowly but firmly. During this time, Tabers kept looking at him coldly with his arms folded not far away, as if waiting for his further explanation.

And Gavins did not disappoint him, he rediscovered his own will.

After standing up, Gavins' figure disappeared instantly. After receiving the signal of full output, the servo of the Terminator power armor frantically outputted the energy in the power backpack towards the electromagnetic muscle bundle.

Tibos didn't even have time to react. He weighed more than a ton, including his body and armor, and was thrown out by Gavins' powerful force.

A more violent impact than Tabos's previous attack was sent back to Tabos by Gavins.

After all, this is a champion swordsman, a leader among the Gray Knights, a paladin who has reached perfection both in terms of force and spiritual power.

After coming out of confusion with such power, how could his anger be resisted by an ordinary Gray Knight veteran who had spent his entire life as a commander on a ship?

Gavins moved his shoulders slightly. The charge just now made his shoulder armor look strange.

He slowly walked up to the veteran who had temporarily lost his fighting ability, stretched out his hand and pulled him up.

Then he said to Tabers at a distance that was almost face to face:

"First, please respect my responsibilities. Second, I am not the nanny of the Primarch, and he, the Titan, is not a child who needs protection. He has his own obligations and awareness that he must bear. All I have to do is implement His will. There is no need for you or anyone to question this! Finally, thank you for reminding me that I shouldn’t be confused at any time.”

Tabas smiled behind his helmet, that was right.

His previous outbursts had multiple meanings.

On the one hand, he did feel sad that his Primarch had been injured in the first battle.

But this is far from all, because he understands that as a Gray Knight, he is supposed to live on the battlefield of the Empire against evil spirits, so injury or even death is never unacceptable.

This is true for the Gray Knights, not to mention the "father" who serves as a role model for all Gray Knights and protects them both spiritually and physically?

His real anger came from another aspect. What he couldn't tolerate was Gavins' lack of concentration after his return.

This meant that Gavins, as the leader of the Honor Guard who had lived and ate together for a long time and fought together, still did not know enough about Calvin's nature.

He still couldn't fully accept the significance of Calvin's choice to sacrifice himself in this battle, so he lost his mind.

And the lack of concentration itself is a sign that his will is not strong enough!

How can one rest assured with such a guard leader?

How can the veterans of the Gray Knights safely entrust the safety of the original body to such an unstable person at the most critical moment?

Fortunately, Gavins recovered very quickly. He should have been just a hair away from figuring out Calvin's thoughts.

A little later, even a little bit later.

He was about to truly lose the trust of Tybus, a veteran of the Chapter.

You must know that as a veteran captain, Tybus was sent by the Grand Master Council to cooperate with Calvin and his team in combat.

Such a key position means that it is impossible for him to have only conventional command and combat tasks.

While observing the characteristics and personality trends of the original body, it is one of his responsibilities to provide correction and help as much as possible.

As the eye of the Grand Master Council, it is his job to closely observe and examine whether the people around the original body are responsible and competent!

So no matter how glorious Gavins' past resume is and how outstanding his past military exploits are.

Once Tabos makes a negative judgment on his will, all that awaits him is a silent transfer.

Before the Primarch Calvin had truly grown up, there would have been countless pairs of eyes in the Chapter watching closely everything around him.

It could be a veteran like Tybus, a bystander like Bishop Klein who has a close relationship with the Gray Knights, or even a mortal crew member who has proven loyal.

Their eyes are paying attention to everything around Calvin all the time, and they will report truthfully to the Grand Master Council afterwards.

All possible unstable factors, all possible loopholes, all sources that may lead to the growth of the original body's personality and threats to its safety.

Past history has made it clear to the veterans of the Gray Knights how irresponsible it is for the Emperor to develop a completely free-range growth process for the original body!

This must not happen again with the Gray Knights' Primarch!

"Your Majesty the Emperor, today in the 39th millennium, the entire Gray Knights, and even the entire empire, only have this one sapling."

Watching Gavins leave in front of him, Gray Knight veteran Tybus murmured...