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+I will not. I do not plan to worsen the situation any more than you have.+ TalOS declared as he turned about, +If that is all you have then I will be going to the planet.+
TalOS could feel the grins that were hidden behind the mechanical faces of his cohort. They were all waiting for a moment like this and they had witnessed it. As for TalOS himself he was able to make it ten steps towards the doors of the bridge before a declaration was made.
+/Recalibrating/.+ The Tech Priest announced in a voice so loud that it caught the attention of TalOS’s group, +/Synopsis Made/ You are not here to assist?+
+That is correct.+ TalOS declared as he turned about and faced the Priest, +I had gotten word that negotiations with Xana and Mars were vulgar so I came to see for myself. You have only proved my hypothesis.+
The sounds of data being transferred roared in the room as the Tech Priest gathered all he could, +Your records state that you did not come from Mars but ‘Lucius’. Datepathy declares that I would have heard from you if you traveled from Mars to Lucius to Xana with the effects of interference. You are not here on the authority of Mars. You have not even stepped upon the blessed red soil!+
+I am here on the authority of the Fabricator General of <span class="mu-i">Lucius</span>. Mars cannot prevent us from traveling to visit fellow Forge Worlds.+ TalOS told the Priest outright as the Acillians began to grow agitated.
+You… you seek to subvert my authority! I was given this task by the Fabricator General of Mars! Even if you are a Child of the Omnissiah you must understand that you are subverting a greater authority.+
TalOS turned towards the Magos so that the Priest would see every word that TalOS spoke, +You do not have authority over the military matters of Lucius and a Fabricator General. If you attempt to restrain us from entering Xana II’s sphere with force… I am the Primarch of the Second Legion. You will not have the support of your Fabricator General.+
+You.+ TalOS could hear the systems in the Magos screeching, +You wish to speak to these Hereteks!?+
+Yes, for you have not.+ TalOS said before turning about and walking through the door.
The Magos did not do anything as TalOS left. TalOS was sure he was running the chances of war within his head. When TalOS spoke the name of his Legion he was pretty sure the Priest would already realize how futile it would be to fight him on this. TalOS also recognized that this essentially cemented the relationship between Mars and Lucius as a rocky one.
