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+Today’s hearing is for that of the Arch Dominus TalOS DAV1S. The Arch Dominus, under his authority as the highest ranking Tech Priest within the system, declared Protocol One. In accordance with the Protocol the actions of that Tech Priest are to be reviewed and scrutinized from that moment forward. Before its declaration the Arch Dominus would be expected to submit grand strategy plans to his lessors for cursory review. Upon invoking that, he revoked one of the core tenants that Lucius and the Mechnicum was built upon.+
Upon giving that Speech the Fabricator General paused for a moment as TalOS guessed he was waiting for any slow cogitators to catch up.
+This in itself is not a crime. I myself during times of great strife took direct command of Lucian forces to fend off unwanted invaders. What matters is the situation that caused the invocation to happen and were the actions taken reasonable during that time.+
+Arch Dominus TalOS, I call you to the floor.+
With orders given TalOS stepped forward onto the floor welding within his hands the Omnissian Axe. There were minor laws against carrying large scale weapons into the Court but the Omnissian Axe was a symbol of his achievement within the Mechanicum. It was a badge of office and declaration of what achievements he had done. TalOS specifically brought it just for these facts.
+Arch Dominus, can you affirm that on 10.560.813.M30 that you declared Protocol 1.+
+I do affirm that declaration.+
The Fabricator General nodded as he heard that, +And what was the reason for this action?+
+It was to instruct our fleet to flee into the Orkoid held territories in what recently was declared the Grail System.+
+And your reasoning.+
+We had determined that the Mitu were capable of foresight through warp magics beyond anything we could have known.+ TalOS stated the circumstance, +As shaking them off would not succeed, and splitting off the fleet would have resulted in destruction of our ships, I determine that if we were to enter Orkoid Space that the Orks would attack the much larger Mitu Collective and give us a moment to flee to Lucius.+
+Did it work?+
+Better than I possibly could have calculated.+ TalOS told the Fabricator General.
