Quoted By:
The two of them found the Primarch of the Imperial Fists looking at a painting of a castle. Looking upon it TalOS recognized the painting to be one of an ancient human Empire from the time when Terra had oceans. The irony that TalOS sensed as he looked upon the painting was that there was so much information about the Romans that the Mechanicum knew almost everything about it.
Mankind always had a fascination with the past. Only the Emperor himself, a being who was as Ancient as the Past, did not build an Empire based on the claims of the past. TalOS for instance was the inheritor to the Federation’s Legacy with a government that mimicked what was there before.
TalOS would have called out to try and start the introduction for Guilliman, but as he glanced towards his brother TalOS realized such a thing was now what they both wanted at the moment. The two of them approached the painting with this eyes studying the works that were about it.
What TalOS saw first and foremost was the death and carnage that was there. The destruction of an Empire from a group of Barbarians who name lived through the tongue of mankind from that moment onwards. To think that such an act would scar humanity so harshly was on par with Long Night. At least, in the grander scale of things when the Ancients talked about the times after the fall of Roma.
TalOS thought about it for a moment and decided to ask, “Rogal, may I ask whats caught your eye?”
Rogal Dorn glanced at his brother with a measured glance and answered, “The workings in this painting caught my eye. An entire city made of lost architecture that are only seen in pictures like this one. It's good craftsmanship, both the painting and the works it depicts. I wish to admire it.”
TalOS felt his smile remain as he looked towards Guilliman, “And what of you Roboute?”
The Son of Macragge looked upon the painting closely and unlike Dorn held his response in reserve. Was he measuring what response would be a good one, what he actually thought of it, or which of these items to be shared with his two brothers.
“If we do not commit ourselves to the Crusade this is the fate of Humanity.” The Primarch said with what TalOS sensed was a truthful statement, “If we are all sharing, what about you?”
“This is the end of all things.” TalOS told his brothers as he felt a smile fade away, “My only hope is that like these peoples, humanity continues to grow.”
“I see.” There was obvious discomfort within the words of Guilliman but he did not see a need to comment further about the words spoken.
