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The four of them stood to the side of the table as TalOS and Kelbor walked before the two opposing them. Kelbor and TalOS both gave their bows as Kelbor Hal spoke the title of ‘Omnissiah’ which had been given to the Emperor so long ago. In that TalOS could taste the hint of reluctance within the Emperor for still having to keep the charade even at an event like this.
With those words given the four of them sat at a rectangular table which was roughly the size of TalOS. The distance between everyone was not too far but also perfectly spaced to give even a Primarch room to move themselves. From one side was the pair of Priests who worshiped the Machine God, at the other side were those that fought against the concept of Faith in its near entirety. But there was no hatred between one another as they sat.
“I appreciate your expediency for meeting me here today.” Kelbor told Malcador and the Emperor with what was a subtle fear underlying all that was spoken, “It has come to my attention, thanks to the Fabricator General of Lucius, that we have been ignoring one another for too long. As I have said before, I am here today to strengthen the ties between the Imperium and the Mechanicum.”
“That would entail that the Treaty of Olympus will be amended at the end of this conference.” The Emperor of Mankind answered Kelbor with clarification. TalOS knew that he would normally have let Malcador speak such words first, but this was supposedly a meeting between equals.
After all, an unspoken factor that TalOS and Kelbor both knew could happen if this meeting was to go wrong was a Civil War. Not in the one where Chaos fights the Imperium, but those who worship the Motive Force and its god. Only a fool would think the Imperium would get out unscathed, for such a rebellion would be the unmaking of the Empire.
All the alliances, the oaths, and debts that the Primarchs have factored within the Mechanicum and TalOS personally would come to the fore. After all, unlike those lost, the Mechanicum was something existing in every day of their centuries long lives ever since they ascended to the brotherhood.
“It will be. We of the Mechanicum understand that the times of change are upon us.” Kelbor said first and foremost, “We demand the same rights that were afforded to us in the War Council, to be recognized here. It is in the Mechanicum’s future interest to become a surrogate partner of the Imperium we have helped create.”
