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The bloated xenos is some kind of worm, bent in the middle like the centaurs of old Terra. Its head rises up taller than Marie.
It speaks to them in High Gothic.
"Ah, humanforms!"
"Xenos!" Valorus and his men draw their bolters in unison.
"Calmthink, humanforms! Eruditan repelfields much better than primitive weapons. Why not make tradetalk? Tradetalk benefit both Eruditans and humanforms. Eruditans much smarter than humanforms. This ship too complex for humanforms. This ship made by more advanced humanforms."
Princess Marie steps alongside Valorus. "What are you proposing to trade, xenos?"
"Humanforms necessary to operate ship. Eruditans instruct humanforms."
"Beg pardon, yer majesty." Kess is standing on the other side of Valorus. "What do they get out of teaching us anything?"
"Ship has many comforts. Eruditans will live in comfort and instruct humanforms."
>Order the Space Marines to open fire on the xenos
>Pretend to befriend the xenos and betray them later
>Write-in
