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“Navigator Lawrence.” TalOS spoke the name of the Navigator without care, “I have been looking into your request. To develop an inhibitor so that your kind are not troubled by the presence of the Blackstone Fortress.”
The Navigator blinked a moment in surprise with his two normal eyes. At the moment TalOS noticed that the psyker was keeping his third eye close in what was likely an attempt to stave off the insanity of the Warp. It was… wise.
“We did not want to trouble you so much Lord Primarch.”
“It is Arch Dominus TalOS.” TalOS announced without subtlety. The look upon the man’s face was that of clear fear. Like he was stuck within the room with a mutant that would eat his face off. It was human, “I had heard your pleas and realized they were rational. I have heard similar among serfs and seen readings from the Skitarii. The Presence is not pleasant or healthy for a Psi-Positive species like humanity.”
The Psyker opened his mouth for a moment and then closed it. He then looked at TalOS in fear and then became confused. The Psyker seemed to finally find the word he was looking for, “That is a fine understanding you have. I had heard that your kind was intelligent in matters beyond many’s comprehension and you only proved it.”
TalOS looked at the psyker and thought to himself. The wonder if those were buttering words or a compliment swam within his head for several seconds as he weighed the options against several matrices. They arrived that it was a simple compliment addressed by a menial to their better.
As he thought this TalOS noticed subtle changes in the man’s form. Shifting and wavering from to the left until he reached the edge of his seat. As if to realize the studying of TalOS the man blurted out, “My apologies A-Arch Dominus TalOS. It's just your magnificence has no equal.”
A white lie, that is how the Machine Spirits answered TalOS upon analyzing the statement. It was an attempt to disway the Arch Dominus from taking his movements as anything other than that of a fearful man. He did not seem cornered anymore though and that meant something for TalOS.
“Understanding is the True Path to Comprehension.” TalOS spoke as he allowed his mind to work like electricity through a cord, “Comprehension is the Key to all Things. The Machine God knows All, comprehends all.”
TalOS allowed those words to sink and go through his body. He felt an ease of reality crawl through him as the Primarch allowed himself to be taken in by the divinity of dogma.
