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[Silhar]

No... Not that fanatic again, Khaine damn her !..., thought the Eldar, still crouched behind the pile of scrap. The last cursed thing we would demand right there and right now...
In a few quick, soft steps he moved slightly to the left, hoping the wall's corner shall provide him enough coverage if it comes to a shootout. With an aware sweeping glance he checked the room he was in, seeking for any possible ways to escape this trap. It seemed like they'll stand no chance against the armed Skitarii troopers... and that half woman - half machine leading them.
The Eldar hoped that his mates were be able to bluff their way outside. Nobody there would get over his prejudice to listen to any of his kin. And Elirenn was just the best proof.

[Marcus Constantine]

Before Laz could reply, Marcus said angrily

"Yes Myrmidion Alexis. You have just uncovered our foul plan" -after a pause he added - "We are conspiring with the heretics. You have unraveled our insidious plan, that involves killing few of the heretics, disarming all of them, and interrogating them. This way, when some of them are dead, and all are disarmed, we have greater fire power!"

"I would rather ask the same question to you, which would be completely pointless. As the guardsman said, we are securing resources and retrieving stolen material. And these men - I really hope - possess a LOT of useful information to the inquisition."

[Gargulec]

'I was leading the striketeam of Divine Light Of Sollex, Acolyte' replied Alexis. She raised one of her bolter-armed servo-arms and aimed it at DuPont. 'Also' she added 'I am here to announce that after three voting Magistrum Magnum has elected Arch-Magos Xavier Solona of Divine Light for the Captain of the fleet. Thereby, Alpha Brotherhood and Magna Fellowship were declared deviated from the only righteous path of God In The Machine, and all their members are now Excommunicated Traitors, who are to be cleansed on sight. Step aside, Acolytes, for I am here as the emanation of Omnissiah wrath, and should you try to protect the vile and foul, you will perish along with them!['/i]

[Xander Morhaime]

Halsted looked over at DuPont and gave an idle shrug, then turned back to the Myrmidon once more. "With all due respect, try to see reason in our actions. Let us have him, and our staff will be sure to extract useful information from him. The extent of his contacts and network, for example. Of course, for your cooperation we would share such knowledge as soon as we retrieved it..."

[Marcus Constantine]

"As far as I remember, Omnissiah is present in knowledge, which can be found in both flesh and circuits. Although Mr. DuPont here was declared a heretic, he still has some knowledge. And this knowledge is very important to us, the Inquisition and I wouldn't be surprised if it is also important to you. Killing him would be an act of incredible stupidity, since he is standing right here, disarmed and his morals are crushed. Shouldn't Omnissiah ban such daft act? Well, I am no expert on that field. But, certainly, to Inquisition killing disarmed men is at least suspicious."

[Xander Morhaime]

"It's only suspicious if you go to all the bother of disarming them only to shoot them without proper interrogation first, preacher," Halsted corrected.

[Marcus Constantine]

"Ha! Good one, good one. You seem to listen really carefully."

Marcus paused

"It would be a complete nonsense to disarm them and shoot them... Without proper interrogation"

[Silhar]

"Indeed.", added the Eldar, putting on a hood and then taking a step out of his cover. He held his shotgun with both hands, but did not raise it. "I draw you attention to the fact you are at the moment interrupting our investigation, the fact surely up to be protocolled and presented to our masters. Not to mention that lust for both acolytes and their witnesses' blood, which is... strange... for a worshipper of the Omnissiah and a righteous Imperial citizen. It is not that I am suggesting something, the situation is just plain bizzare. Am I right, brothers ?", he pronounced slowly with a careful, extraordinary diction.

[Marcus Constantine]

"Nothing needs to be added, everything has been said"

[Xander Morhaime]

"Aside from the "brothers" bit, xeno..." Halsted muttered under his breath.

[Gargulec]

The Myrmidon stopped for a while, yet his weapons were still readied. Then, all of sudden she emitted a long, high sound, and fired three times.

All of DuPont's servants were killed instantly. Yet, DuPont himself was not even scratched.

'Your cogitations are correct' said Alexis, ordering his skitarii to make sure that DuPont's men were really dead. Few shots from their hellguns latter, she added 'I only expect that you will return him to us, so we can purify him properly, and use his flesh still.

After that she turned away and left you with still DuPont still shaken due to sudden death of his comrades.

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50XP for Marcus, Silharriel and Tobias for their glibness and speechcraft.

[Xander Morhaime]

Halsted let out a dry chuckle underneath his mask, shaking his head as he looked to DuPont. "I really hope you'll have some interesting things to say, for your sake..." he said, then turned to the rest of the group. "Right. Let's go recover Laz's kit and get out of here, this planet's charm is really starting to wear thin."

[Marcus Constantine]

Marcus lowered his head. That wasn't honorable. A complete idiotic death, just to fill the bloody satisfaction of the damned machines. Not to mention that Marcus was the one that granted protection. Not to DuPont only, but all his men.

"DAMN IT!"

[Silhar]

"Worry not, holy one. You have not thought that they would be released free afterwards, am I right ?...", said Silharriel silently, while walking at the Constantine's side. His face had a bitter look. "They themselves would not do it for you, trust me."
That was not really what he believed in, though. Those men were guilty of almost killing him, yes, but to die in a such unexpectable, unpredictable and senseless way ? His words were rather an effect of shock than a reasonable thought. Suddenly, he realized.

And how dare you thinking, foolish one, that if those have died, you'd make it out alive ?, the strange sense blinked in his mind. Did you really believe that woman over you, when she promised freedom ? Lies, lies, nothing but lies for naive fools ! You and your comrades are going to die as those poor souls died. Blind one, there's so much to learn yet, indeed...

This is when the inhuman was more humane than Terra's men. He was walking behind others, his head kept low.

[Marcus Constantine]

"Releasing the free is one thing, not interrogating and killing them like Orks is the other." Marcus replied

Marcus slowly shook his head "Never less... We still have got work to do. It hurts that they got executed that way but probably with the strength of those damn machines they would get mauled in a second."

He turned to DuPont "At least you are alive"