Chapter 79 The Deeper the Love, the More Severe the Blame
After a period of chaos, Galvin was sent to the medical cabin on the Soul Redeemer for further observation and treatment.
After arranging the rest of the Honor Guard and the two interceptor teams that were temporarily assigned to the joint operation, Gavins, accompanied by Captain Old Tibers, went to the command center on the bridge.
The two Grey Knights were wearing heavy Terminator tactical dreadnought power armor and walking in the passage leading to the bridge.
The heavy footsteps made a hammer-like sound on the steel floor.
The mortal crew members who were walking in the passage stopped and saluted the two after seeing them from a distance.
Gavins and Old Tibers, who were worried, had no intention of returning the salute. They changed from walking side by side to walking one in front and one behind. (The passage was too narrow, otherwise the mortal crew members would not be able to pass.)
But out of respect for these silently dedicated crew members, there is also the long-standing doctrine within the Grey Knights Chapter.
As the two of them walked past the crew members with heavy steps, they lowered their eyes hidden behind the silver goggles of the Crusader Heavy Helmets, looking down at these mortals with the unique posture of these giants, to express their respect for these mortal crew members.
No kind of dedication can be ignored, just as no kind of betrayal can be forgiven.
After the crew members who got the response stood up and walked away, the older of the two Terminators who resumed walking side by side was the first to ask.
His old voice seemed a little distorted after passing through the loudspeaker of the helmet: "So, how is the Titan. I mean, how was he injured."
After asking this question, thinking of Calvin's significance to the war group, the veteran could hardly hide his emotions.
He turned to use more formal High Gothic to blame Gavins, the captain of the Honor Guard: "Can't you protect him with all your people?"
The voice after the loudspeaker echoed in the corridor, but the owner of the other younger and taller Terminator power armor was slow to respond.
"Answer me! How do you protect the sacred Primarchs like us? How do you view your responsibilities?"
After waiting for a long time, Tibers did not get a response. In anger, he grabbed Gavins's breastplate and pushed him against the bulkhead of the corridor.
"Bang! Bang!"
The force between the two giants, after being strengthened by electromagnetic muscles, instantly created a huge roar in the steel corridor.
After pushing the other down, Tibers lowered his head and approached the fallen Gavins, saying in a low electric voice:
"If you don't cherish the glory you have. Then I am willing to help you and take it away from you."
Gavins did not resist or refute.
He just fell to the ground, as if he was still immersed in the time on the ground.
After the silver light on the eyepiece of his helmet flashed for three cycles, his voice finally came out of the helmet at the last second before Tabers lost his patience:
"Titan has his own choice. Titan has his own consciousness."
Gavins seemed to have figured something out, and he came out of his dazed state.
He stood up slowly and firmly from the ground. During this time, Tabers had been looking at him coldly with his hands folded on his chest not far away, as if waiting for his further explanation.
And Gavins did not disappoint him, he regained his own will.
After standing up, Gavins' figure disappeared instantly. After receiving the signal of full output, the servo of the Terminator power armor frantically output the energy in the power backpack to the electromagnetic muscle bundle.
Tibers didn't even have time to react. He was thrown out by Gavins' powerful force, weighing more than one ton with his armor.
A more violent impact than Tabers' previous attack was returned to Tabers by Gavins.
After all, this is a champion swordsman, a leader in the Grey Knights, and a paladin who is perfect in both military power and psychic power.
After such a power came out of confusion, how could an ordinary Grey Knight veteran who had been commanding on the ship for his whole life resist his anger?
Gavins gently moved his shoulders. The charge just now made his shoulder armor a little strange.
He walked slowly to the veteran who had temporarily lost his combat effectiveness, stretched out his hand and pulled him up.
Then he said to Tabers at a distance almost face to face:
"First, please respect my duties. Second, I am not the nanny of the Primarch, and he, Titan, is not a child who needs protection. He has his own obligations and awareness that he must bear. All I have to do is to implement his will. On this point, there is no need for you or anyone else to question it! Last but not least, thank you for your reminder. I really shouldn't be confused at any time."
Tabers smiled behind his helmet, that's right.
His previous sudden attack had multiple meanings.
On the one hand, he was indeed saddened that the Primarch was injured in his first battle.
But this was far from all, because he understood that as a Grey Knight, he should live on the battlefield of the Empire against the demons, so injuries and even death were never unacceptable.
If the Grey Knights were like this, how much more should they be the role model for all Grey Knights and protect their "father" both mentally and physically?
His real anger came from another side. What he could not tolerate was Gavins's loss of consciousness after his return.
This means that Gavins, the leader of the Honor Guard who has lived and fought together for a long time, still does not understand Calvin's nature well enough.
He cannot fully accept the significance of Calvin's choice to sacrifice himself in this battle, so he lost consciousness.
And the loss of consciousness itself is a manifestation of his weak will!
How can people trust such a guard leader!
How can the veterans of the Grey Knights trust the safety of the Primarch to such an unsteady person at the most critical moment?
Fortunately, Gavins recovered very quickly, and he should have been only a step away from understanding Calvin's thoughts.
A little later, even a little later.
He would really lose the trust of Tibers as a veteran of the Chapter.
You know, as a veteran captain, Tibers was sent by the Grand Master Council to cooperate with Calvin and his team in the battle.
Such a critical position means that he cannot only have the task of commanding the regular operations.
While observing the characteristics and personality tendencies of the Primarch, it is one of his responsibilities to correct and help as much as possible.
As the eyes of the Grand Master Council, it is his job to closely observe and examine whether the people around the Primarch are responsible and competent!
So no matter how brilliant Gavins' past resume is, or how outstanding his past military exploits are.
Once his will is negatively judged by Tibers, then what awaits him can only be quietly transferred.
Before the Primarch Calvin really grows up, there will be countless eyes in the regiment closely watching everything around him.
It may be a veteran like Tibers, or a bystander like Bishop Klein who has a close relationship with the Grey Knights and shares weal and woe, or even a mortal crew member who has been proven to be loyal.
Their eyes are always paying attention to everything around Calvin, and they will report truthfully to the Grand Master Council afterwards.
All possible unstable factors, all possible loopholes, all possible sources that may threaten the growth of the Primarch's personality and safety.
Past history has made the veterans of the Grey Knights clearly know how irresponsible it is to let the Primarch grow up completely freely like the Emperor!
This kind of thing must not happen again to the Grey Knights' Primarch!
"Emperor, today, 39 thousand years later, the Grey Knights, and even the entire Empire, only have this one sapling left."
Watching Gavins's footsteps leaving in front of him, Grey Knights veteran Tibers muttered...