"Originally, I wanted to give you a medal, but Talos, you are too famous. I was afraid of being recognized."
Hearing Soshyan's words, Talos smiled and picked up the teacup handed over by Veronica, took a sip and shook his head.
"This thing is not important."
Then he looked at Soshyan.
"In addition to asking you to end the expedition, the special envoy probably has other things to do, right?"
Soshyan, who was sitting on a chair in regular clothes, blinked.
"Did you see it?"
Talos shrugged.
"No."
"Well, he asked me to go to Terra."
Talos didn't seem surprised at all and just nodded.
"It can probably be guessed, and the special envoy also said that he would hang the flag of the Astral Knights on Terra. It is definitely impossible for him to bring a flag back. What else?"
Soshiyang picked up the tea cup and took a sip to moisten his throat, then whispered:
"The Imperial Guard is here too."
Talos was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then pondered for a few seconds, and finally sighed softly and said:
"They asked you to go to the palace?"
Soshyan nodded.
"Yes, I asked why, but they didn't speak. I asked whose order it was, but they still didn't speak. If it weren't for their size and Faisal's guarantee, I would have even thought they were fake."
"Of course they won't say that, because no one can order the Custodes unless"
Talos looked at Soshyan's fingers that kept stroking the tea cup and changed the subject.
"Soshyan, you are a little nervous."
"I uh."
"You don't know what they want you to do, you don't know who they want you to meet, but in fact you may have some guesses in your mind, but I think things may not be what you think, and besides, you are not
I have never seen a deceiver."
"The confused one."
After thinking for a moment, Soshiyang said cautiously:
".Does it really have to be Him?"
Talos suddenly laughed.
"That's certainly not the case."
"Um?"
"Although I have never seen the Emperor with my own eyes, no matter in terms of his behavior or conversation, he is far from the Emperor I have known and known in the past. This is still the issue, the factors that determine a person's personality, or self.
What is it? Memory? Or the so-called soul? Or his character and worldview?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't get me wrong, I just heard that some people on Terra use the so-called Emperor Tarot cards to communicate with a certain existence, but I think that existence is definitely not the Beguiler, because he does not need to use this method.
Came to find you."
"Well, it seems that only when we get there will we know who asked these unarmored Imperial Guards to summon me."
Talos stared at Soshyan, and then easily broke through his pretended relaxed expression.
"Soshiyang, your nervousness does not actually come from this matter."
Soshiyang's expression froze at first, and after a moment of silence, he nodded and said:
"Actually, it doesn't matter what happens to me. I'm worried about the future of the gray marrow of the Chapter. I can already feel that this power is not something I can easily control. It will even affect those warriors who have been implanted with the gray marrow.
"
As he spoke, he stared down at his palm, and a flash of bright silver could be vaguely seen along the line of his palm.
"I don't know if Terra is the end of this ancient plan. If so, what about the others? What about those warriors? What will happen to them? To be honest, brother, I regret letting them implant this thing now.
Maybe maybe maybe it would be better if everything stopped with me? But if this is His plan, how can I not carry it out as an Astartes? Amnak has been hinting to me that this plan has bad intentions,
But what can I do? Everything I have is given by Him. I can’t be a traitor, but I don’t want to implicate other people. The soldiers are innocent. They don’t know anything. They shouldn’t be involved in this.
"In ancient plans"
After hearing this, Talos raised his head slightly, crossed his arms and thought for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and said:
"Soshyan, do you like playing chess?"
After hearing this, Soshiyang was slightly startled, then shook his head.
"No, unless there's nothing to do, but you know that's almost impossible."
"But you are in a chess game every day."
When the other party said this, Soshyan immediately fell into deep thought, staring at himself reflected in the amber liquid surface in the cup in his hand.
"So now you are just a pawn held by an invisible hand at your fingertips. You are helpless but unable to make your own decisions. However, every decision made by others may make you fall into the abyss. Unless you stop at the original point,
Otherwise, no one knows what will happen next. So, what can a pawn do in the chess game?"
"perhaps."
After pondering for a moment, Soshyan whispered:
"Only move forward."
Talos raised his chin.
"Soshyan, have you ever thought about your own ending?"
After a long silence, Soshiyang said slowly:
"Thought about it."
"how is it like?"
"Like those heroes recorded in history, who fell in a great battle and were buried in the tomb of the Chapter's monastic fortress, lying with their brother martyrs."
"What now?"
"I became the leader of the Chapter, possessing incredible power, supported by everyone, and attracted much attention."
"Um."
Talos changed his sitting posture and looked more lazy. Then he tilted his head to one side and looked at the ceiling.
"When I was still a child, I longed to be a hero. That was also my mother's hope. When I became a member of the Legion, I firmly believed that fate was favoring me. When Charles died, I firmly believed that I would be spiritually inspired.
My family was killed in an unknown world, but now I am still alive, although I am still a traitor who is hated by gods and ghosts, and I am alone. So you see, even if you know about fate, you can't help it."
Then, he lowered his head and looked at Soshyan.
"But we can still choose to act according to our own will, so Soshiyang, remember my words, even if we face the real gods, we can at least have a clear conscience. We can leave regrets, but we hope to have no regrets. Even if we face the real gods, we can at least have a clear conscience.
Just a pawn who can only move forward."
After more than ten seconds, Soshyan nodded silently.
"But, I'm afraid that's not all you're worried about, right?"
Hearing Talos's seemingly pointed words, Soshyan showed an awkward expression on his face, and finally decided to tell the truth to his most trusted friend.
"And Veronica, she, she, she's pregnant."
After Talos heard this, he didn't say anything and just tapped the table with his fingers.
This made Soshyan confused.
"Aren't you surprised?"
"Strange? As far as the situation between you and her is concerned, nothing that happens will make me feel strange now. It's just that I suddenly thought that this timing is a bit too coincidental."
"you mean"
"As soon as she had a child, someone asked you to go to Terra. Although this may be a coincidence, it is too far to say this. Congratulations on becoming a father."
Soshyan smiled bitterly.
"Are you making fun of me, brother?"
"I'm very serious. After all, I am also a witness to your marriage."