After the chaos ended, Calvin was sent to the medical cabin on the Revenant Redeemer for further observation and treatment.
Gavins, after arranging the rest of the Honor Guard and the two Interceptor teams temporarily deployed for joint operations, accompanied by Captain Elder Tabers, went to the command center of the bridge.
Both Gray Knights wore heavy Terminator tactical dreadnought power armor and were walking in the passage leading to the bridge.
Heavy footsteps made a sound like a hammer on the steel floor.
The mortal crew members who were walking towards each other in the passage all stopped and saluted the two of them after seeing them in the distance.
Neither Gavins nor Old Tabers, who were too worried, had the intention to return the favor. They changed from walking side by side to one behind the other. (The passage was too narrow, otherwise the mortal crew would not be able to pass.)
But out of respect for these silently dedicated crew members, and the long-standing dogma within the Gray Knights Chapter.
When the two of them passed by these crew members with heavy steps, they lowered their eyes hidden behind the silver eyepieces of the Crusader heavy helmets and looked down at these mortals with the unique posture of these giants to express their same feelings for these mortal crew members.
Respect.
No dedication can be ignored, just as no betrayal can be forgiven.
After the crew members got up and walked away after receiving the response, Tabos, the elder 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 helmet's loudspeaker: "So, what happened to Titan. I mean, how was he injured."
After asking this question, the veteran couldn't hide his emotions when thinking about Calvin's significance to the Chapter.
He turned to use more formal Gothic to criticize Gavins, the captain of the honor guard: "Is it possible that you, the people, are not able to protect him?"
The voice converted by the loudspeaker echoed in the corridor, but the owner of another younger and taller Terminator power armor failed to respond.
"Respond to me! How do you protect our sacred Primarchs! How do you view your responsibilities?"
After waiting for a long time, Tybus failed to get a response. In anger, he burst out and grabbed Gavins' breastplate and pushed him down against the bulkhead of the corridor.
"Boom~! Boom!"
The force between the two giants, strengthened by electromagnetic muscles, created a moment of violence that sparked a huge roar in the steel corridor.
After pushing the opponent down, Tabos lowered his head close to the fallen Gavins and said 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, seemingly 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 from the helmet at the last second before Tabos 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 sluggish state.
He stood up from the ground slowly but firmly. During this time, Tabers kept looking at him coldly with his arms folded not far away, as if waiting for his further explanation.
And Gavins did not disappoint him, he rediscovered his own will.
After standing up, Gavins' figure disappeared instantly. After receiving the full output signal, the servo of the Terminator power armor frantically outputted the energy in the power backpack toward the electromagnetic muscle bundle.
Tibos didn't even have time to react. He weighed more than a ton, including his body and armor, and was thrown out by Gavins' powerful force.
A more violent impact than Tabos's previous attack was sent back to Tabos by Gavins.
After all, this is a champion swordsman, a leader in the Gray Knights, a paladin who has reached perfection in both force and spirituality.
After getting out of confusion with such power, how could his anger be resisted by an ordinary Gray Knight veteran who has spent his whole life as a commander on a ship?
Gavins moved his shoulders slightly. The charge just now made his shoulder armor look strange.
He slowly walked up to the veteran who had temporarily lost his fighting ability, stretched out his hand and pulled him up.
Then he said to Tabers at a distance that was almost face to face:
"First, please respect my responsibilities. Second, I am not the nanny of the Primarch, and he, the 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 implement
His will. There is no need for you or anyone else to question this! Finally, thank you for your reminder. I really shouldn’t be confused at any time.”
Tabers' face hidden behind his helmet smiled, that's right.
His previous outbursts had multiple meanings.
On the one hand, he was really sad that the original body was injured in the first battle.
But this is far from all, because he understands that as a Gray Knight, he should live on the battlefield of the empire to resist evil, so injury or even death is never unacceptable.
This is true for the Gray Knights, not to mention the "father" who serves as a role model for all Gray Knights and protects them both spiritually and physically?
His real anger came from another aspect. What he couldn't tolerate was Gavins' lack of concentration after his return.
This means that Gavins, as the leader of the Honor Guard who lived and ate together for a long time and fought together, still did not understand the nature of Calvin enough.
He still couldn't fully accept the significance of Calvin's choice to sacrifice himself in this battle, so he lost his mind.
And the lack of concentration itself is a manifestation of his lack of firm will!
How can one rest assured with such a guard leader!
How can the veterans of the Gray Knights safely entrust the safety of the original body to such an unstable person at the most critical moment?
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Fortunately, Gavins recovered very quickly, and he should have been just a hair away from figuring out Calvin's idea.
A little later, even a little bit later.
He is about to truly lose the trust of Tabos, a veteran of the Chapter.
You must know that as a veteran captain, Tybus was sent by the Grand Master Council to cooperate with Calvin and his team.
Such a key position means that it is impossible for him to only have regular command and combat tasks.
While observing the characteristics and personality trends of the original body, it is one of his responsibilities to provide correction 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 original body are fulfilling their responsibilities and whether they are competent!
So no matter how glorious Gavins' past resume is and how outstanding his past military exploits are.
Once Tabers makes a negative judgment on his will, all that awaits him is to be quietly transferred away.
Before the Primarch Calvin has truly grown up, there will be countless pairs of eyes in the war group that closely watch everything around him.
It may be a veteran like Tybus, or a bystander like Bishop Klein who has a close relationship with the Gray Knights, or even a mortal crew member who has proven his loyalty.
Their eyes are paying attention to everything around Calvin all the time, and they will report truthfully to the Grand Master Council afterwards.
All possible unstable factors, all possible loopholes, all sources that may lead to the growth of the original body's personality and threats to its safety.
Past history has made it clear to the veterans of the Gray Knights how irresponsible it is for the Emperor to develop a completely free-range growth process for the original body!
This must not happen again with the Gray Knights' Primarch!
"Your Majesty the Emperor, today in the 39th millennium, the entire Gray Knights, and even the entire empire, only have this one sapling."
Watching Gavins leave in front of him, Gray Knight veteran Tabos murmured...