Ballads of War 2x18-2x19

Meanwhile up on board the Eldar ship Menelvagor...

We cannot lose track of the Eldar plot here, as they are pushing hard to get the place, remember. The unexpected intervention of the Dark Angels is a real setback, they have come to strike from nowhere (but that's what one could legitimately expect from a Space Marines force!) and now High Farseer Ellinderelion is somehow unsettled by the turn of the events.

As he has pressing issues on that side, we are no longer sure if he's chasing Brent and El'Kais or if he's simply letting the destiny to happen, as per his predictions. As the outlaws don't know either, they better move as quickly as they can.

But the real situation is the new balance of forces. A combined force of Blood Angels and Dark Angels means a lot of problems. The Eldar had engaged a civilian settlement to divert Imperial forces, so it would become meaningless if they have those Space Marines fiddling around. We know Eldar are not prone to open battle with such odds, they cannot afford spending their lives in bare clashes of forces, every combat for them must have a purpose. Apparently the Great Harlequin has an idea. What can that be...?

To see how we came to this point, you may want to check it all HERE...