Ballads of War 2x20-2x21

Here we go again, with our favourite man in a cloak...

It's only now, like ten years later, that I wonder why would anybody keep the hood on when inside a building. Specially such a dark hall. I guess I shouldn't follow that train of tought, or else I'll be wondering just afterwards why would anybody wear a creepy clown mask at all times...

Well, anyway, the important thing is that the Harlequin and Cypher are about to negotiate. The Great Harlequin's logic dictates that the Dark Angels are a nuisance as they are pursuing Cypher. If he left, the Marines would do so as well, so the Eldar could take over the mausoleum. But Cypher doesn't look quite prone to that course of action. Will he be able to convince the Fallen Angel that the sarcophagus will be safe with the Eldar? The key here is if the Harlequin, a warden of the knowledge of the mythical Black Library, has something to bargain with...

In the meanwhile, we can see another kind of diplomacy. Relationships between Space Marines Chapters are not always as smooth as it would be desirable for the profit of the Imperium. Interrogator Chaplain Asmodai doesn't look too happy of the news he's being updated with. 'What, you have you own men there inside?' 'What, there were civilians?' 'My secrets, my secrets!!' Man, you can see him sweating there inside that helmet, his teeth clenching.

More mysteries unveiled on next installment! All previous stuff, as usual, can be found HERE.