A slightly smaller Mess

"I'm here, I'm here"

"What....happened? I...I don't..."

"....I think you're a saint"

"...wh-wha..."*she coughs as she tries to sit up*

*He helps her sit up*
"Y....you were dead"

"...wh-what?"

"You got stabbed in the heart..."

her eye widens as she frantically looks down at her chest...to see the scar and blood that prove him right
"I.....I...."

"You're alive!"
*He's obviously relieved*

"I...I am!"

*He smiles*

she's clearly in shock...cause ya know...she died

*hug*

she hugs back, trembling a little, breathing heavily

*Very long hug*
"We're nearly safe"

he feels something on his shoulder
Tears
From her eye.

"It's alright"

"thankyou....thankyou so much...." *more*

"You're welcome"
*Yeah....it ain't stopping soon*

Tyren: "I don't know how you do it."

Hera: *Kisses him* "That's what worries me."

Akira: "I did say That didn't I?..."

Lyanna: what?

Charles just gives her that grin again before kissing her back, followed by him walking away again

*hug continues for a bit then*

Tyren: "Keep going without... a purpose. Beyond revenge."

Hera: "Madman..."

Lyanna: My duty's my purpose at this point.

*meanwhile with charles n such, skip a couple of hours?*

*Sure (Laurence is still making a fire ship, i hope you know that)*

Tyren: "What is your duty anymore?"

*Suddenly Laurence's ship and the hammer detect several new ships in system....out of god damn nowhere*

Lyanna: Serve the warsmith. Fight the long war.

Tyren: *Sighs, and drinks*

Laurence: +Someone get me a sitrep, i want to know who the fuck they are and why!+

Byrne: +Unidentified ships, Please identify.+

Lyanna drinks also

+*a harsh, semi mechanical voice replies* This is Captain Scipio of the Ark Mechanicum; Byzantine Wrath. I believe you require our assistance+

Byrne: +Praise the Omnissiah. This is Captain Byrne of the Dauntless light cruiser Emnity. That we do.+

Tyren: "Lyanna, i should leave..." *She can see he's seriously conflicted.*

+Indeed... We require a full situation report, as well as the location of inquisitor Charles von Carstien. My lord Archmagos requires to speak with him.+

Lyanna: leave?

Byrne: +I'll have a full report sent, Inquisitor Von Carstein is aboard his own vessel+

Tyren: "We're both failing our duties here."

+Roger that. Moving in to escort formation.+
As they do so, a shuttle is launched from the ark, headed for charles' ship
*meanwhile, Charles n hera be watching this from his bridge
He's grinning like a madman again*

Lyanna: oh sod duty for tonight.

Hera: "You crafty bastard... how did you get them here so fast?"

Tyren: "I suppose one night out of a few million can't hurt."

Charles: You're familiar with the eldar webway?

Lyanna: I was going against my duty when I helped you in the first place.

Tyren: "I'm thankful for it." *Shakes his head* "But duty binds us all in the end."

Hera: "Vaguely."

Lyanna: I know...I know.

Charles: well lets just say My friends aboard that ship have managed to gain some level of...access to it. Access that is itself a closely guarded secret, known only by their closest allies. Such as myself.

Laurence: +I don't care how you pulled this shit off, Charles, but you're a magnificent bastard.+

Tyren: "How does this end...?"

+You're welcome *chuckles* now if you wouldn't mind getting your arse over to my ship, there's someone you'll need to meet about to pay me a visit+

Lyanna: who knows

+*Chuckles, and ends the call*+

Tyren: "Perhaps... I could... no... no."

Charles: *turns to Hera* Am I good or what?

Lyanna: what?

Hera: "You're damn good."

Tyren: "For a moment... i... Contemplated turning traitor."

Charles: I know *winks before walking over and kissing her all romantic like*

Lyanna:..don't do that for my sake.

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