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===Opening Moves===
The war for Prefectia started with a single mission, launched on the orders of [[Raven Guard]] [[Chapter Master]] [[Corvin Severax]] himself. The Raven Guard 5th Company under [[Shadow Captain]] [[Solaq]] successfully ambushed a Tau aerial convoy in low atmosphere over Prefectia, downing the personal [[Orca]] of the [[Ethereal]] [[Aun'Do]]. The Ethereal managed to eject to safety, and a frantic hunt by both sides began to see who could recover the valuable leader first. Solaq soon launched a series of interlocking raids against the Tau who were scrambling to retrieve their downed leader. However in many instances the Raven Guard was blunted by Infiltration [[Cadre]]'s of [[Shas'ui]] [[Starshroud]], who soon revealed himself to be as skilled in guerrilla war as the Raven Guard.{{Fn|1a}}
A final great clash in this hunt erupted on the ash-strewn wilderness of Prefectia, with Solaq finally cornering Aun'Do. Just as the last of the [[Ethereal Guard]] fell, the Ethereal managed to activate a force shield to protect himself long enough to be air-lifted to safety by Orca. Solaq was seething with fury.{{Fn|1a}}
At the complex, the Scars fell into another trap when Shadowsun collapsed her own Tidewall defenses onto Kor'sarro and his [[Terminator]]s using [[Stealthsuit Team]]s. They then came under attack from a [[Riptide]], forcing the Scars to call in air support and driving the Tau away.{{Fn|1b}}
Meanwhile, it was up to [[Shadow Captain]] [[Kayvaan Shrike]] to find a weakness in the Tau defenses. The heavy-defended shield zones of the [[Fortress World]] burned as eight [[Chapter]]s of Space Marines launched assaults against the forces of a dozen [[Sept]]s upon the planet. Shrike's forces under [[Chaplain]] [[Laefin Torovac]] encountered the Tau outside of Aquillon Hive and launched an ambush. Though the shocked Tau [[Hunter Cadre]] fought well, their officers were soon picked off by Raven Guard [[Scout]] snipers. However this was revealed to be a Tau tactic of misdirection, their "officers" had in fact been decoys of and a force of hidden [[Kroot]] assailed the Raven Guard, forcing them onto the defense. Calling They called in Stormtalon air support and air-dropped reinforcements, but these were intercepted by [[Razorshark]] fighters. The Raven Guard on the ground were in a desperate struggle for survival and took heavy losses.{{Fn|1c}}
===The Jaws Snap Shut===