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The other occasion was the Second Siege itself, in 999.M41. Cain had by that time retired and made Perlia his home, teaching at a Schola Progenium on the western continent, in a mountainous village near the planetary capital of Havensdown. Meeting with the rogue trader Orelius, whom he had met at Gravalax, Cain discovered that there was a Chaos force headed in the direction of Perlia, having overrun two neighboring systems. It was Cain's suspicion (and Vail's as well, as she had sent Orelius to meet with Cain) that the Chaos horde and their leader, Warmaster Varan the Undefeatable, had their sights set on the Shadowlight. Called once again to defend Perlia, Cain coordinated with the commanders of the Planetary and System Defense Forces, appearing in pictcasts calling for civilians to join the militia, and leading attacks against Chaos insurgents, culminating in a final showdown with Varan himself. Though Cain succeeded in killing Varan and effectively ending the Second Siege, the Shadowlight was taken by a [[necron]] scouting party, persumably to destroy it. From the Necrons' actions Cain and Amberly Vail theorize that the Shadowlight may have been built by the Ancients in order to combat the necrons, who have a documented fear of the warp and psychic powers.