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Claim and counter-claim ensued in the aftermath of what soon became known among the Loyalists as "The Betrayal at Grief", with many blaming Huron's perfidy for the attack, claiming it as a rank treachery, while the Secessionists themselves lay the blame squarely at the door of the [[Inquisition]] as a plot to assassinate the Tyrant by covert means. Communiques sent by Legate Inquisitor Frain to his brethren within the [[Ordo Hereticus]] regarding the matter are even more open in conclusion, and do not rule out the intervention of third parties of malefic designs, parties who could do nothing but gain should the war continue and the whole region descend into bloodshed and anarchy. NOr Nor does Frain rule out the possibility of a plot by Lugft Huron whose primary target was not Lord Commander Verant Ortys, but rather his erstwhile ally Chapter Master Sartaq of the Mantis Warriors; Ortys' death merely serving to seal the assassination in a shroud of doubt for friend and foe alike. This assertion, as strange as it seems may carry the ring of truth, as evidence from the time has been uncovered of growing disquiet among the Mantis Warriors in their support for the Secession. Committed as the Mantis Warriors to protecting their fellow Maelstrom Wardens from outside aggression and defending with blood the sacred independence and rights of the Astartes, they still saw the direct judgement of the High Lords as something not to be disregarded, and rumors that had began to circle concerning the rule of the Astral Claws within their own domains had been the cause of disquiet among the Chapter for some time. Sartaq's death then, perhaps would serve to sure up the Chapter's resolve, particularly if it could be laid at the fee of an enemy Chapter, and so much better if that enemy would blame the Mantis Warriors for the death of their own.₁