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Rubio was able to sense the Custodian's death, and Varren cursed that he missed the signs. They agreed that Rakishio and his men were innocent, and they realized that they couldn't contact the other World Eaters for support. At that moment, Hakeem broad casted across the vox that Rakishio killed the Custodian, and that the White Scars would seize control. Garro stated that they had to return to the ''Nolandia'' to stop the chaos, and Varren joined them. In a panic, the flotilla splintered. The refugees rioted and killed the crew of the cruiser ''Sylvinus'', a mutiny was put down on the barge ''Tessen'' but lost life support, and other ships began to contemplate fleeing. The ''Sylvinus'' and the ''Tessen'' crashed into each other, which caused the other ships to break. The ''Nolandia'', obeying Khorarinn's final orders, begins systematically destroying each ship as Garro finally found the vox-array, which was filled with the dead crew and the systems set to jam communication. He speculated that it was probably the Techmarine's action like the alteration of the hololith recording.{{fn|2f}}
They are confronted by a squad of White Scars as Hakeem taunts them over the vox that he executed Varren's men. Though the White Scars outnumbered the three, Varren tore the traitor Marines apart with his power sword and fists in a fit of rage. The three moved on, and Rubio used his powers to blast the ratings that were loyal to Hakeem. Garro told them that they must go get to the ''Nolandia'', but Varren believed that it was cowardly. Instead, Varren wanted to kill all of the traitors or die trying, and Rubio said they had an option that they could get to the ''Nolandia'' and Varren would still have his vengeance but that it would take them deeper into the ship. They made their way to Khorarinn's body, and they were horrified by the seen scene as Rubio marked the names of those who died. They are soon confronted by Hakeem and the remaining White Scars, and Hakeem taunted Rubio as to his powers being weak. Garro accused Hakeem, and Hakeem explained that they must to join with the Warmaster and his vision. They would push back against the Imperial bureaucracy, which was weak. Garro questions Jaghatai Khan's loyalty, and Hakeem admits that they were in a minority amongst his legion.{{fn|2f}}
Hakeem attacked Garro's loyalty, his religious fervor in supporting the Emperor. At Varren's word, the three warriors charged. Rubio blasted the White Scars with his powers, including the Techmarine, and Hakeem engaged Garro and Varren with his twin power swords. Hakeem gravely underestimated the World Eater's fury and the Death Guard's skill, falling back once he has lost an eye to Varren's sword and had both of his own snapped in two by ''LibertaLibertas''s. Once he broke free, he ordered his men to kill the loyalists with their boltguns, but Rubiofinally Rubio finally found Khorarinn's teleport homer and activated it, allowing them to escape. Once back, Garro ordered the ''Nolandia'' to send the true accounts of what took place then to stop firing except on the ''Daggerline'', after Varren said that they should be destroyed as punishment.{{fn|2f}}
Once they returned to Luna, Malcador questioned Garro as to what took place, and Malcador praised Garro and said that his trust was well founded. Garro pushed back some, saying that the innocent should not have died, and Malcador said they no longer had that luxury. He also told Garro that a single ship slipped through, possibly holding an agent of Horus, and he had already ordered others to deal with the matter. Rubio entered with Varren, all clad in the same color , drab-coloured armor, and Varren said that he would serve the Emperor, and Malcador said that they would deal with the same problems with traitors and loyalists in the future.{{fn|2f}}
===Part Two: The Shield===
