Ferrum had finished inspecting and performing the maintenance rites of the rhinos, commanding his servators to regroup with him. As they grouped up behind him, Ferrum took a quick look at the time indicator on his HUD. He had a few more moments before the meeting with the rest of the command squad took place. Giving a quick nod to his fellow marines who would use the rhinos in the coming battle, Ferrum made his way into the cathedral that housed their HQ. As he walked, he thought of his charge, brother-captain Vergil. Though the tech-marine was originally assigned to maintain his dreadnought-encased brother, brother-captain Vergil made sure that Ferrum's duties were to the whole of the company. Ferrum gladly accepted this and has only barked at a total of three brothers about their equipment or such. Ferrum was also asked by the brother-captain to make some necessary adjustments to civilian vehicles, as the local tech priests were few and didn't agree with the mutilation of said vehicles. Honestly, Ferrum hoped the machine spirits weren't in too much pain, but it was a necessary as the PDF lacked proper transports for both persons and ammunition.
That also reminded Ferrum that he needed to check on the company's ammunition supplies, to make sure everything is accounted for and ready for use. Though he may be given the charge of handing out said supplies for the company over the coming siege, Ferrum planned on letting his servators do that duty as he watched over brother Vergil.
Upon meeting the rest of the command squad, Ferrum gave a neural-command to his servators to wait a distance away. Ferrum didn't want to risk having them record or witness the meeting. If they were captured and their data-banks or minds read, the enemy could gain an upper-hand. When the servators had left, Ferrum gave a nod to Vergil as the rest of the squad prepared itself and the Govenor and PDF command arrived. Ferrum wondered if the local PDF knew about the reasons for the Mortificators abandonment, he was a bit suspicious that they might have similar views to the Mortificators about the Lamenters. How did they view these suspicions? Ferrum simply hoped the act of the Mortificators would fall back on their own heads as failure to do what they were bred to do; fight the enemies of the Emperor.
The red and yellow tech-marine shoved these thoughts aside, they were the kind that could bring doubt. He did his best not to think of such things in general, he was a tech-marine, not a captain or even a sergeant. Ferrum would not think more than his charge unless asked, or there was something that needed attention.
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