Whether my design, or through the restricted movement of his armour, Enoch is both the first to start kneeling and the last to finish kneeling. 

Even if - in the same way the Auxilia knew he would one day die and be replaced - this Emperor would eventually pass away and be forgotten through the unrelenting sands of time, as a new Emperor finds his throne. For the time being, he knew respect was demanded and it would be given no matter how difficult it would be. Such thoughts gave way to a metaphor for the mission ahead.

No matter the difficulty, the Emperor's will shall be done.