[@Wraithblade6]

Inquisitor Varius steppled his fingers together and walked over to pour himself a glass of water, talking as he did.

[i]"Curiosity, an uncommon trait in an Astartes outside of the arts of war. I'll indulge in what I know. Our Ordo was honestly, nothing of significance prior to current circumstances. We were a Ordo Minoris of the Inquisition, tasked with investigating and studying the effects of time manipulation on the Warp. I don't know how or what specifically happened, but our entire Ordo jumped forward in time by many millennia and found ourselves in a crumbling Imperium with foes new and old. That was many centuries ago though, I, and everyone else in the Ordo Chronos are merely descendants of those original time travellers, who trained the next generation of Inquisitors from their own progeny or via adoption into the Ordo, just as we do now to carry on their legacy and teachings. Any rumours of us individuals specifically being shadows out of time left by an Imperium write bold on history have been greatly exaggerated. Not that Alexius cares much to dispel such rumours. He believes . . . they are beneficial to us even though they aren't entirely true. I can speak much of what we have recorded on the Imperium before our ancestors' transition, as they knew it. We took great care to record it for their own legacy as much as ours."[/i]

He took a long draught of his drink before walking back, his glass still in hand.

[i]"As for such matters as [b]those[/b] Captain, as much as they may be intriguing conversation, I regret that only Master Alexius is able to grant liberty to speak on the matters of what our Ordo studies . . . especially in regards to our more "long-term" studies. You must understand that the power such knowledge holds is not only merely one of raw strength and power, but of will and faith as well. And blessed is the mind too small for doubt . . . Perhaps he will deign to discuss such things with you himself, but what I can tell you is that it has become an incredibly more fickle and difficult thing to study at the present compared to in the past, due to the general state of the Warp, let alone our current status. We've actually set about other priorities as our main focuses for now, particularly with trying to regain our status and position as the new foundation of the Inquisition in this Imperium Reborn."[/i]

[@Dannyrulx]

Inquisitor Varius was surprised to see the mercenary Ritske slip in moments behind Captain Lattore without a servitor escort. The fact that it meant she had merely followed Lattore and his escort through the ship from the teleport to him raised some very serious concerns he'd have to give to Alexius later . . . on top of the other concerns with the fleet. Not to mention the fact it was an embarrassment for the Ordo that could play out badly if not handled carefully, and Alexius would not tolerate being embarrassed by his own Ordo when he got back, not even to a mercenary.

Varius promptly turned to address the Mercenary as she was causally smoking after he finished his initial replies to Lattore's curious questions.

[i]"Lady Ritske, Inquisitor Varius Malodrax, I apologize to you too at the lack of a proper escort. As I was telling the good captain, internal problems are causing some hiccups in the system, so to speak. All the same, I am to attend you both until Master Alexius returns and he can receive you. Is there anything you desire? Or have you any concerns or questions you'd care to discuss here?"[/i]