Inquisitor Alexius listened to Emperor Gregori's orders, he shook his head and silently sighed, returning his attention to looking out at the Forge-World below.

One of the one of the various crew aides, orderlies who perform the various odd-jobs aboard [i]Saint's Chariot[/i], walked onto the bridge and approached the Master of the Inquisition, a folded sheet of paper in his hand only roughly bigger than his palm.

"Master Inquisitor? Communique from the Ordo."

Alexius looked over briefly and took the small note in his hand, the aide retreating from the room promptly. This communication method was extremely primitive, but it was one of the few ways to keep a message more secret with the right people involved rather than just regular vox channels. And this was a message he did intend to keep to himself, it was from Inquisitor Malodrax, the Inquisitor he had on Special Assignment within the Starfort of the Relictors. Officially, Malodrax was not there, and certainly not operating under Alexius' orders, but unofficially he was Alexius' eyes and ears within the ship and over the Relictors for at least this operation.

He hadn't received any messages from him until now, as was expected. Special Assignment dictated only communication when absolutely necessary, and only to Master Alexius through particular channels. The message itself was short and simple:

[i]Lattore and Co. engaged with Rogue Astartes against the Archenemy on Forge-Moon Surface. Heavy Resistance. Communications suggest some foes of Daemonic nature, Dark Mechanicus involvement hypothesized. Maintaining Assignment.[/i]

Alexius glanced up and over at the others in the room before folding up the note into his coat and looking over at Emperor Gregori.

"[color=00a651]Seems my people may have uncovered some potential other factors at play down on the Moon. The Relictors rushed to the aid of fellow Astartes down there, a Rogue Chapter of former loyalists by appearances, and may both be facing forces of the Warp. These Astartes must have struck a bargain with the Mechanicus to have been fighting down there before our arrival, and obviously these Heretics are more than just a mere insurrection, even though it may have started with Traitors from within the Magos' circle. Who knows? Maybe it'll help give us an angle in our negotiations?[/color]"