"She's using xenos technology now? Well well, maybe I've been an influence of her after all." There's satisfaction in Vael's voice. Some wars were fought in hearts and minds. "How far we've come from dogmaticism. Eventually I'll make my point clear - the priests of the Master of Fates and the Master of Machines have more in common than we have differences."

But, later, eventually.

"Air forces do not stay in the air forever. They need refueling, and people need rest. That is a point of weakness. I'll lead an infiltration team in a stealth strike. And the other forces will need to provide a distraction, like this..."

Opening his mind to warp, Vael begins to draft a battle plan, informed in equal measure by precognition and knowledge of war and Tactica Imperialis.