Faith

Roderic stood still, unsure as to how to proceed. Theoderaf sat, in his chair, facing away from Roderic with data surrounding him. On the wall in front of Theoderaf was a huge map of the galaxy, with small areas greyed out.

“Regent, Council, Regent, Council. Bloody fools.” muttered Theoderaf, his head in his hands.

“Is… is everything alright, my lord?”

“Alright? No… it will never be alright, until we find the Emperor.” Theoderaf raised his head, his hands clenching into fists. “But all my brothers and the mortals care about is who gets to wear the crown and who gets what title. Every day different people come to me, asking me to speak for their side, to lend them my support. Damn them all.”

Roderic looked around, found another chair and sat down next to Theoderaf. “Father, you are right. The Emperor needs you. But he is not the only one. The Imperium needs you. Your brothers need you. We need you. What we need is unity, to quickly solve these issues and then we will find the Emperor.”

Theoderaf breathed heavily. “Do you know what they call me? The Torch-Bearer. The one who is keeping the Emperor’s light blazing. They do not know how the torch burns my hand, my flesh bubbling and my nervous system crying out. All they do is wish for me to hold the torch in front of them so that they can feel its warmth safely.”

A few seconds of silence slowly crawled by.

Roderic, barely audible, whispered. “I have faith. In you, father. And in the God-Emperor.”

Theoderaf nodded slowly. “My faith in the Emperor shall never falter, he is out there, and he needs us. All of us.” Theoderaf rose to his feet. Roderic could feel the power of his conviction radiating off of him, filling his hearts with pride and righteousness. “There is only one way forward. I must become regent, to not let others lose faith or lose sight of our one true goal.” He pointed to the map that covered the wall in front of his desk, a huge map of the galaxy. “Finding the Emperor.”

Roderic rose, joining his Primarch, and the two stood there with fire in their eyes. Together, they pressed their fists to their chest, and chanted.

“May we bring the light of the Emperor to those in darkness.

The Emperor's light is my torch, my Faith is my shield, and my Fury is my sword.

For now until my last day, For the Emperor!”

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