Omake
Several hours earlier
Thorne blinked as a super-heavy transport rolled towards the ship, the immense head of a Tyranid Bio-titan securely strapped to it and several servitors crawling over it. Nearby a massive, roughly shield-shaped slab of metal-reinforced wood rested, waiting for it.
"Organti…" he said slowly, turning to the cyborg priest nearby.
+YES, MY LORD?+ the Magi replied, turning from a binary discussion with two of his colleagues.
Thorne simply gestured over his shoulder at the strange convoy.
+AH, PILOT SOHRYU MADE A REQUEST WITH REGARDS TO THE FIRST BIO-TITAN SHE KILLED ON THIS PLANET. I SAW NO REASON TO REFUSE HER+
"Yes, she asked me about it too, but… you agreed!?"