Space Wolf 02 - Ragnar's Claw by Warhammer

Author:Warhammer [Warhammer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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“Anyone can be killed,” Hakon said. “With a powerful enough weapon.”

“This warlord is tapping into the powers of the talisman, as well as his gods. He will not die

easily. I can sense his soul from here. It is strong and will not pass into the void without a mighty

struggle.”

“We are leaping ahead of ourselves,” said Sternberg. “First we must locate this ork and that

means finding a path through his army. That also may prove impossible.”

“We are a small force,” said Hakon. “Moving quietly and by night we can manage it. The city is

in ruins. There is cover. If we are careful…”

“Might it not be better to wait until the Imperial forces counter-attack,” Brother Tethys ventured.

Ragnar could smell the monk’s fear. He did not blame him. This was not his mission. He had

accompanied them down the river. He had acted as guide where he could. If plunging into the heart

of an ork army was not to his liking, who could blame him?

“We do not know when that will happen,” said Sternberg. “Of course the Imperium will triumph

eventually but this may occur too late for our purposes. We must act independently.”

“Assuming you manage to sneak in and kill this ork, how will you escape?” asked Brother

Tethys. A not unreasonable question, thought Ragnar. He had been wondering the same thing

himself.

“That depends on the circumstances,” said Sternberg. “Ideally we will be able to use the teleport

beacon to get us back to the Light of Truth.”

“Ideally?” asked Ragnar.

“The signal may be blocked by power fields or the use of certain energy generators.

Alternatively we may have to cause a distraction and slip away in the confusion till we can find a

place where the teleporter can be used.”

“It will need to be a big distraction,” Brother Tethys said. Ragnar heard the sarcasm and the

questioning note in his voice.

“If you do not wish to accompany us, you do not have to,” Sternberg said coldly. “You may

leave at any time.”

Brother Tethys stared at the inquisitor. “No. I will not slip into the jungle. You say this ork is the

focal point of the horde, the one responsible for the attack on my homeworld. If you are going to kill

him. I want to be there. I want to help you. He has a lot to answer for.”

Ragnar heard the unmistakable sound of the hatred in his voice and caught its acrid scent. He

saw the eyes of the pack were focussed on the monk. They all respected his courage but Ragnar was

not sure having him with them was such a good idea. He decided that he had better voice his

objections. “I do not know if you are capable of what we are about, Brother Tethys,” he said. “We

have all been trained to perform this sort of mission. We can infiltrate silently and effectively. You

cannot.”

This, too, was a fair point. Ragnar had observed Tethys in the jungle. The man was brave and he

could fight, but he was no master of silent infiltration. Several times his blundering had almost given

them away to ork patrols as they waited in ambush.

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