Macharius bows respectfully. Thank you for gracing us with an audience, my Lady. I am Lord-Captain Macharius Absalom, in service of the Imperium and of Him on Terra. You are correct, we spend most of our time in the Expanse, bringing the Emperor's Light to the dark reaches of the galaxy. Still, one longs for civilization at times. And for investments that are somewhat less...precarious than those in the Expanse. And, of course, there is the matter of tithes and obligations. No matter how far we may go, we must return and show our fealty to Mankind.

He gestures to Anika. Lady Anika Vanhal, my seneschal. Brilliant and perceptive, as a seneschal should be. And a native of Scintilla, though many years gone exploring.