[There is a brief laugh from behind Garviel's helm, and he says]
I was teasing you, Ciel. A rare thing from me, I suppose, but it happens, from time to time.
The inhuman may arguably make better soldiers, but they make better monsters as well. And that was Horus' point, in the end. To isolate the Astartes, to take away any commonality with humanity, to make us easier to corrupt and turn against the Emperor when the time came.
[He sighs.] The sad truth is that it worked with about two thirds of the Legions accompanying him. The other third was sacrificed as Istvaan III, which is where I met my fate.
Re: 2/2
I was teasing you, Ciel. A rare thing from me, I suppose, but it happens, from time to time.
The inhuman may arguably make better soldiers, but they make better monsters as well. And that was Horus' point, in the end. To isolate the Astartes, to take away any commonality with humanity, to make us easier to corrupt and turn against the Emperor when the time came.
[He sighs.] The sad truth is that it worked with about two thirds of the Legions accompanying him. The other third was sacrificed as Istvaan III, which is where I met my fate.