Patience Vadere, Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos on mission to the outer western fringe planets, watched the meteorites flash past the viewing window of her small ship. They were in no danger, the ship's shielding protecting the small craft, and Patience watched them burn up in the atmosphere of the planet below them.
The tall blonde was almost fifty, but a life of devotion to the cause of the God Emperor had left her with the toned body of a much younger woman. Her dark body-suit, augmented by small sections of power armor, molded to her body - a perfect mixture of luscious and toned physique. She was no virgin, the strictures of the Inquisition not including celibacy, but it had been over a decade since a man had caressed her body in passion. She was too dedicated to the Emperor's work.
She turned, stepping over to the rail to see her three of her four woman team in the belly of the ship. Jonelle, the former assassin turned her acolyte, was slashing at a training hologram with her swords. Patience suppressed a sigh. The girl was too impetuous, too bold and headstrong, to know when to hold back.
Across the bay the more demure Rosamond, Sister of Battle turned bodyguard, cleaned her bolter. The white haired young woman spoke little but was a crack shot and devoted worshiper.
Finally, chained to a wall, was Henrietta. Patience's eyebrows knitted together. The girl had been branded as a heretic and her powers shackled to the Imperium since she had been captured by the Ordo Hereticus three years ago. A powerful witch, the girl was just too dangerous to unleash.
Her eyes scanned the bay, coming up short. Where was the psyker, she wondered, as the console behind her beeped. They were coming up on the ruined complex they were here to investigate.
The tall blonde was almost fifty, but a life of devotion to the cause of the God Emperor had left her with the toned body of a much younger woman. Her dark body-suit, augmented by small sections of power armor, molded to her body - a perfect mixture of luscious and toned physique. She was no virgin, the strictures of the Inquisition not including celibacy, but it had been over a decade since a man had caressed her body in passion. She was too dedicated to the Emperor's work.
She turned, stepping over to the rail to see her three of her four woman team in the belly of the ship. Jonelle, the former assassin turned her acolyte, was slashing at a training hologram with her swords. Patience suppressed a sigh. The girl was too impetuous, too bold and headstrong, to know when to hold back.
Across the bay the more demure Rosamond, Sister of Battle turned bodyguard, cleaned her bolter. The white haired young woman spoke little but was a crack shot and devoted worshiper.
Finally, chained to a wall, was Henrietta. Patience's eyebrows knitted together. The girl had been branded as a heretic and her powers shackled to the Imperium since she had been captured by the Ordo Hereticus three years ago. A powerful witch, the girl was just too dangerous to unleash.
Her eyes scanned the bay, coming up short. Where was the psyker, she wondered, as the console behind her beeped. They were coming up on the ruined complex they were here to investigate.