‘The blood is life!’ they repeated. Their eyes followed the blood as it ran into the grooves depicting the Chapter chalice. ‘In life there is service!’ shouted Teale. ‘We live to serve!’ replied the brothers. ‘To deny life is to deny service!’ said Teale. ‘To deny service is to betray the Emperor!’ they shouted. ‘Do we choose service or betrayal?’ said Teale. ‘We choose life! We choose service! We choose blood!’ They roared as one.
