Lilla nodded at the story that Abida gave of the "compliance" of Akkadi Prime. It was a typical story,<br/><br/>"The Imperium always chooses to utilize the current religious structure of the native world to... supplant the Emperor as the deity of true faith. I know it's hard to see the Emperor as a god, truth be told, the Astartes make it no secret that they don't see their Gene-Father as a god Himself but as their Father. But once He was nearly killed and maintained his current life by His own technology, He was elevated to that status. He meant so much to us in that time of complete darkness that the fact that He saved us all from total damnation from Horus, it was easy to make that transition to god-hood." She pondered for a bit and then grinned, "I hope the Battle-Sisters that you've seen did more than just preach but defended your home from all manner of vileness that might have harmed you." She tentatively caressed Abida's hand at the thought.<br/><br/>When Abida placed a hand on Lilla's knee, her heart almost skipped and then raced. All she could do is listen to words that came from Abida's mouth and watched her mouth slowly move, her tongue form words as they escaped her lips. When Abida  removed her hand and took a sip of her glass and finished her last statement, while a joke, the "damage" was already done...<br/><br/>"I... I don't know how to even ask you this... it normally comes so natural for us within the Order but... you are so different and that makes me more..." She stopped struggling to find the right words...<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>