【战锤40k同人作品翻译】 Ennui 第二十九章：揭晓 Revealed(16)
It was as though his quasidivine soul had simply slid back to rest in the shadows, hidden from sight and content to watch the prattlings of we mortals.
Hard, scarlet rage scored along the edge of the Sister Superior’s aura as she turned to the Astartes.
“With due respect, Lord Antares,” she said in a tone that was tight with strain, “how can you know that?”
“Lies, Sister Danika,” the Lord Angel called Antares began in a surprisingly flowing, cultured voice, “are simple things.” He gestured to me with his free hand in a broad, open manner. “When mortals lie, it is not so difficult to see, most especially because the mind of man is not made for untruth… they must lie to themselves first before lying to others, and this daughter of the Emperor has not lied, to us or to herself.”
Then he turned to Isarae, red eye-lenses regarding her blankly.
“Whether this one has lied, however, is up for debate,” He finished.
“She is Eldar,” Danika spat. “She cannot speak but to lie!”
“Untrue, but broadly accurate,” Antares replied in a dismissive tone that I had to fight not to smile at as the scarlet rage deepened on the Sister Superior’s aura. “The Eldar speak only to further the aims of their people, their culture, and their kind, with no respect for the rightful masters of this galaxy.”
Hard, scarlet rage scored along the edge of the Sister Superior’s aura as she turned to the Astartes.
“With due respect, Lord Antares,” she said in a tone that was tight with strain, “how can you know that?”
“Lies, Sister Danika,” the Lord Angel called Antares began in a surprisingly flowing, cultured voice, “are simple things.” He gestured to me with his free hand in a broad, open manner. “When mortals lie, it is not so difficult to see, most especially because the mind of man is not made for untruth… they must lie to themselves first before lying to others, and this daughter of the Emperor has not lied, to us or to herself.”
Then he turned to Isarae, red eye-lenses regarding her blankly.
“Whether this one has lied, however, is up for debate,” He finished.
“She is Eldar,” Danika spat. “She cannot speak but to lie!”
“Untrue, but broadly accurate,” Antares replied in a dismissive tone that I had to fight not to smile at as the scarlet rage deepened on the Sister Superior’s aura. “The Eldar speak only to further the aims of their people, their culture, and their kind, with no respect for the rightful masters of this galaxy.”
冰九囚笼二十六
