War is an honor. To destroy the enemies of the Imperium and rout heresy is the highest honor. [So says the ten thousand years of psychoindoctrination he's been through.] If war is the worst horror you can imagine, you have lived a sheltered life.

If you died well, what is to regret? [Nothing, obviously. The only regret would be falling to Chaos. ]

[The Gadriel Does Something Stupid issue is a question more of a when than an if. Still, not quite yet. He gives a huff. Assenting, but really not happy about it. It makes sense, but while the Astartes have many virtues and multiple extra organs, not a single one of them imbues them with patience. ] They will reveal themselves before long.