Why does everyone think Gadriel is some sort of menacing feral Space Marine? By his own measure he is incredibly well-behaved. He has killed precisely zero things since arriving.

If anything that is a black mark upon his honor as an Ultramarine, but it is important while living among the mortals.

"Gadriel," he corrects the man. Not Valor. He was disoriented, too, upon arriving. He remembers what it was like. He's scarcely less confused, now, just more wary of making errors. They are costly.

"You are new." Powers of observation? Top notch. "I am uncertain about the motives of our........ hosts. They strip us of our powers, and taunt us with things that would scarcely be a challenge were we ourselves." Look at this poor man. All this armor, all these magna locks, and not a single weapon on him. Unless the noted Astartes odor counts