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What will his reply be?

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[lorenzorodriguez]

This story reminds me of a fan-brew chapter called the Conservators. They are a successor chapter of the Imperial Fists they are in charge of protecting a series of Agri-worlds on the edge of Imperial space called the Ashen March. The agri-worlds are medieval in all levels of society cause they live out of the boonies of space. An ambitious plan was underway, however, to bring the worlds of the Asharn March into the Imperium proper, uplifting the tech levels of the worlds in question to produce more helpful tithes of men and material than corn and grain. This plan included the upgrading of a Mechanicum held world called Chiron IV to a true forge world, the establishment of trained PDF forces, and lastly the founding of a new Astartes chapter to act as the cornerstone of the March's defenses.

They are badly equipped for an Astartes chapter due to refusing to abandon the human worlds against an Ork Waaagh!! when the local Forgeworld is asking for assistance. This proved to be a fatal choice cause the Adeptus Mechanicus got angry that the Forgeworld, Chiron IV, got ransacked and the Astartes didn't come to their aid. They cut off communications with the Chapter and refused to give any kind of aid be they giving weapons, armor, and technical help. An embargo was set to make sure this chapter suffers for choosing the peasants over the Mechanicum.

Of course, the Conservators stayed despite the Imperium withdrawing any support from the failed modernization effort. So they try their best in defend the worlds. They are more pragmatic and would resort to some tactics other chapters would find dishonorable. They are so intertwined with the citizens of the March that they even live with the human communities much like the Salamanders. Indeed, the Conservators in general see themselves not as the stewards or defenders of the March, but rather as the citizens of the March who take the expected steps to defend their homeland.

This of course has led to a much more relaxed view of the Astartes amongst citizens of the March. While in the early days they were seen as amazing figures from beyond the stars, almost two centuries of casual close contact have Conservators has all but entirely removed such sentiment. The Astartes are simply members of the community who have a special burden and responsibility to bear. They are to be respected and admired, but they are hardly looked upon with the fanatical devotion that other citizens might look at marines with. Being freshly formed when they took residence within the March, and primarily composed of native recruits due to the die off of initial members, this sentiment is shared by the Conservators, who are among the most humble of marines one might ever encounter. To a citizen of the March, there is nothing at all odd with seeing a hulking superhuman figure tending the bar at their favorite tavern, before he dons ancient power armor and embarks to fight aliens on a different planet. For them it's been a fact of life for generations.

[EATMEGUD]

“A farmer really? A man of your talents”

“It’s a peaceful life”

[ahmedshaharyarejaz]

The Salamanders would probably just wonder why he chose to settle on anywhere other than Nocturne.

[eyelessman]

SM1 : "wait that's your kid?! Brother we are sterile"
RSM : "Did you check?"

[chalk]

Dark Angel: *whispers angrily* "Traitor!"
Salamander: "Based."

[lolbit]

To those wondering about the cliché of the soldier going to farming this is because it’s been proven that common tasks like this are very much liked by men who suffer severe trauma that are combat related All the way back to Ancient Rome...To him it is literally peace after a sea of hell

[TheWarmachine]

Dark Angel: "Really, a farmer? Even though you abandoned your oath and loyalty to the Emperor, someone with your talents like you chose such occupation?"

The Fallen: "It ain't much but it's honest work."

[RedwolfDogrocket]

Why did the rogue Astartes farmer get a new medal?
Because he was out standing in his field!

[gianlalwet]

I'd like to think that the Dark Angel let him live in peace and left him alone...but what with knowing Warhammer being Warhammer, chances are too slim

[tanks]

As I was listening to this, just as he told his child to leave and the Marine to kill him a clap of thunder rolled over head IRL

[swindle]

"Why should we care for a race so weak and frail?" the Astartes asked, turning their backs on the nameless trillions that bled and died for their honor.

[macosh]

Since there was no bolter round shot. The dark angel probably gave pause to the whole thing and took him to the Chaplin to be interrogated in efforts to give him a chance to return to the fold and in 40k fashion it was all in vain as interrogation is another word for torture chambers yet the dark angel didn’t know at the time. This single action will haunt him for the rest of his days.

[samuelheller]

I was expecting it to end with the sound of a bolt gun firing, but it didn’t.
Still, really good work dude! Keep it up!

[SolarBrain]

The great thing is that the former space marine is defying the chaos gods but simply choosing not to play the game. No war = no blood for Khorne. He wants nothing more than to be a family man, and while he does have a family, it appears to be only a single child (and in some lore, Space Marines are sterile, so he likely adopted this child). He is content. A lack of desire and lust means Slannesh doesn't get to have any fun. Tzeentch might gain something from a space marine making such a big change, but in the end, he is just a single man leaving an action-filled life for a humble one, and ultimately he will bore the god of change. The only one who might be powered by this man is Papa Nurgle, who would be pleased that a Space Marine is accepting that he will one day die and rot away to be one with nature. However, Space Marines live much longer than normal humans and know much about the universe. If this Space Marine is left alone, he will live beside generations of his newfound family, helping them tend to the farm, protecting them, and nursing their wounds and sicknesses. Simple peasant humans will live decades longer with the aid of their guardian angel, and his legacy will deny the chaos god the despair he craves.

Emperor protect this man.

[CdrChaos]

He chose a life of honest labor, growing the food that will feed the people of the Imperium.

Even in retirement, he’s still serving the Emperor.

[TheWarmachine]

This reminds me of Star Wars The Clone Wars episode where Captain Rex met Cut Lawquane, a deserter of the Clone Army, who became a farmer and has a family with a hot Twi'lek woman and two half-Twi'lek kids.

[UtubeHtr]

Captain: Marine, why have you returned without his head?
Astartes: There was nothing left of him to bring back.
Captain: So he is dead?
Astartes: I couldn't kill that which has already perished.
Captain: Is this true?
Astartes: Everything he once was is no more.
Captain: Good work, praise the emperor.
Astartes: praise the emperor...

[tonycollins]

I was a 11B( Infantry) two tours in Iraq. And I tend crops, feed chicken and other livestock. Thier is something about creating something from nothing. And yes its helping me.

[LordyT]

"... Only in death does duty end..." the Dark Angel says... Then slowly... He lowers his weapon, resting it at his side... His hatred not gone, but... Cooled, redirected... Tamed... "And your duty is to them now" he gestures to the child
"Ensure you serve them, as you would us... Brother"

[gigamix]

His response will be. “Only in death does duty end…”