[ Lucius' eyes drop back to the garment in his hand, and as she explains, he hums and clicks his tongue in sudden understanding. Just as he thought, a cultural relicβand of the very sort the Imperium had turned him to stamp out, too, before the III Legion learned just what a lie the Imperial Truth had been. ]
No wonder I know nothing of it, then. If such things existed on any colony world the III Legion visited, they would have been razed by the end of it. [ And without seeing the word in writing, he doesn't make the connection between "Christmas" and Margaret's Jesus Christ, either. He doesn't elaborate on the thought, and instead says, ] I can see why you enjoy them so much. I've never seen anything else quite like it.
[ He turns the sweater over; with his newly-grown wings it will need to be altered to fit him if it hasn't been already. But, no matter. It should be simple enough, if need be. ]
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No wonder I know nothing of it, then. If such things existed on any colony world the III Legion visited, they would have been razed by the end of it. [ And without seeing the word in writing, he doesn't make the connection between "Christmas" and Margaret's Jesus Christ, either. He doesn't elaborate on the thought, and instead says, ] I can see why you enjoy them so much. I've never seen anything else quite like it.
[ He turns the sweater over; with his newly-grown wings it will need to be altered to fit him if it hasn't been already. But, no matter. It should be simple enough, if need be. ]