The alliance had taken their time to organise their next assault in the Hadron Expanse, however on 0108.019M42 the combined forces of the Federacy arrived in the Palantir system. Lord Percival, Commander of all armies in the Hadron Expanse, had not expected an attack on Palantir, instead concentrating forces at Dnatha and Arawath. This meant the defenders on Hobbiton were caught off guard, and the planet was quickly overrun. The garrison on Dale had time to raise the alarm, but the only force able to respond were the Grey Knights company in the Expanse.
The astartes immediately attempted to rescue the citizens of Dale, to stop the Federacy from consolidating their hold on the system. However they soon encountered a new Knightly House, identified as House Chardonnay, fighting in the ranks of the federal force. Declaring themselves loyal to Vornax, a minor forgeworld in the sector which had turned against the emperor. The Grey Knights soon found themselves in bitter fighting as the war engines loped towards their positions. Although the astartes initially held out, blunting the federal advance, they had little answer to the overwhelming firepower that House Chardonnay had.
On 0408.019M42 the planet was abandoned, leaving the abhumans of Palantir once again under the domination of the Imperium’s enemies.
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