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Yesterday I had no reason to doubt the honor and justness of those that wield the power of the inquisition. Today I learned that there may be reason to question these merits in the Lord Inquisitor. Perhaps tomorrow, Myrmidon Deacon will tell me what that reason is.

Myrmidon Deacon is a man unwavering in his dedication to serving the Imperium. His mind is blessed by the Machine Cult to be practically incorruptible. He is also a man of sound clarity and judgement. Therefore, I sincerely hope that the Myrmidon has good cause for his actions, and that I have not made a grievous error in joining him in his little insurrection, as I have now quite likely put thousands, if not millions of lives in jeopardy.

At this point, I see multiple avenues of toppling the Lord Inquisitor. The first, being to rally other lords to our cause, which will be a challenging task, and fraught with opportunities for betrayal. The second, would be to continue to amass the holdings and strength of house Jaeger in secret, until the time is right to strike. The third is to find and expose the plans of the Ordo Xenos, to learn the true purpose of this secret mission. None of these options are mutually exclusive however, and the solution may lie in a combination of the three.

Lord Inquisitor Knox will undoubtedly have House Jaeger declared as traitors to humanity and enemies of the Imperium. However, the extent of the Imperium is vast, and the Inquisitor’s authority only extends as far as his ability to enforce it. If we may find a sympathetic ear among the great powers of the Imperium, we may be able to convince them of our just cause and revoke the inquisitor’s declaration, if not expose his treachery entirely. At present, I doubt that there would be many ears that would favor our voice over that of the Ordo Xenos, but if the Lord Inquisitor makes too many waves in chasing me through this “pond” of him, he may begin to draw too much attention from the bigger fish. If Lord Ubra Knox is seen to be dedicating too much time to hunt down Rogue Traders, and not enough fighting the true enemies of the Imperium, many will begin to question whether he is truly acting in the best interests of the Imperium. In the meantime, the assets of house Jaeger will likely be seized or laid to waste. Thankfully we can outpace most vessels in warp travel, which will give us a slight lead once we return to our home system.

We will most likely need to plead our case before the Administratum to retain our Letter of Marque. Though even if it is revoked, I will not recognize a revocation on false pretenses. If that makes me an unlawful renegade in the eyes of my peers, then so be it. They will see honor and justness of my cause before this is over.

It occurs to me that now having been forced onto the battlefield of lordy strife and political backstabbing, I must take measures to ensure my own wellbeing as the sole head of House Jaeger. Sir Gideon has twice now offered me the purchase of his services, and It seems I have need of a Champion. I will have to discuss what would be an equitable arrangement to his house for this, though coming from a feudal world, these dealings should be carried out in secret until we can safeguard them against the wrath Ordo Xenos.

First however, we must tackle the present hurdle of leaving this system. The Lord Inquisitor has amassed an impressively sized fleet in this system, and we will need to find a way to get past them. Having managed to get this far, it would be a shame to waste the emperor's grace by dying before we can bring Knox to justice.