Saul Tarvitz was a Company Captain of the Emperor's Children Legion, respected by those who followed him and with a considerable number of victories to his name. Tarvitz was content to be a line officer and serve his Legion and Emperor in the field, and lacked the relentless ambition to succeed to the higher echelons of his Legion that was present in so many of his contemporaries. This was in contrast to his highly ambitious best friend Captain Lucius of the 13th Company, who would more than likely one day become a Lord Commander in command of one of the IIIrd Legion's eleven constituent Chapters. Tarvitz did not care, for in his mind he was a file officer, born to the line, and had no desire for elevation. He was content to glorify the Primarch and the Emperor, beloved by all, by knowing