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Its bedtime and the emperor is forced by all his now children sons to be tell a bedtime story
A chorus of little voices overtook the room.
"Story! Story! Story!
"I want a story!"
"Yay! Story!"
"A different one that last time, please!"
"No story, no sleep!"
"I'm not even tired!"
"I'm sleepy..."
"Please, please, please, can we have a story?"
Leman screamed, "Ssssstttooooorrrrrrrryyy!!!"
The emperor pressed a finger to his lips and hushed the room.
"Alright, alright," he said calmly. "One story, and it's off to bed."
"Yes!" Horus pumped his fist, and Magnus quickly did little claps.
"Tales of Ursh." Lion insisted.
Perturabo side-eyed him, "we just heard that one."
"What about a story about you!" Lorgar offered, staring up at his father.
"How about one of my favorites that's new for you?" The Emperor offered.
Cheers confirmed it.
"Is it boring?" Jaghatai asked.
Mortarion shyly asked, "Is it scary?"
The Emperor took his hand and led them to the viewing room. With so many of them, it was easier to have the book displayed on a screen as they huddled around him.
"It is called 'The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents' by Terry Pratchett. A masterful writer of ancient Terra."
Magnus lit up, "Oh! I've read some things by him before! They were good!"
As the emperor sat on the couch, Fulgrim climbed up, "Is this a funny story?"
"Yes," their father assured.
"Who is Maurice?" Ferrus inquired. "Is he human?"
"He is a talking cat."
"And he educates rats?" Asked Roboute with wide eyes.
"They also talk."
Rogal frowned, "Animals don't talk."
Vulkan did his happy dance, "I'm excited!"
Angron shuffled his feet, "Will I like this story?"
The emperor nodded and pulled him into his lap. Horus sat next to his brother. Fulgrim was next to the Emperor's side. Sanguinius sat atop his shoulders to not bend his fluffy wings. Lorgar always wanted to be as close as possible and wedged himself between the emperor and the couch, resting his head on his shoulder. Konrad and Corvus were on his other side and under his arm. Lion. Leman and Angron sat at his feet. Roboute sat on his knee. The others were settled around him, cuddled up with each other. He knew Alpharius and Omegon would be under the couch by now, peering out.
The screen flickered to life with the first page of the book. An illustration was with it. Some of the boys "oohed" and "aahed" as they saw it.
He began reading, and they all sat as the story enraptured them.