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The turncoat lieutenant who spares Lorn's children, is forgiven by Darrow, and is executed by Lorn as he weeps.
Tactus returns in Praetorian black and purple beside Aja au Grimmus at Europa, having defected to the Sovereign, who taunted him that he could never be more than an echo of Darrow—naming him the 'Mighty Servant.' When Darrow's landmines shatter Aja's death squad, Tactus survives, his face ruined by the blast, and is sent to murder Lorn au Arcos's hidden children; instead he kills the three Obsidians tasked to do it and stands guard, unable to slaughter the innocents. Cornered by Darrow, he pours out his bitterness—of being taken for granted, kept in ignorance, living in Darrow's shadow like a lesser son to his cruel mother—yet confesses he still believes Darrow worth following. Darrow, refusing the cycle of death that consumed Titus, forgives him and offers him a legion and a place at his side.
Weeping 'I want to come home,' Tactus drops his razor and kneels—only for Lorn to drive an ionDagger four times into his armpit and sever the artery, an old man's justice. He dies in Darrow's arms, seeking at last the peace Roque always wished for him.
Rangy, darker-skinned Gold, his face ruined by the bomb into a skinless cherry, nose broken crooked; kneeling in blood in stolen Praetorian armor.
Redeemed turncoat; his forgiveness and execution mark the war's cost and Darrow's mercy.
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