HH8节译：死亡之主的虚伪行径

Given Mortarion's vehement hatred of psykers, sorcerers and the arcane, it would appear to be contrary to his own interests to have joined Horus and the forces of the Ruinstorm in bringing disorder to the Imperium, let alone make use of such powers to further his own ends. Little can be known of Mortarion's personal feelings about this perceived hypocrisy during the Age of Darkness, though voices have been raised in speculation and condemnation both. His estranged sons however, denying Mortarion could have fallen so far so fast, continued to display a weary loyalty.

考虑到莫塔里安对灵能者、巫师和玄奥现象怀有强烈的仇恨，加入荷鲁斯阵营、与给帝国带来无序的毁灭风暴势力为伍似乎与他本人的利益相背，更不用说使用这种力量来进一步达成他自己的目的。至于莫塔里安在黑暗年代中对这份被感知到的虚伪有怎样的个人感受，尽管猜测和谴责的声浪越来越高，但我们仍几乎不得而知。但是，那些与他疏远的子嗣们不认为莫塔里安堕落得会如此之快，而且程度还是如此之深，他们持续表现出一种令人厌倦的忠诚。

Later accounts by Captain Garro, formerly of the Death Guard, suggests there surely must have been some internal struggle at the Death Lord's core, for by throwing in his lot with the Warmaster he had allied himself with all that he despised. It is possible, claimed Garro, that Mortarion could have had a hand in undermining the dark powers of the Ruinstorm while in his position as the Warmaster's closest and most faithful ally. Perhaps Mortarion continued to act in the Imperium's favour, dulling the edge of the Warp-borne blade which Horus sought to wield.

死亡守卫军团曾经的连长——伽罗在之后所作的报告中声称：死亡之主的心中一定有某些内在的挣扎，因为他投靠了战帅，就要与自己所鄙视的一切结为盟友。伽罗声称：在作为战帅最为亲近和最受信任的盟友的同时，莫塔里安可能已经参与到了破坏毁灭风暴黑暗之力的行动中。也许莫塔里安仍在按照对帝国有利的方向行动，阻碍荷鲁斯对于亚空间力量的图谋利用。

Captain Morturg, a reliable voice in matters of his Primarch, suggested hopefully that Mortarion would have experienced remorse in siding with Horus, wishing instead for the purer and heady days of the Great Crusade where he fought alongside his vaunted brother Ferrus Manus. However, if the string of travesties committed by the Death Guard in these past dark years is to be the evidence they are judged by, Mortarion's Legion were a dangerous enough foe to the Imperium without the added menace of the Daemon.

莫尔托格连长也曾对自己原体做出过可靠的评价，他声称或许莫塔里安会为加入荷鲁斯阵营而感到懊悔，相反，他会希望回到更纯粹也更令人兴奋的大远征时代，那时他曾和他引以为豪的兄弟费鲁斯·马努斯并肩作战。然而，如果死亡守卫在过去的黑暗岁月里犯下的一系列暴行会被帝国作为审判他们的证据，那么即使没有恶魔的威胁，莫塔里安的军团对帝国来说也是一个足够危险的敌人。