GATE and thus the imperium fought there

Italica

Ra hummed to himself as he ordered the Girls onto the taurox. The Alpha legion members who have decided to 'help' them is already ahead of them, gathering valuable intel and strategic analysis with the Eldar scouts employed. While the Night lords already began making their home in the capital. Supply lines is why they haven't decided to attack the capital yet, even with an army like the Legion Astartes supply matters a lot if you want your bolter to have bullets, fortunately the night lords don't really have any use for supplies save food and batteries for their lighting claws. At least for those who showed up. He was also told over the Vox that the SpireGuard will defend Alexandria while the 1st company and Eldar warhost take Italica, he was given a chaplain and a dreadnought to complete the task of weakening the defenders or negotiating for their immediate surrender to the imperial forces. And the said dreadnought was resting on the roof, feet clamped on.

With Piña

Piña was not having a good day, first off bandits attacked the city and while they repelled them they bore serious casualties in return. Secondly she has to try and keep Countuss Myui in a semi good mood considering her father is well, dead most likely or being tortured until he is driven insane by those on the other gate. Now she and what rose knights with her at the moment were making inspections on some of the militia save those stationed at the walls.

Militia man: MY PRINCESS!

Hamiliton: What do you need her for?

MM: Several strange people are at the gate!

Piña perked up.

Piña: Bandits?

MM: Don't know. Please come check it out.

When Piña and her knights got up to the walls they saw the man was right, these were strange people. One wore a skull mask with no visible eye holes and with red armor while another was a knight in red armor. They had a golem or something on the back of their horseless metal carriage. They then saw the Elf and what appears to be a mage.

Piña: HALT! WHO GOES THERE?!

She had to yell to project her voice out to them. Then the door on the carriage(?) opened to show RORY MERCURY!!

Man: ......Shit.

Grey: Rory Mercury?! Working with bandits?!

Piña: I don't think so. If that was the case where was she last time? And if she was with the bandits why haven't they attacked yet?

Another man: DIE YOU BASTARDS!!

He let loose an arrow, it hit the golem thing which then started to wake up.

???: I HAVE AWOKEN!!

It got off the carriage(?) and Norma slapped the man in the face.

Norma: What were you fucking thinking?!?

The princess and her bodyguards went down to them to try and apologize for his actions.

???: The fuck was that?! Why did you give the order to attack us?!

Hamiliton: You dare?! You speak to princess Piña Co Lada!

???: I don't give a-

???: Calm yourself Chapilan. I'm sure it was an accident.

The man said the last word in a tone that had sent waves of fear down each person's spine.

Piña: Y-yes a-a accident, w-we are under attack by bandits and he just assumed you were part of them!

The one she was talking to stared her in the eye, with a cold and calculative glare. He then turned away and nodded, she let out a breath she didn't know she had sucked in. he pulled out a bag.