"Ah... Mars. Yes. We leave that to the techpriests of the Mechanicum. Our Techmarines go there to learn how to minister to the machine-spirits of our wargear."

He considers the words about the entire colony being destroyed, and nods.

"That doesn't sound unusual to your time, from what I have heard. To be honest, that sort of thing still happens in my time."

Even more frequently, actually.