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astartes are kinda unique in the imperium in that they don't worship emps as a god. they still hold to the imperial truth and they worship emps as a man, a general, and the epitome of the human race, but never a god (although i think there is a couple of chapters that do worship him as a god). and because of the autonomous nature of the astartes the ecclesiarchy can't force them into worshiping emps as a god.

the lion was comatosed after his fight with luther and the watchers brought him onto the rock, where they sorta cared for him as his body healed itself. i don't know about luther 'knowing' about the lion's condition or location but he knows he'll be returning soon: i think cypher may know about el'jonson's situation and is making his way to the rock to wake him, and this may be what luther is raving about.