Valdor had gone to handle an uprising on a planet several sectors away. The Emperor had nearly gone himself, but Valdor insisted that it was unnecessary. He took a few other Custodians with him to lead the Imperial Army who was already working on the uprising. The uprising was settled rather quickly after a lucky shot from the rebels took out the building Valdor was using as a command center. He had been inside, coordinating the fight when the building collapsed. The wrath of the other Custodians was enough to cause capitulation from the rebels within moments. They were able to extricate Valdor from the rubble of the building. He had been helm-less when the building collapsed and was unconscious. With the rebellion ended the other Custodes took Valdor back to Terra. He did not waken on the journey back. The Emperor was waiting for them at the Apothecarion when they landed with Valdor. He had kept the Primarchs away, wanting to assess the situation before bringing any of them...