History Heartwarming / CiaphasCain

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* Cain risks a shot that might send the whole installation they are standing in sky-high - because Jurgen's life is at stake.

* Both in-universe, and on a meta level, the fact that Magot and Grifen make it through the Necron tomb where grizzled veteran Stormtroopers didn't, with it HEAVILY implied that [[BattleCouple their relationship]] is what gave them the strength to manage it, is a stunning aversion of BuryYourGays.

* Slightly meta- Amberley Vail, despite all the gentle carping at Cain from her editor's high seat, does two incredibly dangerous things for an Inquisitor- she ''acknowledges on record that she associates with a coward'' and secondly, ''she's acknowledging this in front of a readership of Inquisitors.'' If it weren't for the fact that you feel that she's editing the books for Cain after his death as a final love letter to and for him, it would be TooDumbToLive. Instead, it's ridiculously sweet.
** Although if you compare some of the inquisitors in other 40k media working with Cain would only really offend the incredibly puritanical seeing as other inquisitors are known to work with daemonhosts.
*** Also note the reason for editing the Cain Archives: it is stated in the first book Amberley Vail's work is to get behind the eyes of one of the most celebrated '''[[TheHero HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!]]''', so as to understand the conditions which might [[BabiesEverAfter produce more]] of them...

* In the latest book Vainglorious, set shortly before Cain's retirement to Perlia, and decades after his adventures with the Reclaimers Space Marine chapter in "The Emperor's Finest" and "The Greater Good" he meets the Reclaimers yet again. And amazingly, the Space Marines greet Jurgen and acknowledge his good work. Stating that Jurgen is known to them, to the shock of the Adeptus Mechanicus onlookers, and then remarking approvingly of Jurgen still serving the Emperor. When Jurgen asks "what else would I do?" in bafflement, the Reclaimers Brother Sergeant asks "what indeed?" while his honour squad nod to Jurgen in approval. It's pretty heartwarming to know that the often overlooked and disliked Jurgen is known and respected to a Space Marine chapter for his faithful service to the Imperium.

* In the latest book Vainglorious, set shortly before Cain's retirement to Perlia, and decades after his adventures with the Reclaimers Space Marine chapter in "The Emperor's Finest" and "The Greater Good" he meets the Reclaimers yet again. And amazingly, the Space Marines greet Jurgen and acknowledge his good work. Stating that Jurgen is known to them, to the shock of the Adeptus Mechanicus onlookers, and then remarking approvingly of Jurgen still serving the Emperor. When Jurgen asks "what else would I do?" in bafflement, the Reclaimers Brother Sergeant asks "what indeed?" while his honour squad nod to Jurgen in approval.
It's pretty heartwarming to know that the often overlooked and disliked Jurgen is known and respected to a Space Marine chapter for his faithful service to the Imperium.

* In the latest book Vainglorious, set shortly before Cain's retirement to Perlia, and decades after his adventures with the Reclaimers Space Marine chapter in "The Emperor's Finest" and "The Greater Good" he meets the Reclaimers yet again. And amazingly, the Space Marines greet Jurgen and acknowledge his good work. Remarking that Jurgen is known to them, to the shock of the Adeptus Mechanicus onlookers, and then remarking approvingly of Jurgen still serving the Emperor. When Jurgen asks "what else would I do?" in bafflement, the Reclaimers Brother Sergeant asks "what indeed?" while his honour squad nod to Jurgen in approval.

** It doesn't hurt that Cain is fairly certain that his opponent is comically outmatched against him. Cain is considered to be one of the best chainsawswordsmen in the Imperium. His opponent, not so much. On the other hand, Cain mentions that he hadn't ''intended'' to challenge Beije to a duel over the issue, so it just slipped out naturally.

* The 597th's regard to Cain is especially emphasized in this book. When another Commissar (a hated rival of Cain's no less) shows up to have Cain arrested on (obviously baseless) charges of treason, the squad Cain was with immediately rallies around him and draw beads at both the adversary Commissar and the Tallarn squad sent to perform the arrest! In other words, not only were they willing to face down a standard KillEmAll minded Commissar and potential charges of treason toward themselves for Cain's sake, but they did so without hesitation. And for all of his DirtyCoward and selfishness claims, Cain quickly returns the favor when said Commissar attempts to have them all executed, taking aim with his laspistol in their defense and stating in plain Gothic that only he gets to make that call with his troops and that he would drop the other Commissar if he even ''tries'' to enforce that order.