Ves withdrew from the Desolate Soldier that he had moved to the workshop. In order to open up enough space to work on the mech, he had to move the statue of the Unending One to the Scarlet Rose's hangar bay.
The mech technicians stationed there did not appreciate their close proximity to the unnerving black statue. The objections only died down after someone draped a huge curtain over the monstrous-looking ornament.
In any case, ever since the Desolate Soldier mech arrived, Ves had been tinkering with it without much aim or direction.
He studied the mech. He inspected its systems. He familiarized himself with its spiritual foundation.
The mech was in use for a while, but due to its relatively low performance, it was mostly used as either a backup mech or a training mech.
