Ves was not the only mech designer who managed to make a lot of gains in the last few months.
His wife had clearly made a lot of strides in her quest to understand archetech. The risks she took and the discoveries she made while Ves remained out of reach had allowed her to move out of her husband's shadow, if only slightly.
Gloriana had plenty of grounds to be proud of herself. She had gone above and beyond what an ordinary mech designer would have done and got rewarded for her efforts.
Though Ves was anything but pleased that she went through with her risky plan to neurally interface with the mind of a hostile arche, it would be hypocritical for him to blame her for subjecting herself to dangers.
At the very least, Ves reminded himself that Gloriana was not as helpless as most mech designers.
