he test ended shortly after the strange phenomena ended. Doctors brought Captain Orfan to the infirmary for a detailed checkup. They worried over her health and wanted to confirm she hadn't suffered any adverse effects from her first attempt at interfacing with Qilanxo.
Ves decided to postpone Lieutenant Dise's turn in light of these circumstances. While he figured that the changes hadn't led to anything bad, he needed to do his due diligence for once. He couldn't treat the Vandals and the Swordmaidens like he treated the dwarves, after all.
"Things are much simpler when I don't have to care about the lives of my test subject."
The newly-christened beast rider underwent a battery of tests, most of which yielded changes in her physiology and brain structure.
Nothing much had changed, but the transformation hadn't stopped at all. Captain Orfan grew quite hungry and ate thrice as much food as usual.