A lot of unexpected unpleasantries may have occurred, but Ves and Gloriana finally managed to resolve them for the most part.
Now that Gloriana's companion spirit had managed to turn herself into a self-appointed nexus behind the temporary spiritual connection, it no longer posed an acute threat to the two mech designers.
Ves, who possessed a considerably stronger and more resilient Spirituality, was able to tolerate the current load with no real concerns in the short term.
The same did not necessarily apply to his wife.
Gloriana herself still experienced a moderate degree of pain. She constantly felt as if she was losing a small part of herself, only for an equivalent part of Ves to fill up the gap right afterwards.
The jackhammer that had previously been pounding against her skull had turned into a more 'tolerable' form of pressure, if only for a time.
The pain had dulled to a level similar to hearing a repeated drumming pattern that was a bit too loud in volume.
