Ves seriously acknowledged Saint Orfan's warning.
He was already aware that the Riot Mark III must always be guarded against.
It already established a pattern of losing control when the Prophet's Bane took advantage of Saint Orfan's overexertion in the battle against the mutated voribugs!
They had been lucky that the rogue ace mech had not done anything unforgivable at the time.
This was no reason to underestimate the consequences if it happened again in the future.
Though Ves did not regret the decision to convert the Riot Mark III into a D-mech, he grew increasingly dissatisfied with the constant need to stay on guard against his own combat asset.
Commanders such as Casella needed to take the inherent chance of instability and rebellion into account when planning their operations. This added a lot of unnecessary uncertainty which made it more difficult to formulate reliable plans.
