Eris contacts you in her familiar Human form and reflects on her bond with Ahsa. She appears resolute, but troubled.

"I knew there would be torment in embracing the Hive and the poisonous squall of their violence," she admits. Although Ahsa was a willing and vital component of her transformation, she feels conflicted about involving the gentle creature in her ritual.

"My aim in this grotesque conversion was to shoulder the risk myself," she explains. "But feeding from Ahsa's suffering… that is a line I did not think I would cross."

Her voice is soft and steadfast.

"I refuse to become something I am not."