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Princeps Benwrath gave her name, then Koparnos asked if the helm's moderati majoris were still alive. She stated that she could not know and that she was paralyzed. The titan was powered but she could not feel the system, she was isolated. Koparnos offered to restore the systems, but he had to make sure that they would not struggle against him. They discussed further of the process, with Benwrath saying they lacked an amniotic tank and Koparnos comparing his idea to that used by a dreadnought. Koparnos stated that he would begin and that there was no going back once he entered the helm; the radiation would make it impossible. Once entered, he was able to see out across the graveyard of wrecked titans and tanks, but he could see that there were some still alive. The moderati were still alive, and Koparnos turned from them to Benwrath. Koparnos began to work on the systems and searched for the break in the communication cables. He had Benwrath attempt to communicate to help determine how power traveled through the titan, but this caused the princeps to fall unconscious.{{fn|1}}
The damaged interface was just below the helm, and Koparnos was able to climb down to the location of the problem and told the titan that he would soon bend it to his will. He cleared the area and found that some connections were torn and others were melded together. He fixed only a limited amount of the ability for the princeps to communicate, and it took a day of work. Koparnos created a system that would preserve the princeps and moderati but also keep them as his prisoners. He embeded the princeps into the machine and , placed even more cables into her head , while removing parts of her bodyand the her defensive implants. When she awoke, she saw Koparnos for the first time and realized that he was a traitor, and he was glad that she was able to witness his victory. He told her that the Iron Warriors trusted blindly and since learned their lesson, but that the Imperials did not. He was wrathful and lorded it over the princeps, restoring the final link between princeps and titan.{{fn|1}}
Benwrath became merged with the titan, keeping the titan active but without consciousness. Koparnos did not know how it felt, but he knew that the titan would have overcome her will and conquered her mind along with that of the moderatii. Koparnos had control over the titan by the seventh day following the blast, and he ordered the titan to walk. Soon, he found other titans that were active, and he began to move towards them. He did not have a vox that could communicate with others, but he moved anyway. As he moved, he felt overwhelmed by the futility and eternal nature of the war.{{fn|1}}
