Hephaestus explains that the augmentations made him stronger, faster, and more intelligent. The only way to help him now is to kill the people who are responsible. The augmentations will take time to integrate into the nervous system, he says. The deltoids almost broke down the wall, but the randomizer issued by the rulers has made it impossible for them to find the source of the information. He says that the pain is small because he has helped strike the "triangle" . He suggests that the church of "amalgam" is the place where the "triumph" is hiding.