Shane knew better than to argue once Eleanor had made such a determination, but he adjusted security protocols accordingly, positioning crystal guardians at strategic points throughout the laboratory.
The test chamber itself had been specially reinforced with layered magical barriers—Eldorian ice crystals forming the outer shell, Viscine blood wards creating the middle layer, and Meridian elemental bindings completing the inner containment. At the center rested the modified convergence seed, now resembling a complex geometric structure that shifted subtly between crystalline, fluid, and energetic states.
"Preparations complete," reported Morana, finalizing the blood ward configurations. "Containment at maximum stability."
"Proceed with initial fracture exposure," Eleanor directed.