'Assess the situation for me.' Sera commanded the system as soon as Lyria left her alone.
[INPUT RECEIVED: NARRATIVE EVENT "HISTORICAL PROPOSAL".]
[CROSS-REFERENCING WITH TARGET: ROWAN ASHGRAVE...]
[...]
[ANALYSIS COMPLETE. TARGET'S MOTIVATIONAL PROFILE UPDATED.]
[PRIMARY DRIVER RECLASSIFIED: "FIXATED DEVOTION (MISINTERPRETED AS LOVE)".]
[NOTE: THIS IS A HIGHLY VOLATILE BUT POTENTIALLY USEFUL STATE.]
Sera hadn't expected the system's analysis. She thought that the system would immediately see Rowan as a threat to her mission and would immediately direct her to eliminate him.
[ASSESSMENT: TARGET'S IRRATIONAL PERSEVERANCE REPRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. HIS SKILLSET IS SIGNIFICANT. HIS WILLINGNESS TO EXPEND THESE RESOURCES FOR THE HOST'S BENEFIT IS NOW PREDICTABLY HIGH.]
[DIRECTIVE: HOST WILL TEMPORARILY LEVERAGE THIS DEVOTION TO ACCELERATE VENGEANCE OBJECTIVES AGAINST HIGHER-PRIORITY TARGETS (ARGENTHALS, CHURCH).]
