Gleeful anticipation filled Travis as Felix agreed to begin conducting tests on the Paragon. He watched as Felix sat the container containing the ancient mana crystal within it on to a claw-like stand before opening and reaching in to take the Paragon out. he then explained that their first step was to see if it behaved like a regular mana crystal as it appeared and could act as a medium to help cast a spell. The logic of the test made sense as it allowed them how the Paragon could be used outside of its innate capabilities. While Travis was familiar with the concept of using mana crystals in such a way, it had previously never occurred to him how it might actually prove helpful, now that there was a now guaranteed chance in going into a fight again. As such, he pulled his notepad out and wrote a small memo to look into the subject more before making a full page ready for the imminent experiment.

Once advised of what Felix will be doing, Travis nodded and summoned his manalysis and prepared to record their findings. Felix then clutched the Paragon with both hands and began to interface with the Paragon with his own mana in an attempt to create a standard light spell. Without being overwhelmed like everyone else who used the manalysis to examine it, he was careful not to make direct eye contact with the Paragon lest he be overwhelmed himself and instead focused on what occurred between the auras of Felix and the Paragon Espial. 

He watched as Felix's aura begin to tap into the Paragon for it to draw the sufficient mana needed to the spell. Initially, everything was transpiring as if a normal transaction would would make with using a regular mana crystal as a medium. But then the Paragon began to respond with its own aura expanding and then surround Felix as is he was within the maw of a large creature. Even more startling was the Paragon's own purplish aura began to slither around and taking hold of Felix's white glow as seen through Travis' manalysis as if to consume this.

Before Travis could vocally interject to Felix about the ill-occurring matter, the Arch-Mage, seemingly aware of the same thing to a degree, erratically tossed the Paragon crystal to the side. The action was almost enough to make Travis jump. Of course it was not out of the sudden movement but merely the sudden rough handling of the mana crystal though Travis quickly came to the conclusion that the Paragon was quite durable to say the least.

Felix then turned to Travis and apologized, explaining how the Paragon was seemingly trying to absorb all of his inner most mana and he pulled away before he was sapped dry; literally, "Definitely doesn't seem all that friendly if you ask me." 

Travis looked over his notes transcribing the incident before filling Felix in about this observation, "Assimilated could be a proper term to explain what you encountered...but from my angle, it looked as if the Paragon's aura was literally trying to swallow you whole. In another explanation, I think it was trying to tap into you the same way you were doing to it."