Ah, there’s the appropriate horror and disgust I was expecting to see. Truthfully, the doctors—butchers, really—were far worse than the state scientists of the Empire; it wasn’t even a contest. That tends to happen when the latter has actual oversight and ethical codes to follow—even if they’re ultimately dictated and overruled by the Elders and Princes—as opposed to a holy blessing from the Zhaaneph-Sa to pursue their goals by any—any—means necessary. But he doesn’t need to know that.