Unbeknownst to Evan, he and the minotaur child were equalizing their ages, aging both to the same year as Evan gave his age to the minotaur. Before Evan realized what happened, he and the minotaur were both 13 years old and standing at the same height of 5'5''. While the minotaur was obviously minotaurish in his appearance, Evan only had a bit of fur growing down his neck and two much smaller horns growing from his head; Evan's humanity was slowing his transformation into a minotaur, but he was slowly being converted by being in the presence of this minotaur who he bonded with earlier.
"Hey, you okay?" The minotaur asked. "Tonight is our rite of passage. You gotta be alert and focused for this! After today, we will be full grown minotaurs, ready to crush the humans. I heard rumors that we are gonna fight them tomorrow morning - isn't that great! We will get the spill the blood of our enemies the day after we become real minotaurs." The minotaur gleefully cheered.
Evan was shocked to hear that the minotaurs knew of the human attack. He knew he needed to finish his mission tonight or else the humans will be in trouble tomorrow morning when the minotaurs fight back. Not only that, Evan was nervous and confused about this "rite of passage".
"What is this rite of passage?" Evan asked.
"Don't tell me you forgot! Tonight the two of us will battle together to prove our worth. Every time we win a fight, we get to drink the nectar of Khad, which will make us grow big and strong. If we fail, Khad will turn us into females to breed better minotaurs. I certainly won't become a girl, so you better not let us down" The minotaur replied.
Fearing for his gender, Evan decided to complete this rite of passage to his benefit. Right now he could hardly wield his daggers like he used to. He could use a little bit of strength and power if he wanted to kill Khad. Besides, this rite sounds like Khad himself will be there, making it the perfect opportunity to kill him.
"Don't worry, I'm a master with these." Evan said as he displayed his daggers.
"Are you sure? How are you gonna crush them with those tiny knifes?" The minotaur asked.
"Shut up and trust me!" Evan replied and the two exited the armory, clad in armor and weapons. As the minotaur led Evan through the tunnels, Evan's body was becoming covered in a coating of fur as his nose broadened to look more like a cow's. Evan's body also put on a similar amount of muscle as the minotaur, leaving Evan with actually more brute strength than he had before.