Chapter 1904 - Chapter 1904: The Mender's Equation

The net, hung over the stable's loft door, was a ghost in the dimness. That night, Finnian lay listening. The soft, leathery fluttering came as usual, but it was met with a whisper of resistance against the woven fibers, a faint rustle of confusion. Then, silence. The problem of the bats was solved. It was a small thing, a minor adjustment to his immediate environment, but it felt immense. He had not solved it through command or capital, but through the quiet, interconnected generosity of the net-mender. The solution had been *given*, and in the receiving, he had become a part of the transaction, a node in the circuit.