Hans's next signal pulled Hajin from the forge road toward the southern command ridge.
Militia shields advanced behind white custody stakes while road crews cleared lanes through Loccy's folded siege line.
The Sixth kept fighting behind him, carrying prisoners away without abandoning wounded people along the western slope.
Juna's northern signal remained steady above the quarry, leaving Dreth's standard as the only moving command mark ahead.
Hans waited beside the final militia board with a copied strip recovered from Juna's intact relay chest.
[ Dreth Execution Guard: 54 Assigned ]
[ Custody Lanes Closed Under Direct Command ]
[ Retreat Violations Punished At Command Ridge ]
Hans offered the strip while pointing toward the western stakes. "Seventeen guards keep watching our surrender lane, while thirty-seven face the approach."
