The western archive entrance waited three floors above Ferra's divided foundation frame. Didi reached it beside Hajin while two recorders carried the exposed-socket receipts inside separate locked cases.
Ferra followed with the numbered brace components and the refusal-socket cradle under separate custody marks. Juna guarded the stair behind them, leaving the escort free to secure both adjoining corridors.
A tall bronze succession tree covered the entire archive door.
Hajin counted the branches against the dynasty while the recorders unlocked their cases. Seven royal branches crossed its surface, though only the highest branch reached the recessed seal plate at the center.
Didi placed her ordinary archive token against the lower verification groove. Pale-blue light climbed her branch, stopped below the central plate, and returned a denial across the bronze.
[ Royal archive identity: Princess Didi ]
[ Ordinary research standing: valid ]
