Three seals met on the iron register before the King's private guard archive released its lock. His sovereign impression entered first, Hajin's commission mark followed, and two royal recorders witnessed the authority without stepping beyond their assigned line.
Didi waited beside the archive table with her suspension mark visible. The commission recognized her as the protected source named in Gazel's prayer, yet every unrelated guard file remained dark behind the cabinet walls.
Hajin kept his burned arm inside Vella's upper wrap. Thin white-gold readings still moved through the palace network, and Dominion's second frequency had not stopped searching for a place to answer.
Eirwen stood beyond the blood line with Ferra's ceramic frame at her feet. The fitted prayer pin rested inside it, separated from the service file until the recorders copied every custody mark.
