Sohrn returned to the investigation team's session two days after Timeline's initial revelation, bringing with her something considerably more substantial than her earlier fragmentary warning about escalation patterns — full, formal access to Meridian's complete archived record regarding the sealed Timeline, authorized specifically by her own council once she'd explained the current circumstances' urgency.
"I want to be transparent about why my council approved this," she said, once the assembled team had gathered to review what she'd brought. "They understand, as I have come to understand, that this is no longer solely Meridian's historical burden. If your Timeline's fragmentary perception matches what our own archives already document, then we are facing something considerably larger than either of our civilizations can properly address in isolation."
