Hajin killed the public feed before the recorders carried Gazel's command annex into the private archive.
[ Broadcast: Off | Soul Energy and Fragment recovery: Paused ]
Atheron broke the annex's separate seal while Didi set her new frequency certificate beside the terminal warning and the covenant. The recorders checked every original impression against their custody list, then spread the final field assessment across the cleared table.
Hajin sat within reach of her chair, his immobilized right arm strapped beneath Vella's freshly secured support.
'Sit still, keep your mouth shut, and for once in your damn life don't make this about you.'
Didi touched the service crest beneath the broken seal, "His own account, with every attachment this time."
Her father unfolded the assessment until its secrecy petition lay bare beneath the last renewal signature.
