Across the mirror, Cessy traced the copied birth claim line by line while Lucan kept both hands on its controls. Three distorted returns crossed its clauses without reaching the patient, and Vella held the child's circulation steady inside her model.
Her finger stopped on the treatment clause while Didi pinned the witnessed refusal flat against the table.
"Our specialists below can stabilize that damaged core," Cessy said, leaving the three marked crossings visible beside her proposed return.
"They register her bloodline first, then assign the medical debt to whichever noble house takes custody, and her survival keeps the claim enforceable."
Vella slid the circulation record away from the offered route, "Can she accept the care and reject the house afterward?"
"A minor has no recognized standing to reject assignment, and an adult might contest placement after a bloodline trial, if her court allows one."
