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The go-between gave the name on the second night.Soren had kept the questioning short and separate, with no audience beyond the guards and the recorder. The man had repeated the same limits at first: he carried verification, not authority; he never received the personal name behind the seal; he only renewed what the function already knew. On the second night he changed one part of that account.Soren sent for Phyna before the third watch ended. The command tent held Soren, Dace, the go-between under guard, and the restricted sheets from the satchel. Varric was not present.Soren spoke first.“He has named a contact in the verification chain that sits closer to Pack Vale ground than any previous mark. The contact is not the authority behind the seal. It is the person who confirms the end-date status for this specific arrangement and reports it upward. The name is Mirelle. No pack crest attached in his account. The last confirmation meeting he knows of was set to occur near the Pack Va

The third review session began before the stone had fully warmed.Varric entered with the recorder and the same sector officer as the day before. The guard remained at the door. Phyna stood rather than sat. The questions came in the same clean order as before, aimed at the name she had refused and the gaps the formal channel had used to build the detention.“State the name of the other party to the five-year sealed bargain.”“No.”“State the location where the bargain was made and the full terms beyond the five-year concealment of bloodline and power.”“The bargain concealed the bloodline and limited the power for five years so I could enter the Academy without that weight. The term has not completed. The rest does not go into a file that has already taken me off the line.”The sector officer made a short note.“Non-cooperation continues. Detention remains in force. Sector command will receive the updated refusal today.”Varric closed the session without further comment. The bar dropp

The mark came on the second morning after the hearing.Soren submitted it under the variation terms before the formal channel could open another review session. The escort commander brought the written authorization to the detention block in person. The bar lifted. Phyna stood.“Specific mark authorized,” the commander said. “Residual coordinating element on the northern secondary track, weight high enough that Commander Soren has certified it cannot be covered without you. Full escort out and back. Primary contact role under Dace’s command. Limit line short. Mandatory return to this block when the mark is closed. Any private contact or breach of escort order cancels the variation. Blade will be issued for the movement and recovered at the gate on return. Move.”They fitted no chains. An escort box closed around her and walked her out of the stone block into the morning camp. Fighters turned to watch. Sable was visible at the reaction line, held back by the standing order, face set. P

The certified mark reached the detention block on the third morning after the variation was upheld.The escort commander brought the written authorization in person. The bar lifted. Phyna stood.“Commander Soren has certified an uncoverable mark under the tighter terms,” the commander said. “Coordinating remnant on the deep northern track, moving with verification materials and a protected carrier linked to the same chain as Mirelle. Weight and timing certified as uncoverable without you. Full heavier escort. Primary contact under Dace. Limit line short. Mandatory return when the mark closes. Blade issued at the gate and recovered on return. Private contact cancels the variation permanently. Move.”The escort box closed around her and walked her out of the stone into morning light. Sable was at the reaction line, held back by order. Phyna met her eyes once and kept walking. At the gate line they logged out her blade and belt. The six were already formed with Dace’s group and the incre

The final certified mark was submitted on the morning the time cap dropped to two days.Soren did not wait for the formal channel to spend the remaining clock. The escort commander lifted the bar with the written authorization in hand and the heavier escort already formed in the corridor.“Final certified use under the limiting language,” the commander said. “Coordinating collection party on the western deep approach, moving with orders tied to the end-date window and a protected verifier. Commander Soren has certified the mark uncoverable without you. Full heavier escort. Primary contact under Dace. Limit line short. Mandatory return when the mark closes. After return the variation expires under the ruling. Blade issued at the gate and recovered on return. Private contact cancels everything that remains. Move.”Phyna stood and walked.The escort box took her through the camp in full morning light. Sable was at the reaction line, held by order, face set hard. Phyna met her eyes once.