The silver key opened the lower lock. The iron key opened the upper. We tested both under six witnesses. Marin. Two neutral recorders. The armory keeper. One Blackthorn captain. One White Moon officer.

No one touched the keys until the evidence bags were opened on a clea

The neutral wing was already locked when I reached it. No shouting inside. No broken door. No child in a corridor. Better.

The east entrance sat at the end of a narrow covered passage between the ambassador wall and the old witness court. Three people stood beyond t

Camille did not kneel when I entered Frostmere Hall. I had no interest in winning because someone else was lower than me.

She sat at the neutral table with her advocate beside her and two guards behind. No chains. No missing counsel. No closed evidence file. Everyth