The coordinator sat down slowly.
He didn't argue. He didn't stall.
He knew the moment had passed.
"There are six voting members," he said. "Seven when emergency authority is invoked. I coordinated timing, scope, and containment limits."
Asher said nothing. The recorder stayed active.
"They approved ranges," the coordinator continued. "I chose the targets. Sites that were isolated. Regions that wouldn't trigger immediate audits."
"Names," Asher said.
The coordinator listed them. One by one. No hesitation.
Senior officials.
Research directors.
Two external financiers tied to shell groups.
Asher checked each name against the data nodes. They matched.
"Fallback sites?" Asher asked.
"Three," the coordinator replied. "Two already empty. One still active."
"Where?"
The coordinator gave the location.
Asher nodded and stored it.
"What was the end goal?" Asher asked.
The coordinator rubbed his face.
