The sentence remained on the page long enough to lose any appearance of being an error.
DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT THE FIRST ARCHIVE SAYS ABOUT ME.
Kael read it a second time, not because he needed to, but because he wanted to see whether any correction would appear.
The First Archive corrected terms, classifications, authority, context, and even word choices whenever it believed something threatened the accuracy of its records.
This time, however, no line appeared saying the challenge was invalid.
No note clarified that it was an incorrect interpretation.
Not even the irritating kind of caveat that usually accompanied questions the structure did not want to answer simply.
The message remained.
Seraphine approached first.
"It managed to speak after the change."
Elion was already moving three instruments around the page.
