The first consequence appeared less than a minute later.
Elion was still checking whether the change had been applied to the main structure when three of the instruments around the table began registering activity simultaneously. It was neither a new challenge nor an attempt to restore the previous protocol. The First Archive was going through the active systems connected to the nine trials and replacing the rules that still depended on the old presumption of continuity.
Amelia pulled a chair closer to Elion.
"Can you identify which ones?"
"All the ones that still have some active function."
"What does that mean?"
Elion followed the readings for a few seconds.
"Garden of Bones. Inner Moon. Selvanor. Obrin Reconstruction Archive. Glass Sky. Fixed Horizon."
Kael looked at the manifestation of the First Archive.
"Why not the Throne?"
"Function terminated."
"Choir?"
"Primary structure terminated. Records preserved without execution."
"Good."
