Ferra's three grounding stakes forced the Hunting Avatar to retreat into the abandoned western council hall.
Lord Veran waited within a wide amphitheater of overturned chairs, encased in radiant armor fused directly to his mortal soul.
The stolen foundation key rested beneath his gauntleted palm, channeling five surviving occupied anchors into the floor.
Those five living tethers comprised two unwilling healers and three trapped palace guards preserved after the mint operation.
The empty district marker and two western return loops, verified empty by Roen's scouts, now discharged safely through Ferra's three grounded circuits.
Hajin entered the council chamber alongside Didi while Loccy absorbed residual ward recoil along the outer perimeter wall.
Vella remained near the medical stations, Juna patrolled the aerial avenues, and Ferra concluded emergency repairs on her stakes.
