Kellan drew a second exit on the practice map and put his pencil down.
“What if that door is blocked?” he asked.
Sera moved a marker to the narrow passage on the left. “Then we use this route, if the floor is still clear.”
“And if Eli is holding the load when you find the blockage?”
Tessa slid the care plan between them. “We call PAUSE. The movement stops. Kellan takes responsibility for the physical support, Sera checks the route, and I assess Eli or assign someone else to do it.”
Eli sat across the table with his private ledger open. He had written the two active abilities on a fresh page: Weak-Point Sight and Anchor. Beneath them he marked the empty third slot. Signal Thread was gone. The blank space did not mean the effect would return when he rested.
Kellan read the team copy of the plan. It listed observable signs: confusion about place, time, or the current task; an unrelated answer; failure to recognize a route change; and symptoms Eli reported himself. It did not contain the private images that had accompanied the talents.
“Who can call it?” he asked.
