The operations table had room for the sources if nobody put a ceremonial hat on it.
Felix moved the hat to its owner’s chair.
Then Lyra laid down the witnessed sponsor offer, Barnaby placed the older succession extract beside its reference, and Valen opened his actual inspection record.
The extra-feed comparison occupied the center. Its counter marks matched the physical branch Valen had traced. The relevant worker references had their permissions attached. The theft report remained a separate event, not a convenient explanation for every hidden line in the apparatus.
The event officer read until he reached the ordinary replenishment correction.
“This portion is explained.”
“Yes,” Felix said. “The rest is not.”
“And the old appointment function?”
