Barnaby’s numbered submission had arrived.
Valen checked the receiving acknowledgment against the licensed dispatch record. Intact inner seal. Recorded custody. The external review counter outside the residential perimeter had accepted the packet.
Its acceptance decided none of the allegations.
The reviewer separated the commercial shortage from the operational information and asked who could independently identify the restricted additions.
“Sera Dain. Her comparison is included.”
“A statement answering these questions under her appointed remit. Not your account of what her comparison means.”
He gave Valen a short list and a submission time.
The district advocate beside Valen looked ready to object.
