The public board in Pinehook square had been cleared of yesterday’s route cards. Leda stood on a stool to pin up the verified emergency order. She placed Nara’s signed storm readings beside it and left space below for the shelter map.
Ning’s message had arrived before sunrise. Two registered zones were already receiving transfer orders. The papers named dates but gave no alternate routes. Wei read the message to the council, then asked the route captains to list only shelters that had confirmed room.
“If we publish every road we know about, someone will take a road that isn’t open,” he said. “Mark the safe routes and their limits.”
Leda pointed to the lower crossing. “That bridge is watched. We don’t put it down as an option.”
Oren pinned the inland route and added the staffed shelters along it. He marked the school hall and two barns with their remaining capacity. A supply tent could hold food but not patients, so Qinghe asked him to distinguish it with a different symbol.
“People will read this in a hurry,” she said. “They need to know where a family can sleep and where an injured person can be treated.”
Leda changed the marks. The board now showed the route, available shelter, clinic support, and the names of the local keepers responsible for updates.
