Many-Shallows asked for the pin to be shown before anyone took it out.
Iven laid the spare on the boundary stone. It was a plain iron rod with a broad head and a small cross-hole for its retaining cord. Beside it, Neri set the curved model of the guide’s track, showing where the pin restricted its movement.
Pera gave the explanation through her resonator.
Across the channel, Many-Shallows lowered her crown. The white fracture above her eye caught the morning light, making its crooked line look newer than it was.
She answered twice, with a pause between.
“The guide can move,” Pera said. “The roof must not follow.”
Neri tapped the outside support on the drawing.
“That is the point of this.”
