Iven left Ember Wash on day 1247, after the people running its repaired works had signed their own final shift.
The previous day’s handover had closed the local assistance account. Idri and Verit’s assistant ran the return and cooling bank together, stopped at the receiving keeper’s instruction and restarted without Iven or Jori holding a concealed brace. Lessa paid the agreed balance, including the extra paired evening visits after the private sheet vanished. The six-week company inspection term continued under its named operators. It did not require Iven to stay until every possible future problem had politely disappeared.
Jori remained on a separate local support agreement through day 1261, chosen and paid, with the owner cost review on that date. Sera completed her planned clinic handover, then accepted one additional week of named follow-ups through day 1254 while waiting for a booked freight departure. Tavin would travel with that carrier and its repair stock. Their rooms, food and wages appeared in the new short account rather than silently extending the old one.
Fen left that morning on the carrier toward Pale Reach: thirteen freight days to Three Wells, four more to the intake, expected day 1264. Her permitted comparison copy went with her. The original Rootwell sheets stayed with their actual owners. No copy in her pack authorized her to open the valley gate that the local parties had kept closed.
