Ivory's open-hunt notice replaced the corrected scoreboard before the crowd finished cheering Blackforge's rise to sixth. It offered twelve thousand trial points for Wren, describing her as stolen guild property with a violent handler.
The notice used Wren's Warehouse Nine cage number instead of her chosen name. That specific detail told Vell where Ivory planned to find supporting proof.
Twelve thousand points could move a team from the bottom half into first place. Ivory had turned an ownership claim into permission for thirty-seven desperate guilds to attack before any official reviewed it.
Wren's rear legs still trembled after redirecting the stampede, but she remained mobile beside Blackforge's shelter. Yenna's cut fingers were wrapped together, leaving her bruised forearm to control the chain alone.
