The first six exchanges worked, but the bellkeeper refused to treat that as proof of anything beyond basic competence.
"It would be embarrassing if two trained keepers couldn't tune against one another."
Rias recorded the sixth success and closed the baseline set.
Each opening had been different. The Sairren stationed at the distant relay listened, produced the necessary response, and waited for the local keeper to accept it. Martin could barely distinguish one exchange from another, while Elisebeth could sense differences in the magical resonance but admitted she did not understand the Sairren logic behind them.
Only the bellkeepers could interpret the answers well enough to judge them.
Once the sixth legitimate exchange finished, Mireva looked toward Rias.
"Test the recordings."
