The alignment notice had been sitting in the corner of his vision since the reception.
[DING! — Pack bond consolidation under combat load. All channels held. Alignment recommended.]
Recommended had been holding for days on the strength of a hearing to survive, and the hearing survived, and the hollowing behind Soren's chest had stopped being a note and started being a draft.
[DING! — Alignment required. Dual-channel recalibration advised: highest combat-load pairings. Ref: prior joint stabilization.]
Prior joint stabilization.
The system kept receipts, and its receipts said ice and fire, together, because ice and fire had carried the reception and ice and fire had drawn the deepest.
He didn't have to bring the notice to anyone.
Selah read it off his face when he came into their room.
