Ferra's three grounding stakes forced the Hunting Avatar into the abandoned western council hall.
Veran waited inside a ring of overturned seats, wearing armor joined directly to his willing mortal core.
The missing foundation key rested beneath one armored palm, routing five surviving occupied anchors through the floor.
Those five were the two unwilling healers plus three trapped guards preserved after the mint grounding operation.
The empty district marker plus two unresolved western routes had entered Ferra's three grounded circuits.
No eighth anchor returned after the system reduced the occupied count to five.
Hajin entered beside Didi while Loccy held connected ward recoil beyond the western wall.
Vella remained near the healer stations, Juna guarded her route, plus Ferra repaired damaged grounding stakes.
