Juna found the escape apertures by refusing to chase what emerged from them.
Twelve outer Court pylons formed a ring around the capital. Each opened a white-gold route above occupied roofs and allowed executioners to enter near whichever district resisted.
Breaking one aperture made the next two widen, preserving the circle through shared authority. The pylon ring had to be mapped before it could be cut safely.
Juna said while studying Aria's map from the western roof, "One cut cannot reach every pylon without crossing civilians, because the openings are connected by the routes between them."
Her Solar Vanguard afterimages remained wherever she physically traveled while previously marking pursuit angles and returning strikes.
Across the complete pylon ring, those remnants could record every interruption point if she ran the entire circuit, because a projected path would not meet the technique's requirement.
