Kendra reached Central Relief Hospital before its entrance screen finished removing her fighters from the treatment queue. The doors remained open, the reception staff stayed at their desks, and every unoccupied recovery bed showed a green readiness light.
Seven wounded convoy fighters waited beside her under emergency stabilization. They had paid deposits, completed intake scans, and received treatment numbers before Mercy Spire changed the national registry.
"Bring the next patient to Bed Four," a nurse said, guiding a fighter with a pierced abdomen toward the open ward.
The bed lowered its restraint frame until the patient's route history entered its core. Green lights turned white, while a transparent barrier rose between the fighter and the healing surface.
{ REGISTERED RECOVERY ACCESS DENIED }
{ Cause: contamination review attached to First Citadel infrastructure history. }
{ Patient may remain inside the hospital under ordinary civil authority. }
