The directive crossed every national register before the corridor's first crossing had finished clearing.
The Hall answered his published contract inside a day. The answer wore the shape of a wage instead of a wall.
The roster updated under his line while he read. The change swept the Citadel names in one pass, every level still counted, every rank field carrying two new words.
{ National Combat Register update
First Citadel corridor fighters.
Levels: displayed, unchanged, System-verified.
Rank field: [Unlicensed Hazard].
Barred: public dungeons, transport security, paid raids.
Restoration: Ascendant Hall registration under its training authority. }
"Level still posts on the board, rank came up barred," Kendra said, reading the register off the relay. "Malrec took the paper and left me the strength, so I lose public dungeons, transport security, and every paid raid while I keep the level that earned them."
