The evaluation period closed on its thirtieth day without ceremony.
Field Authority's final observation note was filed through Sael's desk at the Division. She handed it to him across the counter with the same professional neutrality she applied to everything that crossed her desk.
"No further restrictions," she said.
He took the document. The formal language at the top was dense, but the operative line was clear: Adaptive Sovereignty confirmed stable. No Class 2 or above events recorded during the evaluation period. Evaluation concluded. Carrier status: monitored, no restrictions.
Monitored. No restrictions.
He had been monitored since the first day he walked through Kael's Seat's main gate and the entry station sensors had lit up at the vault pair. That was not going to change. But no restrictions meant no restricted zones, no permit limits, no Class 2 line hanging over every zone entry. The evaluation's specific pressure was lifted.
