Two nights after Flint's surrender, an eastern rider returned with the central estate's acknowledgment tied beneath the vassal writ.
Its civil guards had sealed the armory, removed the former Patriarch's command keys, plus placed him under protected household custody.
The same receipt suspended every collection order issued under his authority until auditors reviewed each underlying claim.
By sunrise, Lana had spread the first confiscated debt index across the Command House route table.
Cassie entered with Jonas plus Toby, then stopped when one page repeated the broken-tower mark hanging beneath her collar.
She pulled the copper token into view instead of hiding it beneath her shirt again.
Its crossed lines matched a transferred-claim seal beside an entry from the closed Carrow debt office.
"That claim belonged to my family," Cassie said while placing the token beside the seal. "I left to earn payment, though they moved my sister before I returned."
