Ferra tightened the last refusal-lattice strip around Hajin's right forearm and struck it twice with a wooden mallet. The temporary bracer covered the old Resonance lines without feeding mana into them.
Thin metal ribs crossed beneath his wrist, with force directed toward three mundane plates along the elbow and shoulder. One severe Breaker backlash would crack the arrangement, but the fracture should travel through prepared seams instead of his rebuilt pathways.
While she set the bracer, Hajin skimmed the shop's locked relic tabs out of pure old habit. Tab after tab sat behind seals his rank still could not open, and he logged off without touching any of them.
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'Old habit, empty pockets, and nothing in that window I actually need today.'
"You receive one mistake," Ferra said as she tested the release catch. "Afterward, the brace becomes sharp jewelry around an injured arm."
