Bren tugs the oiled cord free. The cloth bundle loosens in his hands, and folded papers spill across the desk in the lamplight.
A fresh notation shows the same route, the same seal path, the same careful hand. Master Pellin is no longer a shadow at the edge of the case, he is written into it.
Brother Osric
...By Omera. That mark is his.
The Cleric
Then the office is tied to it too. We cannot keep calling this a village matter.
Alexandre Reaper
The hearing must face him now. No more hiding behind clerks and seals.
The scriptorium tightens around the table. Osric reaches for the ledger, the Cleric leans in pale and rigid, and Alexandre squares himself beside Bren as if bracing for a door to open.
The bundle connects the Temple office to the Northmere papers.
✓ Quest Accepted
Bring Master Pellin before the hearing
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the Temple evidence for the hearing