**TO:** Genesis Publishing Lead
**FROM:** Cora, Continuity & Accuracy Editor
**SUBJECT:** Continuity Review: *The Starfall Accord* – Chapter 24 ("The Fall of the Council")

Low-level frustration is peaking. While the emotional payoff of this chapter is high, the internal logic of our timeline and character naming conventions has drifted significantly since the Chapter 15 state. 

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### 1. STRENGTHS TO PRESERVE
*   **Dorian’s Voice Signature:** The "Evidence suggests... [fact]... I suggest you... [action]" construction remains perfectly intact. Example: *"The evidence suggests, Mira... that the Supreme Accord Review will convene in exactly fourteen minutes... I suggest you... stoke your internal kiln."*
*   **Mira’s Voice Signature:** The "Actually. No." corrective remains her definitive verbal tic. Example: *"Actually. No. It wasn’t a brand. It was a resonance."* 
*   **Voice Differentiation:** YES. I can identify Dorian’s clinical SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) precision and Mira’s punchy, visceral corrections without tags.
*   **The Restored Hand:** Correctly references the restoration of Dorian’s right hand (established in Ch 15).
*   **The Empty Chairs:** The callback to the "Aric" and "Kaelen" memorials maintains the moral weight established in the Chapter 4 deaths and Chapter 15 world state.

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### 2. MUST-FIX — CONTINUITY
*   **FLAG:** **The Numbering Jump.** This is submitted as Chapter 24, but the Project Description and RAG Database confirm this is a **10-chapter novel** currently at **Chapter 15** state.
    *   *Correction:* This must be re-indexed as Chapter 16 (or the finale) to match the 10-chapter project scope.
*   **FLAG:** **Naming Inconsistency (Mira).** The text shows Mira signing as *"Mira Solas-Pyre."*
    *   *Contradiction:* Chapter 1 established her as Mira **Vane**. She has not married Dorian; they only just moved past a "romantic surrender" in Ch 15.
    *   *Correction:* She must sign as Mira Vane or the text must explicitly acknowledge this is a radical, self-appointed renaming to signal the union.
*   **FLAG:** **Naming Inconsistency (Elara).** The text refers to Elara as *"First Warden."* 
    *   *Contradiction:* Chapter 15 established Elara as "First Warden" (Arc 50%), but Chapter 24 text calls Mira *"Warden Mira"* in Voss’s dialogue.
    *   *Correction:* Mira is the **Chancellor** of Pyre. Elara is the **Warden**. Voss should address Mira as "Chancellor Vane" to insult her, or "Chancellor," but never "Warden," which is a subordinate rank she just promoted Elara to.
*   **FLAG:** **The "Steam Phoenix."** The text mentions a "Steam Phoenix" resonance howl.
    *   *Contradiction:* There is no record of a Steam Phoenix in the RAG databases (Ch 1-15).
    *   *Correction:* If this was an off-screen Ch 16-23 event, it stands. If this is the first mention, it must be framed as a known academy fixture or replaced with the "Paradox" (Ch 4) or "Starfall" (Ch 15) terminology.
*   **FLAG:** **High Inquisitor Malchor.** 
    *   *Contradiction:* Ch 15 established Councillor Voss as the primary antagonist retreating to the capital. Malchor appears here as a new "High Inquisitor" holding authority over Voss, yet Voss was the one filing the "formal grievance" in Ch 15.
    *   *Correction:* Ensure Malchor’s sudden seniority over Voss is contextualized.

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### 3. MUST-FIX — CLARITY
*   **The Nullifier Detonation:** The text says *"The Box... detonated... but it didn't work."* Then it says it created a *"localized mana-void"* that *"tore through the room."* 
    *   *Issue:* If it "didn't work," why is it tearing through the room and peeling gold leaf? 
    *   *Fix:* Clarify that the *intended effect* (stripping their magic) failed because their magic was already unified, causing the device to malfunction/backfire.

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### 4. OPTIONAL SUGGESTIONS
*   **Thermal Logic (Optional):** Dorian suggests Mira "stoke her kiln" because the room is 44 degrees. Since Dorian is an ice mage, he should technically be comfortable. A small beat acknowledging his comfort vs. her discomfort would reinforce the elemental dichotomy.
*   **Voss’s Fate (Optional):** Voss "shrieks" and "collapses." Given his "formal grievance" from Ch 15, a specific mention of his grievance being struck from the record would close that specific RAG loop.

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### 5. FORBIDDEN CHANGES / NON-GOALS
*   **Do NOT remove "Actually. No."** – It is Mira’s core signature.
*   **Do NOT remove "The evidence suggests..."** – It is Dorian’s core signature.
*   **Do NOT smooth over the "Grey Silk" description.** – The charcoal-grey color is the established visual symbol of the merger.

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### 6. VERDICT: REVISE
The chapter is emotionally resonant but mechanically broken regarding the project's timeline (Ch 24 vs 16) and Mira’s surname (Vane vs Solas-Pyre). These are "Major Flags" for a continuity editor. 

**VERDICT: Major flags.**