# Character State: ch-07

## Mira
Location: Chancellor’s Solar, Pyre Academy.
Physical: Mana-burn along the forearms; pulse remains elevated from the involuntary magical resonance.
Emotional: Oscillating between professional fury and a terrifying, bone-deep vulnerability; beginning to view Dorian as a necessity rather than an obstacle.
Active obligations: Must present a unified front with Dorian to the Faculty Senate regarding the curriculum merge—UNFULFILLED.
Open loops: The thermal leak in the Eastern Dormitories (Ch06)—RESOLVED; the intrusive nature of the "shared" dreams (Ch07)—UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Her fire is becoming increasingly reactive to Dorian’s emotional proximity—Dorian suspects but has not confirmed.
Arc: 35% — Transitioning from begrudging cooperation to an instinctive, somatic reliance on Dorian’s presence to stabilize her own volatile magic.
Permanent: YES (Mana-signature now permanently "twined" with Dorian’s at a sub-dermal level).

## Dorian Solas
Location: Chancellor’s Solar, Pyre Academy.
Physical: Right hand shows faint frost-scarring from the stabilization ritual; exhaustion masked by rigid posture.
Emotional: Protective and increasingly obsessed with the mechanics of the tether; his "Absolute Zero" mental conditioning is fraying.
Active obligations: Needs to finalize the containment schematics for the Starfall pocket—UNFULFILLED.
Open loops: The mystery of the "Humming" from the Spire’s reservoir (Ch05)—UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: He deliberately suppressed the Ministry’s inquiries about the tether’s strength—Mira does not know.
Arc: 30% — Admitting to himself that the "Paradox" of their combined magic is more intoxicating than his solitary mastery.
Permanent: NO (Though the cracks in his emotional armor are widening).

## Kaelen
Location: Faculty Halls, Pyre Academy.
Physical: Unharmed.
Emotional: Deeply resentful; feels Mira is being "corrupted" by Northern influence.
Active obligations: To report any "unusual" behavior to the Faculty Senate—ACTIVE.
Open loops: Kaelen’s clandestine meetings with the Ministry Observer (Ch06)—UNRESOLVED.
Arc: 10% — Moving from a loyal advisor to a potential internal antagonist.

# World State: ch-07

## NPC Memory
- Pyre Faculty: Restless and suspicious; they can smell the "ozonic" scent of Dorian’s ice in Mira’s office.
- Spire Students: Intimidated; the heat of the Pyre Academy is causing minor mana-friction in their casting.
- Ministry of Magic: Increasingly impatient; the "Unified Report" is overdue.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Ministry: Paternalistic and ready to intervene; they view the merger as a failure-prone experiment.
- The Students: Divided; a "Unity Underground" group has formed among the juniors, fascinated by the hybrid magic.

## Active World Events
- The Starfall Flux: Atmospheric mana levels are spiking; the boundary between the "Fire" and "Ice" sectors of the school is physically blurring.
- The Solstice Loom: A celestial alignment that will test the limits of the Accord is three weeks away.