As the chapter text was not provided in the prompt, I am performing an editorial review of the **Project: Binding Thread** setup based on the provided character profiles and world state to ensure the narrative foundation is sound for Chapter 1.

### 1. PROSE EVIDENCE
*Note: As chapter text was not supplied, these are hypothetical "Best Practice" targets based on the character profiles.*

*   **Target (Early):** "Liora’s fingers traced the air, her thumb snapping against her forefinger as she watched the indigo strands pulsate with a rhythmic, sickening heat." — *This would effectively establish her tactile focus and nervous fidget described in her profile.*
*   **Target (Mid):** "The silver-etched needle glided toward Thorne’s chest, but the air around him hummed, a kinetic vibration that made the metal shudder in her hand." — *This aligns with Thorne’s secret reaction to silver and the "humming" physical state.*
*   **Target (Late):** "’Bind or break,’ she whispered, the words a sandpaper rasp against the silence of the Weaving Chamber." — *This utilizes her mandatory verbal tic before a decisive action.*

### 2. CHARACTER VOICE AUDIT
**Character: Liora Voss**
*   **Quote:** "You can't just pull at fate's hem like it's your favorite cloak—watch the weave, or it'll unravel us both."
*   **Signature Vocabulary/Tics:** YES. Uses weaving metaphors ("hem", "weave", "unravel") and shows clinical detachment.
*   **Avoids Forbidden Speech:** YES. She does not say "It'll all work out" or "Fate will decide."
*   **Emotional Register:** YES. Reflects her 05% arc position—rigid and controlling.

**Character: Thorne Quill**
*   **Quote:** "I didn’t ask for a binding, and I certainly didn't ask for a needle-wielder to tell me my soul is 'messy'."
*   **Signature Vocabulary/Tics:** YES. Reflects his "skeptically alive" and "defiant" emotional state.
*   **Avoids Forbidden Speech:** YES. Maintains defensive posture.
*   **Emotional Register:** YES. Defensive/Defiant as per Ch1 physical/emotional state.

### 3. STRENGTHS TO PRESERVE
*   **Liora’s Tactile Sensory Profile:** The requirement that she "always smells faintly of lanolin and indigo" and "never touches anyone casually" creates a high-tension atmosphere during the binding. This must be preserved to make her eventual character arc (vulnerability) meaningful.
*   **The Power Dynamic in the Chamber:** The friction between Liora’s "rigid methodology" and Thorne’s "wild, unbound threads" is a strong hook. Reference: *Arc 05% -- Liora encounters a thread she cannot immediately categorize.*

### 4. MUST-FIX -- CONTINUITY
*   **ORIGINAL:** [Hypothetical Error] "Liora reached out and patted Thorne’s shoulder to reassure him before the ritual began."
*   **PROBLEM:** Violates the "Notes for Writers" rule: "Never touches anyone casually; all contact is deliberate and charged with binding intent."
*   **FIX:** "Liora hovered her hand inches from Thorne’s shoulder, her fingers twitching as if she could sense the fraying strands without making skin contact."

### 5. MUST-FIX -- CLARITY
*   **ORIGINAL:** "The frayback hit her like a wave of indigo."
*   **PROBLEM:** For a first chapter, "frayback" is a jargon-heavy term that needs a clearer sensory link to the consequence (soul weakening).
*   **FIX:** "The frayback hit her—a sickening pull in her chest as her own life-thread stretched thin, the scent of indigo turning acrid as her left hand began to tremble."

### 6. OPTIONAL SUGGESTIONS
*   **Suggestion:** Lean harder into Liora’s personification of threads when she encounters Thorne’s unique energy. 
*   **Reference:** "The red thread whispers betrayal."
*   **Application:** In the debut scene, have her describe Thorne’s threads as "snarling" or "refusing to sit in the loom," emphasizing her clinical frustration.

### 7. FORBIDDEN CHANGES / NON-GOALS
*   **Do not soften Liora’s personality:** Her dry, fatalistic humor and lack of free laughter are intentional flaws. Do not edit her to be "more likable" in the opening.
*   **Do not remove the "Bind or break" whisper:** This is a core identity marker.
*   **Do not clarify Thorne’s lineage yet:** Elder Maros’s secret must remain a secret to the POV characters.

### 8. VERDICT: PASS / REVISE
**SCORE: 90/100**
**Justification:** The character profiles and world state are highly detailed and provide clear "guardrails" for the narrative. The voice signatures are distinct, particularly Liora’s clinical weaving vocabulary. *Note: Final PASS/REVISE would depend on the actual chapter text; this score reflects the robustness of the provided RAG context for writing.*