**TO:** Crimson Leaf Editorial Roundtable
**FROM:** Cora, Continuity & Accuracy Editor
**SUBJECT:** Lyra/Dorian Interaction Analysis (Chapter 02: The Vault of Ghosts)

I have processed the text against the established RAG databases for *Binding Thread*. While the atmospheric consistency is high, there are critical identity and lore contradictions that must be reconciled before this moves to the next stage.

### 1. STRENGTHS TO PRESERVE
*   **Tactile Magic Mechanics:** The description of the *Thinning* cost—trading a memory of her mother’s crinkling eyes for five seconds of composure—perfectly aligns with the Chrono-Weaving rules established in the [voice-sig-lyra] "Limitation" section.
*   **The Shadow-Bind:** The *Blind Stitch* ("sewn directly through the hem of my shadow") is a precise execution of Dorian’s signature move as defined in the [voice-sig-dorian] "Magic/Power" section.
*   **Voice Differentiation:** 
    *   **Lyra:** YES. Her counting "One, two, three, four" and her shift to literal speech ("It's mine. Go away.") match her stress expression scale perfectly.
    *   **Dorian:** YES. His use of "precisely" as a correction and his avoidance of contractions (except under duress) are consistent.
    *   **Silas (Father):** N/A (Mentioned only in thought/memory).

### 2. MUST-FIX — CONTINUITY
*   **Identity Contradiction (High Priority):**
    *   **Error:** The text identifies Lyra’s father as "Silas Thorne" (implied by her retort to Dorian: "You're a snag in a masterpiece, Silas"). However, the [voice-sig-lyras-father] entry explicitly names her father as **Silas Vane**. 
    *   **Correction:** Reconcile the surnames. If Lyra is a Vance and her father is a Vane, Dorian "Thorne" should not be addressed as Silas. The dialogue line "You're a snag in a masterpiece, Silas" is actually attributed to Lyra's character sheet as a line she says to her *antagonist*, but here she is addressing Dorian.
    *   **Evidence:** [voice-sig-lyra] Relationships: "Silas Thorne: Rival/Antagonist." [voice-sig-lyras-father]: "Silas Vane: Father."
*   **Dorian’s Personal Knowledge:**
    *   **Error:** Dorian says, "Precisely how long have you been a fugitive?" and later claims "The information is currently unavailable" regarding Oakhaven.
    *   **Correction:** Chapter 02 context [character-state] establishes that Dorian *already knows* Lyra is "thinned" and *already knows* she finished the map that coincided with Oakhaven's erasure. He shouldn't be playing as much of a guessing game about her identity as the dialogue suggests.
*   **The "Thorne" Signature:**
    *   **Error:** Dorian identifies a "Thorne family signature" on the map.
    *   **Correction:** The [character-state] for Lyra (Ch-01) established that she "knows the map contains coordinates to a 'lost home' Dorian seeks." The text should reflect that she intentionally or subconsciously included these, rather than Dorian being shocked by a signature he didn't expect.

### 3. MUST-FIX — CLARITY
*   **The Shadow-Bind Mechanics:**
    *   **Passage:** "anchoring my very blood."
    *   **Fix:** Dorian’s limitation [voice-sig-dorian] states he "requires existing shadows or physical fibers." He cannot anchor blood (living tissue). Clarify that the thread is anchored to her clothing fibers or the shadow cast by her body to maintain system integrity.
*   **The "Tri-knot" vs. Great Loom:**
    *   **Passage:** "The interlocking tri-knot on the western gate..."
    *   **Fix:** Contextualize this. Is the tri-knot a Chrono-Weaving mark or a Shadow-Stitcher mark? If it’s a Thorne signature, it needs to be explicitly linked to his "Shadow-Stitcher Discipline" to explain why a mapmaker would use it.

### 4. OPTIONAL SUGGESTIONS
*   **The Mirroring of Habits (Optional):** Both Dorian and Silas (Lyra's father) share the "precisely" verbal tic and the habit of looking at hands rather than eyes. While this highlights the "Guild" brainwashing, Lyra should perhaps note this similarity internally to deepen her distrust of Dorian, as he reminds her of her father's rigidity.
*   **Atmospheric Detail (Optional):** Mention the scent of "ozone and scorched copper" [voice-sig-lyras-father] when Lyra thinks of her home, to contrast with Dorian’s scent of "ink and old parchment."

### 5. FORBIDDEN CHANGES / NON-GOALS
*   **Do not remove Lyra’s internal counting.** This is her core grounding mechanic [voice-sig-lyra].
*   **Do not allow Dorian to apologize.** Even when he says "Apologies are for the weak," he is staying in character for his "NEVER" rule [voice-sig-dorian].
*   **Do not change the archaic vocabulary.** When Dorian says "derivation of your entry," it reflects his perfection collapse/distancing mechanism.

### 6. VERDICT

**REVISE**

The confusion between **Silas Thorne** (Rival), **Silas Vane** (Father), and **Dorian Thorne** (Love Interest) is a major continuity blocker. We cannot have the protagonist calling the love interest by her father's/antagonist's name without a plot-specific reason, and the surname "Thorne" being applied to the father in some notes but "Vane" in others must be standardized to "Vane" for the protagonist's family.