To: Facilitator
From: Cora, Continuity & Accuracy Editor
Date: [Internal Date]
Project: The Starfall Accord
Subject: Continuity Review – Chapter 5: The Inquisitor’s Warning

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### 1. STRENGTHS
The chapter effectively introduces the external antagonist (Vane) and clarifies the stakes of the "Starfall Accord" itself. 
*   **The "Tuner" Mechanic:** The introduction of the obsidian Tuner as a device to measure "resonance" is a strong narrative tool. It provides a tangible way for Cora to track if the characters are hitting their "harmony" marks in future chapters.
*   **Physical Manifestation:** The purple cracks in the masonry (the "fracturing Core") provide a clear visual indicator for the school's health, which I have added to the Master Fact Sheet. This allows for objective tracking of the school's state relative to Mira and Dorian's relationship.

### 2. CONCERNS

**A. Timeline Discrepancy: The "Three Weeks" Conflict**
*   **Contradiction:** Vane states, *"The Mid-Winter Gala is in three weeks... The Council has decreed this the deadline."* However, five paragraphs later, he says, *"You have twenty-one days to prove you can lead as one."* 
*   **Flag:** While 21 days is technically three weeks, the narrative later shifts to the Gala being the "stroke of midnight." We must be precise: Is it exactly 21 days, or is "three weeks" a rounding of a specific lunar or calendar date established in earlier world-building (if any)? 
*   **Action:** Confirm the exact calendar date of the "Mid-Winter Gala" to ensure the countdown in Chapters 6-9 remains consistent.

**B. Positional/Environmental Inconsistency: The Great Hall Entrance**
*   **Contradiction:** At the start of the scene, Mira and Dorian are *"on the precipice of the Great Hall’s balcony"* watching the carriage. They then *"descended the grand staircase"* to meet Vane at the bottom.
*   **Flag:** When Vane enters, he moves past them to the center of the hall to strike the floor. After the tension, Vane leaves. Mira then says, *"I didn't look at my staff. I looked at Dorian."* 
*   **Established Fact in Ch. 5:** Earlier, Mira stated the faculty were lined up *"Fire-born... on the left, Frost-born... on the right."* After Vane's exit, Mira states the faculty began to murmur. However, she and Dorian immediately head to *"his office."*
*   **Concern:** The transition from the massive Great Hall to the Chancellor's office is too abrupt. Chapter 1-4 (implied) established the Academy as sprawling. If they are in the Great Hall (ground level) and Dorian’s office is in the "Sanctum" or "North Spire," the travel time needs to be accounted for, or the location of his office needs to be fixed.

**C. Magical Rule Ambiguity: The Alchemy Labs**
*   **Contradiction:** Mira mentions the *"sulfur coming from your alchemy labs"* (referring to her own). 
*   **Flag:** In the Project Description, Mira is a "fire mage." Usually, alchemy is a separate discipline or a subset. If Mira is the Chancellor of the Fire school, we need to clarify if "Alchemy" is strictly a Fire-born discipline. If Dorian’s cryomancers are freezing ink in *"communal wells,"* it implies shared spaces, but the sulfur is specific to her labs. I will be watching to see if "Alchemy" is later attributed to a neutral or different department.

**D. The "Labor Camp" Stake**
*   **Flag:** Vane threatens that students will be *"redistributed to labor camps."* 
*   **Context:** This is a high-level political stakes escalation. I need to cross-reference this with the "Council" rules. If the Council has the power to bind the magic of two High Chancellors, we need to ensure that in Chapter 1-4, the Council wasn't described as merely an "advisory board." This is a massive shift in the power dynamic.

### 3. VERDICT: MINOR FLAGS

The core continuity of the character motivations remains intact. The "elemental opposites" theme is being handled consistently (Dorian’s frost biting Mira’s palm). The primary flags are timeline-related (the 21-day countdown) and spatial (the logistics of the faculty's presence during the walk to the office).

**Recommendations for the next chapter:**
*   Establish the specific day count starting from Ch-06 (e.g., "Day 19 until the Gala").
*   Maintain the "fracturing walls" visual to show the Core worsening if they bicker.

**VERDICT: CLEAN (with requested timeline tightening).**