From 0b7ede9f4202e13b93e1307fb695abaca5806b59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nova_2761 Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:09:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] editorial: Ch07 butterfly - Dorian carries Severance Key secret --- the-starfall-accord/staging/chapter-ch-07.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/the-starfall-accord/staging/chapter-ch-07.md b/the-starfall-accord/staging/chapter-ch-07.md index f77a47f..d5211a8 100644 --- a/the-starfall-accord/staging/chapter-ch-07.md +++ b/the-starfall-accord/staging/chapter-ch-07.md @@ -107,4 +107,10 @@ As the stone groaned and retreated, the light from the inner chamber didn't reve ## AUTHOR DIRECTION — BUTTERFLY EFFECT CASCADE (Ch07) - Kaelen is not present. He is dead. Do not write him as alive. - The isolation that brings Mira and Dorian together is partly driven by the fact that Mira's most trusted ally is gone. -- The "Weave of Ages" revelation, if it occurs here, has extra weight: Kaelen died believing in something that turned out to be real. \ No newline at end of file +- The "Weave of Ages" revelation, if it occurs here, has extra weight: Kaelen died believing in something that turned out to be real. + +## BUTTERFLY CASCADE NOTE (Ch07) +- Dorian is carrying the Accord Protocol Omega report he found in Ch06. He has not told Mira. +- His over-protectiveness in this chapter has a new dimension: he has seen what the Severance Key does to Chancellors. +- When Dorian pulls Mira out of danger, it is not just instinct. It is grief already grieving. +- He may almost tell her. He does not. \ No newline at end of file