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 # Character State: ch-06
 
-## Queen Seraphine
-Location: The Royal Carriage, En Route to Aethelgard
-Physical: Tremors in her left hand; silver-silk bandages soaked through with fresh hemomantic seepage.
-Emotional: Violated and hyper-vigilant; experiencing "echo-sensations" from Aldric’s internal state.
-Active obligations: Owes Malcorra a "purified" vessel (ch-06) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: [Seraphine & Aldric] The shared sensory intrusion of the blood-bond (ch-05) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03—unresolved): The Blight has breached the inner glass-line; the Lowen-Court is already compromised.
-Arc: 40% — She has realized that her private thoughts are no longer her own while in Aldric's proximity.
-Permanent: YES
-
 ## King Aldric
-Location: The Royal Carriage, En Route to Aethelgard
+Location: The Oakhaven Border, East Marches
-Physical: Death-like pallor; black veins at the neck have extended toward the jawline; severe lethargy.
+Physical: Severe physical drain; left hand and forearm are partially encased in jagged, translucent glass-growth.
-Emotional: Stoic but physically fraying; deeply suspicious of Malcorra’s "cleansing" invitation.
+Emotional: Resolute but burdened by a growing sense of inevitable sacrifice.
-Active obligations: Owes Seraphine the protection of the Thorne-Valerius borders (ch-03) — UNPAID.
+Active obligations: Owes Seraphine Valerius a life-debt for anchoring the sealing ritual (ch-06) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: [Aldric & Seraphine] The revelation of the execution of his brother (ch-03) — UNRESOLVED.
+Open loops: [Aldric & Seraphine] The sensory feedback of the glass-curse transmission (ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
 Known secrets: None.
-Arc: 35% — Admitted physical dependency on Seraphine’s proximity to maintain his heartbeat.
+Arc: 45% — Accepted the physical toll of his curse as a shared burden to protect the realm.
 Permanent: YES
 
-## Captain Kaelen
+## Queen Seraphine
-Location: Exterior of the Royal Carriage, Riding Shotgun
+Location: The Oakhaven Border, East Marches
-Physical: No injuries; hand constantly on the hilt of his blade.
+Physical: Left hand and wrist showing the first signs of silver-glass crystallization; eyes cloudy with magical exhaustion.
-Emotional: Deeply unsettled by the High Priestess’s presence; protective.
+Emotional: Shielded but experiencing a profound, unsettling connection to Aldric’s pain.
-Active obligations: Absolute silence regarding the Queen’s flagging physical stamina (ch-03) — UNPAID.
+Active obligations: Owes Aldric Thorne the protection of the Thorne-Valerius borders (ch-03) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: [Kaelen & Seraphine] The cost of his intervention against the High Priestess (ch-03) — UNRESOLVED.
+Open loops: [Seraphine & Aldric] The visual and physical "blending" of their magic during the seal (ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03—unresolved): Knows the Queen nearly collapsed during the walk to the cellar.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03—unresolved): The Blight has breached the inner glass-line; the Lowen-Court is already compromised.
-Arc: 25% — Confirmed that Malcorra views the Sovereigns as mere biological tools, not leaders.
+Arc: 40% — Transitioned from viewing Aldric as a political tool to a vital, living anchor for her power.
 Permanent: YES
 
 ## High Priestess Malcorra
-Location: The Royal Carriage / Aethelgard Approach
+Location: The Oakhaven Border (Encampment)
-Physical: Smelling of metallic incense; rubbing her fingertips together rhythmically.
+Physical: Uninjured; fingers agitatedly rubbing together.
-Emotional: Triumphant and clinical; observing the "resonance" between the Sovereigns with predatory interest.
+Emotional: Calculating and religiously vindicated by the "sacred" pain of the King.
-Active obligations: Owes the Crimson Cathedral a "purified" sovereign (ch-02) — UNPAID.
+Active obligations: None.
-Open loops: None.
+Open loops: [Malcorra & Seraphine] The theological interpretation of the glass-curse spreading (ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (ch-03—unresolved): Does she hear the ancestors, or is she a high-functioning schizophrenic?
+Known secrets: None.
-Arc: 20% — Successfully forced the Sovereigns into a spiritual "audit" at the Cathedral.
+Arc: 20% — Observed the physical price of the Sanguine Vow, reaffirming her belief in the necessity of suffering.
 Permanent: YES
 
+## High Provost Vane — DECEASED (ch-04)
+Established: Executed by Queen Seraphine via hemomantic heart-stop after attempting to poison King Aldric.
+Legacy: His removal allowed the monarchs to travel to the front lines without bureaucratic interference.
+
 # World State: ch-06
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- High Provost Vane (Oakhaven): DECEASED (ch-05) -- Left behind in the breach.
+- Border Guard (Oakhaven): GRATEFUL — Witnessed the sealing of the breach — Morale has temporarily stabilized despite the horror of the Blight.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- The Crimson Cathedral: PROBING -- Attempting to find "impurities" in the Sanguine Marriage to seize control.
+- The Thorne Loyalists: HORRIFIED — Witnessed the glass-curse spreading to the Queen — They fear the Vow is a death sentence for both crowns.
-- The Lowen-Court: DESPERATE -- Relying on the King’s return to restore the glass-line.
+- The Crimson Cathedral: ZEALOUS — The manifestation of the curse during the ritual is seen as a sign of divine "locking."
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Aethelgard Audit: STARTING -- The Sovereigns have arrived at the Cathedral for a mandatory "purification" ritual.
+- The Oakhaven Sealing: COMPLETED — The immediate breach is closed, but at the cost of the King and Queen's physical health.
-- The Sanguine Marriage: STRENGTHENING -- The psychic bridge between Aldric and Seraphine is now transmitting subconscious imagery and pain.
+- The Glass Contagion: ACTIVE — The curse has moved from Aldric to Seraphine, meaning their fates are now biologically intertwined.