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+# Character State: ch-07
+
+## Mira
+Location: Chancellor’s Solar, Pyre Academy.
+Physical: Mana-burn along the forearms; pulse remains elevated from the involuntary magical resonance.
+Emotional: Oscillating between professional fury and a terrifying, bone-deep vulnerability; beginning to view Dorian as a necessity rather than an obstacle.
+Active obligations: Must present a unified front with Dorian to the Faculty Senate regarding the curriculum merge—UNFULFILLED.
+Open loops: The thermal leak in the Eastern Dormitories (Ch06)—RESOLVED; the intrusive nature of the "shared" dreams (Ch07)—UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: Her fire is becoming increasingly reactive to Dorian’s emotional proximity—Dorian suspects but has not confirmed.
+Arc: 35% — Transitioning from begrudging cooperation to an instinctive, somatic reliance on Dorian’s presence to stabilize her own volatile magic.
+Permanent: YES (Mana-signature now permanently "twined" with Dorian’s at a sub-dermal level).
+
+## Dorian Solas
+Location: Chancellor’s Solar, Pyre Academy.
+Physical: Right hand shows faint frost-scarring from the stabilization ritual; exhaustion masked by rigid posture.
+Emotional: Protective and increasingly obsessed with the mechanics of the tether; his "Absolute Zero" mental conditioning is fraying.
+Active obligations: Needs to finalize the containment schematics for the Starfall pocket—UNFULFILLED.
+Open loops: The mystery of the "Humming" from the Spire’s reservoir (Ch05)—UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: He deliberately suppressed the Ministry’s inquiries about the tether’s strength—Mira does not know.
+Arc: 30% — Admitting to himself that the "Paradox" of their combined magic is more intoxicating than his solitary mastery.
+Permanent: NO (Though the cracks in his emotional armor are widening).
+
+## Kaelen
+Location: Faculty Halls, Pyre Academy.
+Physical: Unharmed.
+Emotional: Deeply resentful; feels Mira is being "corrupted" by Northern influence.
+Active obligations: To report any "unusual" behavior to the Faculty Senate—ACTIVE.
+Open loops: Kaelen’s clandestine meetings with the Ministry Observer (Ch06)—UNRESOLVED.
+Arc: 10% — Moving from a loyal advisor to a potential internal antagonist.
+
+# World State: ch-07
+
+## NPC Memory
+- Pyre Faculty: Restless and suspicious; they can smell the "ozonic" scent of Dorian’s ice in Mira’s office.
+- Spire Students: Intimidated; the heat of the Pyre Academy is causing minor mana-friction in their casting.
+- Ministry of Magic: Increasingly impatient; the "Unified Report" is overdue.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- The Ministry: Paternalistic and ready to intervene; they view the merger as a failure-prone experiment.
+- The Students: Divided; a "Unity Underground" group has formed among the juniors, fascinated by the hybrid magic.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Starfall Flux: Atmospheric mana levels are spiking; the boundary between the "Fire" and "Ice" sectors of the school is physically blurring.
+- The Solstice Loom: A celestial alignment that will test the limits of the Accord is three weeks away.