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@@ -112,4 +112,10 @@ The first touch of his lips wasn't a clash. It wasn't fire or ice. It was a ques
 
 The rivalry didn't disappear; it transformed. Every sharp word we’d ever exchanged, every academic slight, every territorial dispute fueled the fire of the kiss. It was a different kind of Weave—one made of skin and breath and the desperate, late-night realization that we were no longer enemies.
 
-I had spent a decade building a wall of flame to keep the world out, but as Dorian’s fingers traced the hollow of my throat, I realized I was finally willing to let the fire go out if it meant staying in the cold with him.
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+I had spent a decade building a wall of flame to keep the world out, but as Dorian’s fingers traced the hollow of my throat, I realized I was finally willing to let the fire go out if it meant staying in the cold with him.
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+## AUTHOR DIRECTION - BUTTERFLY EFFECT CASCADE (Ch10)
+Kaelen is dead (died Ch04). Do NOT write him alive.
+- The Starfall Equilibrium: with Kaelen gone, the Pyre has no anchor. Aric and Elara must be that anchor together.
+- If 'First Regent' is established here, it is NOT Kaelen. Consider Aric and Elara as joint student wardens.