Chapter 6

I had installed the camera eleven days ago.

A small thing. Flush against the upper shelf of the caretaker's supply cabinet, angled down. Emryn had helped me position it on a Tuesday morning when the house was running its regular schedule and no one was watching the Luna move through her own corridors with quiet, particular purpose. I had told no one else. Not Julien. Not even Crest.

Some things you do alone.

I watched the footage in my private office at six in the morning, two days after the Council filing was confirmed. The timestamp read 07:14. The room…