Volume I — Arc 1 — Epoch I
[Cycle 023 | Pulse 51:30:00 — Stewarded workshop day / Apprentice demo → Log: guild review → redaction log attach → trustee escort → apprentice demo run ×3 → steward clause sign → public note → Channel: secure → public digest on close]
Aurelius: "A room set with care will return calm to a crowd. Show the hand, teach the step, and let the seals do the talking."
Aurelia: "Yes. Keep the lamp low and the speech lower. A lesson that stops at motion keeps men safe and craft free."
Clerk (soft): [TASK] Guild workshop — Mode: open stewarded demo + Crosspath redaction log + trustee escort + apprentice demo runs + guild reader Q&A (written) + stewarded sign + digest post. Team: Magistrate Korran (steward cue), Crosspath Halek (redaction lead), River Step trustees Mira & Len (escort & seal), keeper Tomas (index & vault), keeper Halen (overwatch), tutors Bryn & Kalen (direct), apprentices Jorren (lead), Nia & Tomas (assist), deputies Mina & Jor (escort/witness), courier guide Morn (clerk & intake). Objectives: run scripted apprentice demo under steward & Crosspath guard; keep guild readers to motion questions submitted in writing; log redaction categories CL-0113.redact.log; steward sign conditional release form for redacted exemplar if guild review meets terms; post public digest; anchor: CL-0114.workshop.exec. Channel: secure → public.
The guild room sat circular, floors washed with the city's low lanterns and a bank of plain benches for the guild readers. Trustees stood visible but still: two at the door, two near the demo slab, one near the steward table. Crosspath's two observers took seats at the side, pens and a redaction pad ready. The steward placed the redacted exemplar in a small, closed chest beneath the lamp and signed the front of the room with a neat motion: this meeting opens under steward terms.
Magistrate Korran: "We start on rule. Guild reads the redacted page in our room; apprentices show motion under trustee watch; Crosspath keeps a redaction log; no spoken request about nodes, tags, or manifest; written queries only and routed through the steward. If the guild seeks public excerpt, file that ask and Crosspath will respond with a redaction summary."
Clerk: [OPEN] Workshop open CL-0114.open — steward terms read; trustee escort set CL-0114.escort.set.
The apprentices moved like a single, practiced hand. Jorren stepped to the slab with a calm breath. Tomas called the index line and placed the micro-slip where the demo script asked. Nia held the mirror pad at a neutral angle so the trip code showed as a single hash. Morn warmed wax in a small pot by the slab. Mina held the witness pin ready. Bryn gave a short, quiet line: "We show steps only." Then the fold began: exact, slow, clean.
Bryn: "Step one: index find. Step two: fold and band. Step three: wax press and witness pin. Step four: mirror code record. Repeat twice and show seam. No mention of marks or routes."
Clerk: [RUN] Demo run CL-0114.demo.run1 — step script executed; apprentice lead Jorren; tutor note CL-0114.tutor.note1.
The guild readers watched with the focus of men who read many things but hear few new rules. They kept their eyes to the motion, their pens to the margins. After the first run, Halek read aloud the Crosspath redaction log entry for the session: categories withheld — maker mark, pallet tag, manifest line — and a note that no shard identifiers were left visible. The log was terse and public enough to reassure without revealing what it hid.
Halek: "Crosspath note: redaction categories logged. We do not record withheld text. Any formal request for more will receive a redaction summary, not the redacted line itself."
Clerk: [LOG] Redaction log CL-0114.redact.log — categories noted CL-0114.redact.cat; session marker CL-0114.session1.
The guild readers filed short written questions into the steward box provided at the room's edge. They asked practical items: "How do you train apprentices to keep the mirror code clean?" "What prevents mis-folds?" "How do trustees verify a voucher?" Each question stayed to motion; none pressed for a maker mark or route. The steward read them aloud in a neutral voice and Bryn or Jorren answered with process only, not with any case detail.
Morn (steady): "We answer how, not who. Draw the motion: fold, band, wax, pin, mirror. Show what a tutor looks for and what a trustee signs. Keep names away from the talk."
Clerk: [RECEIVE] Guild queries CL-0114.queries.recv — written questions logged CL-0114.qs.log.
A second demo ran with slightly altered lighting and pad orientation — a test the tutors had asked for to ensure no accidental reveal of a stamp face. The apprentices performed the script, and the Crosspath observer noted method clarity. A guild reader leaned forward and wrote a note asking whether the lane ever uses conditional tags for export. Korran read the written query and replied that conditional tags are posted when mitigation is in effect and are visible to buyers; export terms are added by steward addendum if a bulk sale occurs. The answer remained process, not path.
Magistrate Korran: "Tags advise buyers and can carry mitigation clauses. Export adds extra public steps: trustee witness on transfer, tutor retest on bulk lots, and a steward addendum filed at transfer."
Clerk: [ANSWER] Guild reply CL-0114.guild.reply — export terms explained CL-0114.export.terms.
The third demo finished with a smooth seal. Halek attached the session's redaction log to the steward packet and stamped a short summary: Three demos done; redaction categories upheld; apprentices followed script. The guild readers took their time reading the redacted exemplar under the lamp, eyes moving slowly across motion sketches, not manifest numbers. The room stayed calm; the law of small acts and clear guard held.
Halek: "Log closed for session. Any request beyond motion must be formal and in writing. Crosspath will review and attach a redaction summary if appropriate."
Clerk: [ATTACH] Redaction summary CL-0114.redact.sum — session attach CL-0114.session.sum.
At the end, the steward offered the guild a conditional sign: if they filed a request for a public excerpt, the steward would accept the file and pass it to Crosspath for redaction review; if Crosspath approved the categories withheld and guild agreed to publish only motion text, the steward would sign a limited release. Guild readers nodded and a guild scribe left a neat, polite request form in the packet: no immediate public ask, but a note that the guild would discuss an internal workshop and might later file formal excerpts. The steward did not sign open release; he signed a ledger line that kept the lane's hand on the lever.
Magistrate Korran: "We will accept formal request forms; we will not authorize public print without Crosspath redaction. That is the lane's line."
Clerk: [DECIDE] Steward motion CL-0114.steward.motion — accept formal request path CL-0114.request.path; no immediate public release.
Outside the room, at Lorek's slab, the posted digest showed a short note: Guild review held under steward & Crosspath; apprentices demoed motion only; redaction log attached to steward packet. The lane that watched the notice felt quieter. A few neighbors who had feared that the Lane would be exposed now read that the lane itself had set the rules for what could leave. The steward had turned a potential rumor into a public, measured action.
Mira: "They saw our hands and not our routes. That keeps trust high."
Clerk: [POST] Public digest CL-0114.public.post — workshop result CL-0114.result.post.
At dusk the guild courier bowed again, thanked the steward, and left a small set of plain ruler-sticks for the apprentices as guild thanks. The steward logged the gift and noted that any future request for excerpt must carry the guild's formal file and the Crosspath redaction check. Morn filed the final clerk memo: demo runs done; redaction logs attached; steward motion ready for formal requests; public digest posted; apprentice token logged.
Morn (soft): "A room made for guard keeps craft safe. We taught steps, kept names out, and let the city learn motion under our watch. That is how a lane gives a gift and keeps its people whole."
Clerk: [COMMIT] Snapshot CL-0114 — Cycle 023 | Pulse 51:30:00 ▪ Ch.135 ▪ Change type: Guild stewarded workshop executed; three apprentice demo runs; Crosspath redaction log attached; trustee escort rota in effect; steward set formal request path; public digest posted; guild token logged ▪ Anchors: CL-0114.workshop.exec; CL-0114.redact.log; CL-0114.demo.run1..3; CL-0114.steward.motion; CL-0114.public.post ▪ Trustee sign: Mira + Len. Secure dossier forwarded. Public digest queued.
Post-Law Reflection: Teach the hand and guard the names. A lane that chooses what to share keeps its craft useful and its people safe. Stage demos to hide sensitive faces, answer questions on process not path, attach a redaction log that lists withheld categories, and make formal request the only road to public excerpt. When a city learns from a town, let it learn motion, not maps. Keep seals neat, pads clear, and apprentices steady — small acts make a town whole.