The convoy reached the outer road of the Sixth with six Rings closed, forty percent Fragment Recovery, and no clean victory display to carry ahead of it.
Hajin rode near the front with the restored Legendary Chain in inventory, two unnamed Mythic Growth blades secured behind it, and the broken brace pieces wrapped in Ferra's cloth.
Loccy's splints rested against the wagon wall, while the child kept the house symbol inside her blanket and watched the repaired road through a narrow gap.
Juna walked beside the lead wheel, and Rumi plus Nari traded the opposite watch without crowding the child inside.
Eirwen's Alder riders followed under separate embassy orders, carrying maps, language supplies, and a request for rented rooms rather than a claim over the Sixth.
The road gate opened before the convoy reached the final marker, and Marrick waited with the absence ledger pressed against his chest.
