Six loose feathers waited inside the drain catch.
They had separated during Jiang's three circulation proofs, not from the wounded line along his wake keel. The zone had collected them instead of claiming them. Each carried his current oilcoat and sixty-five-percent molt signature.
[MOLT FEATHER INVENTORY]
[Naturally separated feathers6]
[Owner:Jiang]
[Prior retained feather loss4 unchanged]
[Use requires subject acceptance]
The first anatomy seal stood behind the recovery shore. Its entrance was thirty-three centimeters high and forty-eight wide, enough for Jiang's chest if he lowered his head and flattened the outer feather layer.
Halfway through, the ceiling descended another three centimeters.
A strip of soft mesh crossed the lowest section. The six loose feathers could attach to it and form a molt-matched compression surface over the one-centimeter wound.
[EMPEROR MOLT ANATOMY PROOF4]
[Current feather compression required]
[Oilcoat continuity required]
