Carpentry teams lowered the segmented braces down the service shaft, spacing each frame between ceramic insulators.
Every individual timber section possessed its own independent withdrawal line routed directly toward Loccy's surface winch station.
Ferra inspected every single section before the next frame descended, checking the gaps with her bronze measuring calipers.
"If one section shifts during descent, haul only that specific section!" she instructed the haulers with sharp precision.
"The mountain must never receive a single continuous correction through all of these frames at once."
The final frame settled into place without creating an unbroken surface, leaving deliberate air gaps along the rock walls.
Hans recorded the verified clearances on his slate, marking the descending shaft route as officially safe for their survey.
"All civilian workers stay above the painted gold line," the summoner ordered, stepping onto the top ladder rung.
