Ferra backed her supply wagon toward the quarry entrance, stopping beyond the broken ground before unloading the insulated cases.
Hans extended the perimeter cordon across the roadway, keeping civilian workers well beyond the upper ore staging platforms.
Only Hajin, Juna, and Ferra remained inside the quarry basin, surrounded by towering cliffs of stone.
Loccy stood guard beside the upper hoist wheel with the released cables neatly coiled around her muscular forearms.
She refused to permit a single conductive line to enter the cutting yard while the testing proceeded.
The slain custodian lay inert within the coils of the Legendary Chain near the center of the gravel floor.
Its five severed bands rested in isolated piles downhill, while the three corrupted fittings remained sealed in separate loops.
Ferra adjusted the strap of her tool belt, approaching the pristine socket with six ceramic testing probes.
