The courier's carriage climbed the winding mountain highway until its carriage wheels disappeared behind the upper retaining ridge.
Marrick carried the signed territorial amendment toward his temporary desk, aligning the pages within the municipal record book.
Hajin held the official leather dispatch packet, feeling the distinct ridge concealed beneath the stiff royal backing.
The courier recorded three official pages in the delivery manifest, leaving this hidden document completely outside the Crown register.
Ferra moved the segmented porcelain cradle deeper into the wagon bed, ensuring that every protective partition remained locked.
Juna watched the upper road from the rim, while Hans secured the outer boundary line behind the departing escort.
Hajin separated the official hearing documents without disturbing the joined royal wax seals along the upper margin.
A second parchment slid smoothly from the stiff envelope backing, folded twice around an impression of blue wax.
