Didi placed her records beside two ornate high-backed chairs upon the dais beneath the sovereign monarch's elevated throne.
Didi occupied the chair to the left, resting her authenticated ice-flower records upon the polished council table.
The matching chair to the right remained conspicuously empty, marked only by a folded sheet of parchment under glass weights.
Hajin stood behind the territorial boundary line beside Ferra's travel cradle, his wrapped forearm resting upon the brass railing.
Juna held the documented excavation reports several paces back, while two royal recorders verified signatures without unsealing the Rings.
In the shaded diplomatic alcove, High Envoy Eirwen waited beside her case, holding the ancient refusal treaty in reserve.
Three senior councilors shared the inner table, representing the succession tribunal, the sovereign archives, and the First Prince's household.
