Ferra's grounding stake began to buck beneath the western archive paving before she could inspect the maker marks along its shaft.
Ferra pressed her blistered palm against the glowing shaft of the bronze grounding stake, feeling the violent harmonic pulse beneath the bronze.
The Ordered Court located her artisan signature during the night, tracing the three primary stakes she anchored across the capital.
White-gold filaments of divine law coiled around the runic maker marks, attempting to weaponize her own craft against the surrounding foundation.
"They found my signature!" she spat, her goggles rattling against her forehead as the ground shuddered beneath her feet.
"If one of these stakes breaks under the strain... it will send the stored force straight through the district foundation!" she warned.
[ Grounding circuit: Three stakes active ]
[ Mint pylon: Holding ]
[ Canal bridge pylon: Holding ]
[ Western archive pylon: Critical pressure ]
