Status: CANON (structure), scene undrafted

Markus's Loss

The book's low point. SQUADRON // 4 ACTIVE → 3 ACTIVE.

The canon CANON

Markus is lost. A substantial White Ship encounter occurs around the catastrophic loss — and it does not save him. This is deliberate: it keeps the White Ship from becoming an automatic guardian angel. Markus is instead brought home months later by Rafa.

Scene intent OPEN: the horror of the counter falling, the failure of rescue, the fracture in the unit. No prose yet.