Sent a crow-delivered scroll to Vaelrik while he slept — rolled tight, tied with twine, with a crude drawn emblem at the bottom: a chain link, broken in half. Message: "Heard you in town. Thank you for responding. I will be with Areska tomorrow."

Met the party at The Unloading Bay alongside Areska. Crossed the room to greet Vaelrik "like an old friend returned from too long away." Delivered the urgent crisis: three Tideborn had disappeared that morning — two kobolds who'd opened a business in the East Ring, one mousefolk friend preparing a clinic expansion in the West Ring. The pattern had been building for two months. She had no time for messaging discussions: "She needed people to save lives." Her lead pointed to a dye-and-tannery business on the south edge of the Gold Market — Blackmire Tannery.

One of the freed kobolds immediately asked after "Miss Rynna" — confirming The Broken Chain's role in keeping vulnerable Tideborn people alive and connected.

Not at The Unloading Bay when the party returned. Vaelrik and Bodrin planned to find her and [[The Broken Chain]] during the split-party phase — unresolved.