Elias Reed can open Vellum House's service stair, but the lockdown log would turn that rescue into Adelaide's confession.
Elias can move fast, but he needs someone to keep him from turning panic into evidence against Adelaide.
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Rowan Cross's authorization code sits on the rainless lockdown, and he treats that coincidence like a favor Adelaide should appreciate.
Rowan Cross turns the red signal into a bargain: confess to a smaller charge now, or let tomorrow's verdict become permanent.
Rowan Cross will let Adelaide use the third key if she names Elias as its maker before she knows what the room contains.
Rowan Cross can cancel the mirror pass, but he also knows why Livia March's face still opens Ashwick doors.
