Lawoath: The Instrument Between

Mandate: Open radio chatter proves Lawoath is populated, yet no gate registry exists. Four caste delegations will negotiate registration only if local autonomy survives the filing. Route: Khesret → Ee'la → Dawn-Bough → Aelith Deep → Lawoath. The clock closes before an unlogged clinic convoy forces Concord to classify the approach as an unsafe gate. The crew is hired as a neutral hull, witnessed courier of drafts, and working mediation team. Passenger comfort is part of the trip; it is not the contract.

At Four-Caste Registration Arbor, the clean problem gets teeth. Each delegation agrees the gate must be registered and disagrees on who may bind the colony. The dangerous clause converts emergency traffic authority into permanent outside review. Every side has enough law to make a mess and enough standing to punish a lazy answer. The crew must hear the parties, protect the record, test side claims, and keep the table open when walking out would be easier.

Terms: ₡21,500 gross, 10% board cut, Rank 1, MODERATE threat. Full payment requires a witnessed, enforceable instrument and a clean return copy. Secure four witnessed caste assents, a local-autonomy schedule, and a gate-registration charter that names emergency powers without quietly making them permanent. Nobody pays this kind of money for dropping off a diplomat and waving from the ramp.