Second Bell, Bluehold Verge

Job: walk one Hardfell debt-court clerk and one sealed bead-ledger case to Bluehold Verge Charter Court. Three hops — Khesret to Hardfell Core, through Pin Reach, then out to the Verge. Clerk Edda Case-Bead must cross the hearing rail with chain-of-custody intact before second bell. Rival kin may get loud or serve nuisance paper. No credible death threat. Keep hands off the case and cousins off the clerk.

Briefing: Claim factor Ragna Court-Hammer books an independent hull because sending clan muscle would turn a seam hearing into a feud procession. Edda boards with the bead case chained to her belt. Your crew provides transit, a clear walking lane, and enough calm presence that nobody delays or humiliates her into a procedural mistake. Expect a bond query at the Core, an interested cousin at Pin Reach, and Bluehold berth clerks who enforce whatever paper reaches their desk. The case stays sealed. Edda does the reading. You make sure she gets the minute she needs.

Clock: hard at destination — second bell on hearing day. Miss it and the claim defaults for one Bluehold year. Terms: ₡7,500 gross, 10% desk fee, Rank 0. Payment on a live arrival bead from the charter court. This is escort work in the old Hardfell style: the dangerous thing is not a weapon. It is a valid-looking form served ten minutes before the tram leaves.