The Level 4 clearance was active when Wren logged into the main-wing terminal at 7:14.
Temporary Level 4 Access - Financial Review. Authorization: Alpha C. Ashveil.
The limits were deliberate. Caelum had not handed her unrestricted authority or created a favor Edric could easily frame. He had given her a legitimate key for a defined purpose and attached his own name to every door she opened with it.
The protection carried risk. Every search under the temporary clearance led back to Caelum’s authorization, which meant carelessness would spend his authority without consent. Wren refused to treat his risk the way Ashveil had treated hers.
The logistics room was nearly empty at that hour. Winter light had not reached the corridor windows, and the terminal’s glow made every action feel more
