The data transfer completed at dawn.
Yuki sent the confirmation message before the sun had fully cleared the eastern tree line.
Horizon failure logs transmitted to Dominion secure server. All incidents included. All corrections documented.
I read the report while walking the garden path. The air was cool. The grass was wet with dew.
Ezra joined me halfway down the path. He held a tablet in one hand.
"They acknowledged receipt," he said.
"Any comment?"
"Only one word."
"What?"
"Noted."
I stopped walking.
"Noted is neutral."
"Yes."
"It means they are analyzing."
"Yes."
"And then?"
"Then they will adapt."
I resumed walking. The gravel crunched softly underfoot.
"Did they ask for more?"
"No. But they opened a channel for future queries."
"That is progress."
"It is access."
