Mapping the Mirror Expanse began the next morning.
Lady Sable's elite unit and a matching group from the Twin Petal Pavilion formed the first survey teams. Lian and Mei provided the stabilised charts of the nearer reflection belts. Feng Lan cross-referenced them against the older academy records we still carried. Seraphina tested each new zone for temporal instability before anyone else entered. Vale and the combat disciples handled the living threats that the reflective ground produced without warning.
The work was steady and dangerous.
