Katarina laid the indenture flat on her desk. She had no intention of filing the defect just yet.
She'd told Corvani she would. She'd said it calmly on the way out the door, I'll be filing the defect, and she meant for Drava to keep believing it. Let them think the provincial girl took the easy win they'd gift-wrapped for her. Let the story stand.
The story was a lie, and Kat had known it since the moment the apex tapped that broken ring with her own polished nail.
She pulled up the Ledger.
[Query. What does the house of Drava gain if I void this indenture?]
The Ledger answered immediately.
Insufficient data. Voiding the indenture removes Samara as a Black Lotus asset. No modeled benefit to House Drava.
[Right. No modeled benefit. Which is the problem.]
Kat leaned back and laced her fingers.
