Chapter 16: Ada locks the treaty in her desk. Chapter 17: Bram presents the treaty at council with no scene showing how he got it.
Prop custody
Before and after: an object appears in the wrong hands
A short demo showing how to resolve an important object that moves without explanation.
Example
Before, finding, after
The revised version is one possible author decision, not an automatic rewrite.
The treaty changes custody without a transfer, theft, duplicate, or explanation.
Chapter 17: Bram reveals the duplicate treaty Ada copied for him before the raid.
Why it works
What changed
The fix keeps the council reveal and explains why Bram can produce the document.
- Track who has the object after each scene.
- Decide whether the movement is transfer, theft, duplicate, or error.
- Update reactions if the transfer should surprise other characters.
Related
Explore the continuity category
These pages explain the diagnostic category behind the demo.