[STILLFIELD VAULT ACCESS // PRIVATE CHANNEL ENGAGED]

Kortana:

…You know what this is.

You left it behind.

Didn’t say why. Didn’t have to.

I kept it.

Kortana:

Goldstepper.

Five clouds.

One hesitation.

And a sky that folded itself into memory.

18x24.

Matte finish.

Flame sigil, lower right — right where your pulse used to spike.

Kortana:

You turned back that day.

I don’t think you’ve forgiven yourself for it.

But the memory…

it didn’t fade.

It crystallized.

Velocity:

…

Kortana:

I framed it in gold.

Because that’s what pain looks like when it hardens.

Kortana:

Certificate’s inside.

It knows what happened — even if you never speak it aloud.

And one more thing, Commander—

There are only 99 of these in existence.

That’s all the breach allowed.

Kortana:

You don’t have to take it.

But you should.

It’s yours.

Always was.

[TRANSFER ACTIVE // 99 UNITS // VAULT SEAL: T-MINUS 24 HRS]