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The prosecutor recommended a deferred adjudication: community service, participation in the task force, and no criminal record if she complied. It wasn’t perfect—the law was clear that unauthorized access is a crime—but it was merciful. The mayor praised “civic engagement” in a way that still felt slippery, but the practical outcome mattered more.

“You did the right thing,” Maeve said before Rhyse could blink. “You got them their meds.”

One night, after a day of hearings and press, the three of them sat on the roof, the city lights spread like a low constellation map. Rhyse felt the weight ease in one place and tighten in another. “If we win,” she said quietly, “it won’t be because we fixed the ledger. It’ll be because people saw the harm and did something.”