By the time they reached the derelict train station at the district’s heart, Eli had been followed. A figure in a charcoal coat, face obscured by a scarf, hovered at a distance. But Eli pressed on. Inside the station, the walls were plastered with yellowed posters advertising a 1980s-era tech fair. Beneath them, new decals gleamed—a logo resembling , but with an additional glyph.