Chapter 1 — Page 21 Sneak Thief

## PAGE 21 **Panel 1 (top)** — ACTION: A dark pantry interior; the word **PANTRY** looms in ghostly letters on the storage doors. A QR-code-like glyph with a warning triangle floats at upper left. A glowing orange holographic ID label projects over Sarya (peeking up at lower frame), mirror-reflected below. - SIGN: PANTRY - CAP (holo ID): NAME: ⚠ SARYA THE DAUGHTER **Panel 2 (foot)** — ACTION: Sarya crouches in the pantry in her pale sleep-clothes, holding the small red heart-drone; three glowing orange holographic scan-labels project across her, each flagged with a warning triangle. - CAP (holo): SPECIES: ⚠ UNKNOWN - CAP (holo): INTELLIGENCE: TIER ⚠ UNKNOWN - CAP (holo): PRONOUNS: ⚠ UNKNOWN