chapter 10 done, working on 11

characters/mere-fields.md

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 | Character | Relationship | Status (Current) |
 |-----------|-------------|-------------------|
-| Phelan Varrant | Love interest — early attraction phase | Thinks he's cute, charming, odd. Interested. By Ch03, takes his hand without hesitation when he's unwell. |
+| Phelan Varrant | Partner (declared Ch10) | Progression: attracted (Ch01–02), hand-holding (Ch03), cheek kiss (Ch06), "You're my partner" (Ch10). Identified the pattern from behavioral evidence and stated it as fact. |
 | Mother (name TBD) | Daughter — strained | Living together, Mere wants out. Controlling dynamic — punitive workspace rearrangement. |
 | Devod Fields | Daughter — disconnected | Knows where he lives. No active relationship. |
 | The Dog (name TBD) | Caretaker — bonded | The dog chose her after Phelan broke the fear curse (Ch03). |
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 | Ch02 | Returns on day five. Reframes coffee refusal as counter-proposal — initiates the date on her terms. Devastates Brevian's jewelry shop (three flaws, no social awareness). Reveals the cursed dog and her three-week treatment regimen. Mother's controlling behavior established (sixth bell curfew, workspace rearrangement). | relationship, skill, backstory |
 | Ch03 | Phelan visits Thresholds. Intent-detection doorbell. Back room setup for the dog. Diagnoses Phelan's condition on sight — seats him, gives water, takes his hand. Watches the cure without interfering. "Good." The dog chooses her after the curse breaks. | relationship, skill, revelation |
 | Ch04 | Guild knows about Mere by name. Established that two prior curse-breakers had failed on her dog. | reputation |
+| Ch06 | Kisses Phelan's cheek before Barrows departure (brief, two seconds, returns to shelving). The noise stops for the first time. | relationship |
+| Ch10 | Spots bracelet under Phelan's sleeve before he reveals it. Identifies pre-Compact inscription style on sight. Asks "What happens when it's full?" — catches something Phelan's noise missed (system states vs. system flaws). Identifies conditional (*if-then*) logic in bracelet notation using grammar analysis — structural/linguistic contribution, not magical. **Declares "You're my partner"** — data-driven conclusion based on observed trust hierarchy (he hid bracelet from guild and Leon, brought it to her). Noise stops again. | relationship, skill, revelation |
 
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