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+# CLAUDE.md -- Book 3: "[Working Title TBD]"
+
+> **STATUS: NOT STARTED.** Book 3 is planned but not yet in development. This file contains known seeds and constraints from the series arc.
+
+This file contains Book 3-specific instructions. The series-level CLAUDE.md at the project root governs voice, world, characters, formatting, and continuity rules.
+
+---
+
+## Chapter Development Workflow
+
+Each chapter follows the `/chapter-workflow` skill pipeline:
+
+1. **Seed** -- Author fills `chXX-input.md` (copied from `chapter-input-template.md`)
+2. **Scene Breakdown** -- Claude proposes scene plan, author approves
+3. **Draft** -- Full chapter drafted into `chXX-draft.md`
+4. **Review** -- Author edits, then Claude reviews clarity/grammar/flow
+5. **Continuity Update** -- Update world/character files with new canon
+
+---
+
+## Premise
+
+The Arcane Compact becomes a direct pressure. Phelan's Flaw Sight ability can no longer stay quiet -- too many impossible jobs, too many broken "unbreakable" workings. The Compact wants to understand what he can do, control it, or eliminate it.
+
+## Opening Situation
+
+<!-- To be filled after Book 2 is complete -- depends on where Book 2 leaves Phelan -->
+
+## The Case
+
+<!-- To be developed. Known constraints from series arc:
+- The antagonist should be connected to the Compact's institutional power
+- Cassius Rykhard's arc from Books 1-2 should reach a climax or pivot
+- Phelan's ability is no longer secret -- this changes how he operates
+- Kae's testimony/evidence from Book 2 may be a catalyst
+-->
+
+## Themes
+
+- Institutional power vs. individual ability -- the Compact as a system, not just corrupt individuals
+- What happens when you can't hide anymore -- Phelan forced into visibility
+- The cost of being useful to powerful people
+- Series-level relationship and personal arcs reaching resolution points
+
+## Milestone Beats
+
+*(To be developed after Book 2 is complete)*
+
+1. Opening -- new status quo post-Book 2
+2. The Compact moves against Phelan directly
+3. ...
+4. ...
+5. Climax -- Phelan vs. Compact pressure
+6. Resolution + series arc payoffs
+
+## Key Callbacks
+
+| Prior Thread | Book 3 Connection |
+|---|---|
+| Cassius Rykhard (Books 1-2) | Series antagonist arc reaches climax |
+| Kae's testimony / Compact corruption evidence (Book 2) | Catalyst for Compact action? |
+| Phelan's Flaw Sight secrecy | Can no longer stay quiet -- too many impossible jobs |
+| Compact regulatory pressure (Book 1 bribe, threats) | Escalates to direct institutional pressure |
+| Leon's pre-Compact artifact knowledge | Likely relevant to understanding Compact history/power |
+
+## Character Arcs
+
+<!-- To be developed. Known threads:
+- Phelan: forced visibility, must decide how to handle institutional attention
+- Mere: relationship deepened across two books, house/farm goal progress
+- Cassius: series antagonist resolution
+- Leon: continued integration into the team
+- Devod: ongoing competence arc
+- Kae: if recurring, his post-recovery status
+-->
+
+## Open Questions
+
+- Working title
+- Central case/mystery -- what specific problem does Phelan face?
+- Is this the final book or does the series continue beyond 3?
+- Cassius's fate -- defeated, escaped, or transformed?
+- Does Phelan's Flaw Sight have a deeper origin that's revealed here?
+- The house -- does it finally get built?