Magistrate Ellin wants the hearing contained, the witnesses controlled, and the Confederacy stable; Kaelen Vane wants the Tribunal exposed only if his own role can be explained as coerced.

The party has physical evidence, the witnesses' testimony, and control of the concealed exits; the magistrates fear public scandal more than moral blame.

• Place the ledger on the hearing bench and demand each name be answered.
• Protect a witness from intimidation before asking another question.
• Offer the repentant agents safe passage, custody, or a public confession.
• Use the sluice wheels and concealed exits to prevent a forced removal.
• Promise to suppress one piece of evidence in exchange for the Tribunal meeting's location.

• Ask one precise question and forbid speeches.
• Present a physical item before making an accusation.
• Separate a frightened witness from the magistrates' view.
• Offer Kaelen Vane a way to save his brother's memory without defending the cabal.
• Call for a recorded confession witnessed by every person in the cistern.
• Threaten public release only after naming the evidence that will be released.

• A calm question earns one direct answer, even from a hostile magistrate.
• An unsupported accusation lets the magistrates demand proof and costs momentum.
• Protecting a witness makes the next testimony easier.
• Threatening to expose everything makes Kaelen Vane defensive but frightens the sympathizer.
• Offering a limited bargain earns cooperation while leaving the party responsible for what stays hidden.
• Publicly humiliating a repentant agent causes the remaining witnesses to shut down.