A review of the refuge key ledger and the cross-border storm agreement finds a gap between the total in the public summary and the conditions recorded at the covered room at High Fern Crossing. The difference does not prove that anyone misstated the file. It shows what the public count leaves out: the key is held at one town office while the room is maintained by another.
The the refuge key ledger and the cross-border storm agreement lists 31 nights with a room open before the warning bell; the previous window lists 35. Aeren Thorn checked both against signed council records checked against the amendments residents submitted. The source was checked against a second copy held by Elya Thorn. No dated correction to either copy was present when the comparison closed.
The key ledger names the host town. The agreement assigns the repair crew to a neighboring circle. The office has not supplied a separate measure that would settle the disagreement, so the two explanations remain competing accounts.
This report supports a narrower finding: the count is repeatable, but it is not enough to decide how a shared refuge can open when its key keeper and maintenance crew are in different towns.
Stewards post the result alongside the original measurement. The responsible office has begun the follow-up set by the board, which approved a limited exception with a restoration date.
