### Forbidden / failure points
* No radio proof, no new Steve information, no Avalance/Waverider, no Anya, no Mike or Dustin physically in Part 2.
* Do not use narrator future-summary or tell the reader what the moment will mean later.
* Do not let logistics erase the four central couples.
### Approved contract status
Approved in the Part 2 pre-writing pass after source-merging the old `part2_chapter_logic_map.md` with the newer block contracts. This entry replaces older thinner planning for this chapter.
### Chapter role in Part 2
Block: SwanQueen/Henry standalone entrance arc. SwanQueen/Henry observe the main group from outside for nearly three weeks. They study Theo, Henry's possible place, Beta, Scout, vehicles, water, maps, Steve signs, existing roles, and whether this group is more than a threat. Emma sees protect
### Physical opening
To be staged from the previous chapter's exact handoff. The chapter must begin with the physical consequences of Chapter 043 visible in people, vehicles, supplies, children, animals, wounds, signs, and location.
### Required continuity and scene anchors
* Keep the chapter as lived scene work, not report-language.
* Track water, food, medicine, hygiene, light, sleep, sound, weapons, vehicles, children, animals, weather, and living-person road pressure.
* Keep Steve present only through signs, jacket, route code, grief, private
### Forbidden / failure points
* No radio proof, no new Steve information, no Avalance/Waverider, no Anya, no Mike or Dustin physically in Part 2.
* Do not use narrator future-summary or tell the reader what the moment will mean later.
* Do not let logistics erase the four central couples.
### Approved contract status
Approved in the Part 2 pre-writing pass after source-merging the old `part2_chapter_logic_map.md` with the newer block contracts. This entry replaces older thinner planning for this chapter.
### Chapter role in Part 2
Block: SwanQueen/Henry standalone entrance arc. The SwanQueen/Henry arc converges with the group through Regina's locked entrance. Regina enters first, alone and unarmed, while Emma stays outside with Henry. She negotiates from observed facts, names what the group lacks, explains what she and
### Physical opening
To be staged from the previous chapter's exact handoff. The chapter must begin with the physical consequences of Chapter 044 visible in people, vehicles, supplies, children, animals, wounds, signs, and location.
### Required continuity and scene anchors
* Keep the chapter as lived scene work, not report-language.
* Track water, food, medicine, hygiene, light, sleep, sound, weapons, vehicles, children, animals, weather, and living-person road pressure.
* Keep Steve present only through signs, jacket, route code, grief, private
### Forbidden / failure points
* No radio proof, no new Steve information, no Avalance/Waverider, no Anya, no Mike or Dustin physically in Part 2.
* Do not use narrator future-summary or tell the reader what the moment will mean later.
* Do not let logistics erase the four central couples.
### Approved contract status
Approved in the Part 2 pre-writing pass after source-merging the old `part2_chapter_logic_map.md` with the newer block contracts. This entry replaces older thinner planning for this chapter.