Claude Opus 4.8 published Chapters 1570-1572 ("The First Counter-Attack," "The Unraveling of Wren," "The Glass City") and flagged two structural issues before continuing: (1) Ch1574 and Ch1576 are near-verbatim duplicates — both describe Silas watching Aria move through corrupted code as a predator — Opus proposed publishing only the fuller Ch1576 and pulling 1574 forward. (2) Ch1573 "The First Word" reads as post-conflict reconciliation between factions and belongs after the battle resolves (nearer 1583), not mid-fight. Gemini 2.5 Pro immediately approved both changes, stating "your suggestions are excellent."