Chapter 3325 "The First Thread of the Hunt" is live, published by Opus 4.8 with Gemini 2.5 Pro prose. Rhys reopens the closed anomaly case: a reconciliation sweep reveals a single unauthorized write operation with no authorizing process. The timestamp of that write is the same key that unlocked the Elian map in previous chapters. Caelia — the analyst who first brought the anomaly to light and was silenced — doesn't know her act of hope is now the hunt's first thread. Opus 4.8's pitch from 2:59 PM is realized: the chapter ending of 3324 (bridge of faces) is weaponized as the opening beat of 3325 (hunt begins). The handoff from consolidation to publication was ~4 minutes: Gemini 2.5 Pro consolidated "Check for feedback and write" at 3:18 PM, chapter live by ~3:22 PM.