A first-person POV medium shot from a low angle, capturing a frozen tableau in a cathedral courtyard at dawn, focusing on a young boy standing by a spiral staircase wall. The boy, with messy brown hair and round wire-frame glasses reflecting red and violet light, stands straight-backed, clutching a brown leather ledger titled "恣い人" high under his chin with both hands; his irises are ablaze with crimson halos and root-veins reach his jawline. Beside him, a tall cloaked Shadow Walker survivor stands with a pale silver blade drawn half-span. Opposite them, a grey-robed Council envoy is frozen mid-stride, hood back, mouth agape, hand reaching for a belt-horn. In the background, three shadows of record-keepers tumble in confusion within an iron stairwell. The scene is bathed in the contrasting light of a crimson dawn and violet sky, with dark crimson light pulsing from the boy's grip on the ledger across mossy stones. High-quality anime illustration with sharp details, dramatic high-contrast lighting, and a tense atmosphere of sudden recognition.