My Lady Greensleeves

A prison guard captain handles a disciplinary case involving a young detainee accused of violating rigidly enforced class-specialization laws. The incident prompts his close attention to procedure and leads into broader exposition about a society built on enforced aptitudinal segregation, where mixing specializations is legally and socially condemned. The narrative alternates focused scenes of institutional routine and interpersonal judgment with reflections on civic pride, the logic behind engineered specializations, and the human consequences when rules, misunderstandings, and empathy collide.