# Page 1 Plan: The Gate

## Command Route

```text
/scr:new-work --type comic
/scr:discuss
/scr:plan 1
/scr:draft 1
/scr:panel-layout 1
```

## Purpose

Draft the opening comic page where the protagonist reaches a locked city gate and realizes the guard already knows her name.

## Page Rhythm

Five panels. Start wide, then tighten.

## Panel Beats

1. Establish the gate and scale.
2. Show the protagonist at the threshold.
3. Reveal the guard through a small opening.
4. Use dialogue for the name reveal.
5. End on the protagonist's hand hovering near the sealed letter.

## Dialogue Limit

Keep dialogue under 25 words total.

## Art-Direction Notes

- Cold morning light.
- Stone gate with weathered bronze fittings.
- The protagonist carries a sealed letter.
- Avoid modern signage or visible machinery.

## Reader-State Movement

- Start: entering an unknown city.
- End: the city is already expecting her.

## Next Command

```text
/scr:editor-review 1
```