Orphie Dradius was feeling quite pleased with herself. The activities of the Goo Heads, in the Grove of Confusion, had been shut down due to the actions of Bini Zhui-Hio and his crew of veteran engineers. The negotiations with Karan Stevano to permit the permanent opening of the tunnel had been friendly, as had the negotiations with the representatives of the Powers to permit teleportation pacts to be obtained in Silan.
    That tunnel, and what had followed, had also solved her second problem! The preparations for a Test to allow the Aspirant Rangers to become full Rangers (if they succeed) had been underway for several years, but the problem of how to get the Aspirants to Silan was now no longer a problem. The instructors were ready, the rescue teams were ready, and as the Aspirants cleared one section of the Road, the paths could be extended to clear additional sections.

    Now to set a date for the first team to enter the Test, and to announce it to all of the New Lands.

    Orphie took out her pen and a fresh sheet of the best paper and wrote a letter to be copied and posted across the New Lands.