He quickly pushed all that to the back of his mind as reality brought him back down to earth and they all bundled into a taxi waiting to take them to ...he Cancer Clinic. All Bjorn’s resolve to be able to rise above things seemed to drain out the bottom of his feet as the car sped along and the others remained silent towards him the whole time.By the time they reached the Clinic things had thawed out a little bit between them all and they all made a real effort to pull together for Carrie’s sake.. Technically a law enforcement agency for the frontier areas of the Union but it was so much more. He delivered mail, judged in local disputes, assisted in medical emergencies. He had helped to deliver quite a few babies and not all of them were human. He officiated in wedding ceremonies and did pretty much everything in between. Rangers belonged to the Bureau of Colony Affairs but had the full status of a Union Police Officer.The Ranger Service was not for everyone and the training was very. "Why do I have to wear it?" whined Taylor."Taylor you can be so dim at times," said Helena in an exasperatedtone. "As soon as you put your panties on this morning our littlefriend between your legs has been like a barber's pole. If you want toparade around the office tenting your dress to show the girls just howthrilled you are with this new look then be my guest." Taylor lapsedinto an embarrassed silence. Helena gave Taylor a quick spritz of scenton his wrists and neck and taking him firmly by. Behind the mystery woman was... the old woman? How had she gotten back there? She was...Ron spun, and saw the old woman still behind her desk. His hand reached up automatically to brush the hair swirling in his eyes. The long dark hair...Ron spun back to the woman. To his horror, he saw that her hand was raised as well, pushing hair from her eyes. And behind the woman was... a desk. And the old woman. Ron spun back again. He saw the old woman standing behind her desk, smiling."What is this?".