The finding was already written.
Jian read it before sitting down.
Ordinary local variation. No material challenge to the soundness of the Gannet Reach intervention.
The academy examiner had left a clear place for his signature.
“You’ve earned some trust,” the older man said. “Use it. We shouldn’t let a pirate’s paper trail decide whether trained work counts.”
The examiner drew out a second folder. Jian recognized the heading from his own practice correspondence.
“Your qualifying review could be arranged here,” the man said. “Save another journey. You have the control and the experience. I would be willing to witness the relevant part.”
It was not an empty offer. The next journey would cost money and interrupt work Jian wanted to finish. A recognized witness could make the assessment simpler without making it easier.
