diff --git a/sys/vane/ames.hoon b/sys/vane/ames.hoon
index 93c6f3f4c2..c549caacd5 100644
--- a/sys/vane/ames.hoon
+++ b/sys/vane/ames.hoon
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 ::  ::  ames (4a), networking
 ::
+!:
   |=  pit=vase
   =>  =~
 ::  structures
 =,  ames
-=+  protocol-version=2
+::  this number needs to be below 8
+=+  protocol-version=0
 |%
 +=  move  [p=duct q=(wind note:able gift:able)]         ::  local move
 --
@@ -445,6 +447,7 @@
         +>.$(hoc.saf (~(put by hoc.saf) her [[~31337.1.1 ~ wil] ~ *clot]))
       ::
       ++  lax                                           ::    lax:as:go
+        =|  rov=(unit lane)                             ::  maybe lane change
         |_  [her=ship dur=dore]                         ::  per client
         ++  cluy                                        ::    cluy:lax:as:go
           ^-  [p=life q=gens r=acru]                    ::  client crypto
@@ -518,6 +521,25 @@
                 [~ ryn]
               lun.wod.dur
             [~ ryn]
+          ::
+              rov
+            |-  ^-  (unit lane)
+            :: XX check will
+            ?:  ?|  !=(our (sein:title her))
+                    ?=(?(%earl %pawn) (clan:title her))
+                ==
+              ~
+            ?-  ryn
+              [%if *]  ?.  ?=([~ %if *] lun.wod.dur)
+                         `ryn
+                       ?:(=(r.u.lun.wod.dur r.ryn) ~ `ryn)
+              ::
+              [%ix *]  ?.  ?=([~ %ix *] lun.wod.dur)
+                         `ryn
+                       ?:(=(r.u.lun.wod.dur r.ryn) ~ `ryn)
+              ::
+              [%is *]  ?~(q.ryn ~ $(ryn u.q.ryn))
+            ==
           ==
         ::
         ++  wist                                        ::    wist:lax:as:go
@@ -1471,8 +1493,10 @@
           ==
         ::
         ++  zank                                        ::    zank:ho:um:am
+          =?  bin  ?=(^ rov.diz)
+              [[%maze her u.rov.diz] bin]
           %=  +>.$                                      ::  resolve
-            gus      (nux:gus diz)
+            gus      (nux:gus diz(rov ~))
             wab.weg  (~(put by wab.weg) her bah(sop abet:puz))
           ==
         --                                              ::  --ho:um:am
@@ -1554,7 +1578,6 @@
     ::
     ++  load
       |=  old=fort
-      ~&  %ames-reload
       ..^$(fox old)
     ::
     ++  scry
@@ -1604,6 +1627,11 @@
       :_  fox
       :~  [s.bon %give %woot q.p.bon r.bon]
       ==
+    ::
+        %maze
+      :_  fox
+      %+  turn  ~(tap in ten.fox)
+      |=(hen=duct [hen %give %rove p.bon q.bon])
     ::
         %mead  :_(fox [[hen [%give %hear p.bon q.bon]] ~])
         %milk
@@ -1713,6 +1741,14 @@
         ::
             %sith
           (~(czar am [now fox]) p.kyz q.kyz r.kyz)
+        ::
+            %tend
+          :: XX exclude comets and moons? and planets?
+          :: ?>  &(?=(^ hen) ?=([@ @ *] i.hen))
+          :: =/  who=@p  (slav %p i.t.i.hen)
+          :: ?:  ?=((%earl %pawn) (clan:title who))
+          ::   [~ fox]
+          [~ fox(ten (~(put in ten.fox) hen))]
         ::
             %nuke
           :-  ~
diff --git a/sys/vane/ford.hoon b/sys/vane/ford.hoon
index 1a9c759ce6..4aeaad0581 100644
--- a/sys/vane/ford.hoon
+++ b/sys/vane/ford.hoon
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@
               (stag %fscb ;~(pfix cab horn:read))       ::  /_  homo map
               (stag %fssm ;~(pfix mic gate:read))       ::  /;  operate on
               (stag %fscl ;~(pfix col path:read))       ::  /:  relative to
-              (stag %fskt ;~(pfix ket cast:read))       ::  /^  cast
+              :: (stag %fskt ;~(pfix ket cast:read))       ::  /^  cast
               (stag %fszp ;~(pfix zap ;~(sfix sym net)))::  /!mark/ run to mark
               (stag %fszy ;~(sfix sym net))             ::  /mark/ render file
             ==
@@ -897,8 +897,8 @@
           ::
               ++  cast
                 %+  rail
-                  ;~(plug ;~(sfix wide:vez ket) horn)
-                ;~(pfix gap ;~(plug tall:vez horn))
+                  ;~(plug ;~(sfix wyde:vez ket) horn)
+                ;~(pfix gap ;~(plug till:vez horn))
           --
         --
       --
@@ -1597,6 +1597,7 @@
         |=  {cof/cafe bax/vase hon/horn}
         ^-  (bolt cage)
         ?-    -.hon
+            $fspt  !!
             $fssg
           (cope (wrapped-slap cof bax p.hon) (flux |=(a/vase [%noun a])))
         ::
@@ -1686,7 +1687,7 @@
             $fskt
           %+  cope  $(hon q.hon)
           |=  {cof/cafe mar/mark vax/vase}
-          %+  cope  (wrapped-slap cof bax [%kttr %bsmc p.hon])
+          %+  cope  (wrapped-slap cof bax [%kttr p.hon])
           |=  {cof/cafe tug/vase}
           ?.  (~(nest ut p.tug) | p.vax)
             (flaw cof [%leaf "type error: {<p.hon>} {<q.hon>}"]~)
diff --git a/sys/zuse.hoon b/sys/zuse.hoon
index 1918f3e734..9916e6c0d1 100644
--- a/sys/zuse.hoon
+++ b/sys/zuse.hoon
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@
         {$fscb p/horn}                                  ::  /_  homo map
         {$fssm p/hoon q/horn}                           ::  /;  operate on
         {$fscl p/hops q/horn}                           ::  /:  relative to
-        {$fskt p/hoon q/horn}                           ::  /^  cast
+        {$fskt p/spec q/horn}                           ::  /^  cast
         {$fszp q/mark}                                  ::  /!mark/ eval value
         {$fszy q/mark}                                  ::  /mark/ static/grow
     ==                                                  ::
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@
             %fskt
             ::  mold: evaluates to a mold to be applied to :crane
             ::
-            mold=hoon
+            =spec
             =crane
         ==
         $:  ::  %fszp: `/!mark/` evaluate as hoon, then pass through mark
@@ -5789,6 +5789,7 @@
 ::
 ++  zuse  %309                                          ::  hoon+zuse kelvin
 ++  gift-arvo                                           ::  out result <-$
+  $~  [%init ~zod]
   $%  gift:able:ames
       gift:able:behn
       gift:able:clay
@@ -5809,6 +5810,7 @@
       task:able:ford-api
   ==
 ++  note-arvo                                           ::  out request $->
+  $~  [%a %init ~zod]
   $%  {@tas $meta vase}
   $%  {$a task:able:ames}
       {$b task:able:behn}