"Look what I found here, you're conspiring with the enemy!" Loafers said, standing at the doorway, holding a gun.
Unfortunately, he was blasted unconscious by dwarf gas.
"We'll have to deal with him." Kuri said. "I'll put in a call to the LEP immediately. You know they were put on lockdown because of you."
Artemis didn't speak.
"Are you listening?" Reiko said. "That Spiro person almost found out about the world the Watanabe family has been protecting for generations!"
After a long moment, Artemis looked up. "I realize that. I do apologize. This was most reckless of me. But we must get the C Cube back from Spiro before the worst happens."
"I assume you have a plan." Reiko said.
"I assume it's a stupid one." Kuri snapped.
"My plans are never stupid." Artemis replied. "But it does involve Mulch."
Mulch opened his mouth to speak.
"Don't worry. There's plenty of gold in it for you."