The tense atmosphere is diffused as they go, and a short, scornful snicker is dragged out of Lemm. There is a strange, universal rule that everything is funnier right after the stress fades.

"You've such a knack for detail," he informs them. "I'll have to meet this Zote. In fact I'm adding him to the list. You'll introduce me, and with a Relic Seeker onlooking to record the result we'll have you break the record for 'furthest anyone has ever been flung'. Millibelle can watch." A beat. "And know she's next."