Rutger opened his eyes, confident that he had gone over everything he thought would be of help on the mission. Well, perhaps confident was the wrong word. He was sure he had gone over everything. There was just nothing left that he thought he could use. He would have to be satisfied with what he had for now. If worse came to worst, he had the incantation. There was nothing left to do but to get going.

A quick glance up at a clock on the wall told him that Artemis and Darren would soon be back. He glanced over at Mombaki and waved a hand in the boy's direction.

"Hey, let's step outside. Artemis and Darren will be back soon, and then we can get this thing started."