The humans were protecting their heritage, or so they thought. Strange that Mud Men seem more concerned about the past than the present.
Artemis ducked. Cudgeon didn't. Guess what? Artemis was smarter.
If Koboi defeats and presumably murders us both then you can consider the debt null and void.
But even though there were plenty of teeth in the grin, there was no heart.
Trust me. I'm a genius.
Radomosity, thought Artemis. And he felt like weeping.