Gaunt stared at the Sucker, apparently in deep thought, but very suddenly looked away from the creature and over at Cleo.

"It's been too much time. Either Eudial has forgotten or abandoned us here, or something went wrong when she showed up at Vengeance's new floating fortress. Nothing good for us either way, and at the very least our request to join that party is being ignored. Time to make our own way for the present wouldn't you say? I think there's nothing else for it but to investigate this PTT Corporation ourselves if the others don't know about it. And besides... I'm getting rather sick of this room."