Paul did not need two days to forgive us. He needed about four seconds.
We found him in the main laboratory, practically bouncing on his heels, surrounded by researchers who all had the slightly haunted look of people who had been woken up by a very excited man.
"Arthur!" He came at us with both hands raised. "Their Majesties called. Do you know what they've released? Do you have any idea? Things I've only ever seen behind three layers of glass. We're not building a summon any more. We're building an Ancient."
"Two days of work in the bin," Jin said.
"Two days of work that taught us everything we need for the next two weeks," Paul said, waving it away. "Nothing's wasted. Come and see."
