There were only three days of briefings left, and Lex was fully motivated to begin his shenanigans, perfectly creating the appearance of someone uninterested in learning more about the Artica realm.
In truth, he was still paying attention, for everything he learned would help Jack if and when he was able to arrive in the Artica realm. The greatest trouble was finding a way for Jack to arrive, but the fairy pirate had a plan.
"Captain, the gravity eels are gaining on us," said Tiny-Sparkles, the unicorn suffering from dwarfism. His deep, reverberating voice caused a portion of the Jolly Rancher to tremble. The ship was being strengthened to survive the Void, which only barely made it capable of suffering Tiny-Sparkles voice.
On ordinary days it was not so, but today was different, because Tiny-Sparkles was agitated.
