Juliet sat at the bottom of the stairs, hands under her chin. Artemis and Butler would be back from Ho Chi Minh City soon. She'd been thinking a lot in their absence. Mostly about Artemis.

And about how Mrs Fowl now wanted her sacked, but that didn't really bother her much - she knew Angeline was completely insane.

She didn't even notice Artemis until he spoke. "Problems, Juliet?"

She had a momentary flash of panic. Dare she tell him her thoughts, or...

"My own fault, Artemis. Apparently I left a gap in the curtains. Mrs Fowl couldn't sleep."

No. Not today.