Chapter 8, Troll Summary

Root calls to Mulch. Foaly says that Mulch's heart is beating like a rabbit's and then it stops. Foaly thinks that something is up and that Mulch may not be dead but before he can voice his theory, the behavioral analyst experts come in, saying that they've found a mistake that Fowl made in the negotiations. They play the tape of the negotiations again. At the end, Artemis says: "But remember this, none of your race has permission to enter here while I'm alive" (pg. 287). The experts point out that Artemis invited the fairies in by implying that the fairies could go in after his death. Root thinks that perhaps they could send in the gold, Artemis would send Holly out, they could use the blue rinse, and then recover the gold. Root says that he's not sure that the Council...