The adventurers exit the Slow Sledge and are informed that all of the stilt lopers, which would take them the rest of the way to Plankton Downs, have been reserved. The Loper Lord agrees to provide one if the tyrannical overseer of the nearby Xenolithium Mine, whose batteries charge the lopers, were to have an unfortunate accident. The party seeks a more diplomatic path, but the situation inevitably turns violent.