"Vell, as a distraction," Archeville chimed in as he double-checked the blinking pager-sized add-on to his gravimetric belt, "he did admirably -- while ve vere all focused on him, ze Minister nabbed ze University. Of course, it is also possible ze Crier vas sent out as bait, to better lure us into ze University, so ze Minister could trap und use us in his experiments... or to just gloat over us."