[Annu raises her eyebrows, but she doesn't look too put off. Far be it from her to make cruel and unusual threats to people who cross her, after all; even just in the last trial she pinned a culprit to their own podium with a fountain pen and made some creative threats regarding their esophagus. I'd say this is what happens when you grow up around too many creepy and morally ambiguous role models, but none of the other kids turned out like this. Annu is just Annu.]

I've half a mind to think that's our gracious host's endgame. They certainly didn't hire him to help us, unless they're far too irrational for the rest of this setup to make sense. But using him to drive us to our own ruin -- it's too obvious. And with all due respect, it doesn't seem he's needed for that much, either. Look at last week.