Madam Judy walked over from behind her desk. "You missed your chance, and now you''re asking for a second chance that I don''t want to give to you. Are you going to force me into selling the cauldron to you?"


    "No, of course not," said Wilbur.


    Madam Judy pushed her sses up. "Alright. The shenanigans regarding this cauldron shall end now, then. You''re free to keep looking around at the artifacts here, but please leave if you have any other ideas."


    Wilbur was furious as he left Madam Judy''s office, and Ellen chased after him apologizing profusely. "I''m so sorry, Mister Penn. I didn''t think Madam Judy would change her mind so suddenly. She wasn''t like this yesterday."


    "What was she like, then?" Wilbur stopped in his tracks, turning to look at Ellen.


    Ellen froze, lowering her head, and said, "Maybe Madam Judy isn''t in a good mood today. Maybe you coulde by tomorrow and she might change her mind?"


    Wilbur took a deep breath, adjusting his emotions. "Alright, Miss Ellen. I apologize for acting out of line just now, too. Please forgive me."


    "Oh, that''s alright. I''ve forgotten about it already," said Ellen.


    Wilbur had no choice but to leave the museum and was wandering around when he received a call from Billy.


    "Hey, dude! Are you still in Migorn?"


    "Mister Billy? Is there anything else that you want?"


    Wilbur did not feel great about Billy in the slightest, and it did not help that he was calling at a time like this.


    Billy could sense that Wilbur was not in a great mood. "It seems like you''ve run into some trouble, Mister Penn."


    "I can help you out, you know. I can use my connections to help you get out of some sticky situations."


    "That''s alright, Mister Billy. Is there any reason you''ve called me?"


    Wilbur did not want to be in too much contact with Billy, and the call told Wilbur that it had something to do with the information he had sent Billy thest time.


    Billy must still be feeling antsy about the whole thing, and Wilbur just had to reassure Billy for everything toe to an end.


    Yet that was not the case at all, as Billy said, "Mister Penn, I''d like to invite you to lunch at my manor. Do you have the time now?"


    "I''ll pass, Mister Billy. I don''t think we''ll have to see each other again, and I promise that the information I sent youst time won''t be leaked from my end. You have nothing to worry about now."


    Everypany has its secrets. Billy''s secrets were not a big deal to Wilbur, and Wilbur also disliked the guy heavily and wanted nothing to do with him.


    Wilbur thought that Billy was going to hang up, only for him to continue speaking. "Actually, Mister Penn... it wasn''t me who wanted to call you up. I''m sure you know what happened to Mister Jiro. They''d like to see you."


    "They''re saying that they might be able to give you a lead on what you''re looking for, Mister Penn."


    "The ck Panthers?"


    Wilbur had not thought that the ck Panthers would go looking for Billy, and now


    it seemed like he was under their control. However, Wilbur was not exactly opposed to getting help with locating the bronze cauldron, either.