"The saying I've heard is The road to hell is paved with good intentions." Curufin snickered. "Of course, it can also be paved with fraudulent or duplicitous intentions." He didn't trust the intentions of those scientists, no matter whether they were deliberately deceitful or merely crazy ideas they wanted to explore.

"I, likewise, doubt there's a mad scientist behind the problem on this world, but if I find one, I'll definitely hand them over to you." Snort of laughter. "But anyway, good luck on the mission, to you and Purple Team."