"You guys have paperwork for that stuff?" Gabe asked, widening his eyes. "Jeez, you're more organised than we are." He grinned.

Ms Marr was spluttering, and she opened her mouth as if to object once again before realising there was no point and settled for glaring instead. Guild had made his choice, no matter how much neither of them liked it. Gabriel chose to ignore her. He pitied the damned, but they had made the choices they made of their own volition, and his time was better spent on those who weren't already lost.

Instead the Archangel doffed his hat at Guild. "Thanks, Grand Mage. 'Preciate the vote of confidence." Such as it was, given who it was coming from, but that just made it more worthy of thanks. Besides, a little respect went a long way.

Gabe turned to Skulduggery. "So what now, pardner? I don't know any of these people we're talkin' about."