China's face visibly tightened at the implication that she was short-sighted. Skulduggery tried not to enjoy the sight. Gabe had grown wonderfully confrontational over their time as friends. There was still some work to be done, of course; the way he'd reacted to China's blindside, the way he'd looked to Skulduggery for what to do, was a testament to that. But this was progress.
"I've never relied on visions," he told Gabe, though his invisible gaze was still on China. He could at least trust her not to tell anyone about her suspicions - nothing had been confirmed, and China wasn't a woman who liked to throw around facts without direct knowledge of their accuracy. Still, the fact that it had only taken her half a day to suspect Gabe of being an angel was... worrying, to say the least. "But thank you for the information, nonetheless. Anything else you can think of?"
"Skulduggery, if you're expecting me to catch you up on the entire last year, you will be sadly disappointed."
Her demeanor wasn't... icy, exactly. She was still smiling, still charming, still friendly. But there was an edge to it now that hadn't been there before. She wasn't too fond of Gabe anymore. Ironic, since Gabe had only said what Skulduggery himself might have. Still, Skulduggery's pride for the Archangel soared. "I won't take up any more of your time, then," he told China, nodding politely to her as he turned back towards the door for the second time.
Skulduggery waited until he and Gabe were properly out in the hallway and almost at the staircase before he spoke. "How long did we spend between dimensions? I don't think your brothers would have been so worried about you if you'd only been gone a day."
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"I've never relied on visions," he told Gabe, though his invisible gaze was still on China. He could at least trust her not to tell anyone about her suspicions - nothing had been confirmed, and China wasn't a woman who liked to throw around facts without direct knowledge of their accuracy. Still, the fact that it had only taken her half a day to suspect Gabe of being an angel was... worrying, to say the least. "But thank you for the information, nonetheless. Anything else you can think of?"
"Skulduggery, if you're expecting me to catch you up on the entire last year, you will be sadly disappointed."
Her demeanor wasn't... icy, exactly. She was still smiling, still charming, still friendly. But there was an edge to it now that hadn't been there before. She wasn't too fond of Gabe anymore. Ironic, since Gabe had only said what Skulduggery himself might have. Still, Skulduggery's pride for the Archangel soared. "I won't take up any more of your time, then," he told China, nodding politely to her as he turned back towards the door for the second time.
Skulduggery waited until he and Gabe were properly out in the hallway and almost at the staircase before he spoke. "How long did we spend between dimensions? I don't think your brothers would have been so worried about you if you'd only been gone a day."