"It'll be fun," Skulduggery assured him cheerfully. "You've played poker before, I'm assuming. I'm sure Ghastly can tell you how much fun the games we play are."
"We probably won't force you to play poker with us," Ghastly contradicted the detective. For one thing, it wasn't fun, not when you were playing against two champions who didn't seem to know the meaning of the word 'modesty.' "Just don't warn Crux we're here, and we don't really care what you do."
Prave put on a furious expression and slunk off into a back corner of the church, snatching up a broom as he went.
"So then we're just waiting here?" Tanith folded her arms and sank into a pew, pouting. "We're not even going to go look for Dusk?"
"We'll give it an hour," Skulduggery decided, helping Gabe over to one of the seats nearest the door. "If neither Crux nor China have shown up by then, Valkyrie and I will go talk to Caelan."
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"It'll be fun," Skulduggery assured him cheerfully. "You've played poker before, I'm assuming. I'm sure Ghastly can tell you how much fun the games we play are."
"We probably won't force you to play poker with us," Ghastly contradicted the detective. For one thing, it wasn't fun, not when you were playing against two champions who didn't seem to know the meaning of the word 'modesty.' "Just don't warn Crux we're here, and we don't really care what you do."
Prave put on a furious expression and slunk off into a back corner of the church, snatching up a broom as he went.
"So then we're just waiting here?" Tanith folded her arms and sank into a pew, pouting. "We're not even going to go look for Dusk?"
"We'll give it an hour," Skulduggery decided, helping Gabe over to one of the seats nearest the door. "If neither Crux nor China have shown up by then, Valkyrie and I will go talk to Caelan."