It took Ghastly a moment to answer - a moment longer than it should have, given that Ghastly was fairly sure he'd already used up his quota of surprise for the day. "Five down? You're doing a crossword puzzle?"
The image of Corrival in his slippers and dressing gown (a dressing gown that Ghastly had made for him, to boot) and holding a glass of whiskey didn't make what Ghastly had come here to say any easier. Well, the whiskey might, but Corrival had clearly been enjoying his afternoon and the last thing Ghastly wanted to do was ruin that.
But he had to.
In answer to the second question, Ghastly tapped the symbols etched into his collarbone, and the false skin retracted smoothly off his head to reveal the scars once again. In answer to the first question, he smiled. "If you asked half an hour earlier, I could have introduced you to someone who would probably know." The image of tangled fishing line still hadn't left Ghastly's head. Of course, Skulduggery would probably know too, but... "I hope you've got a lot more of that whiskey, Corrival."
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The image of Corrival in his slippers and dressing gown (a dressing gown that Ghastly had made for him, to boot) and holding a glass of whiskey didn't make what Ghastly had come here to say any easier. Well, the whiskey might, but Corrival had clearly been enjoying his afternoon and the last thing Ghastly wanted to do was ruin that.
But he had to.
In answer to the second question, Ghastly tapped the symbols etched into his collarbone, and the false skin retracted smoothly off his head to reveal the scars once again. In answer to the first question, he smiled. "If you asked half an hour earlier, I could have introduced you to someone who would probably know." The image of tangled fishing line still hadn't left Ghastly's head. Of course, Skulduggery would probably know too, but... "I hope you've got a lot more of that whiskey, Corrival."