Kenspeckle seemed to get over this even quicker than any of the others had, which really only made Tanith feel worse. She practically had to keep pinching herself, even now - especially now - whenever Gabriel's wings fell back into her field of vision. And since they were pretty much always in her field of vision, the skin on Tanith's right arm was starting to hurt.

She felt remarkably useless right now, with even Clarabelle able to help the Professor. And if there was one thing Tanith didn't like feeling, it was useless. Adrenaline pumping through her veins was her natural state of being, and when she didn't have something to occupy that adrenaline, random parts of her body tended to jerk out without warning. Tanith started pacing for something to do, though she had to keep ducking under Gabriel's wing throughout the trek.

Skulduggery wandered back into the room a few moments later. Not for the first time, Tanith tried to imagine him with a face, and felt a little jealous that even Gabriel now knew what that looked like. Skulduggery glanced up at the massive wings for a moment, but otherwise gave no indication that anything in the room was strange to him, and continued walking forward.

Watching the aura in the room quickly illuminate everything beautiful about a skeleton would also no doubt become one of Tanith's most interesting experiences.

"Where's Valkyrie?" Skulduggery asked.

"Went with Fletcher to get some more holy water," Ghastly replied.

"Ah. Good idea. How are they going to get it?"

Ghastly's only response was a shrug, and Tanith wasn't too confident either. "Without stealing it?" she answered, a similar shrug on her own shoulders.

"Excellent. That should turn out well." Skulduggery turned to Gabriel, his tone softened slightly. "How are you holding up?"