"I have affairs to recover in any case," Bliss observed, shifting out of his parade stand and dropping his arms to move to the door. "Whatever did happen to my personal effects, Sister?" He happened to know they went to China, because she was his only family and he'd had no one else to handle said affairs after the fact.

That, and it amused him to make her have to handle his will and all the related minutia. If ever she'd managed to kill him herself, it would have been his last laugh. Of course, knowing her, she'd have spun it perfectly to her advantage anyway.

He nodded to the others and then left behind her, closing the door.

Gabe was looking at Skulduggery, Solomon had noticed. He'd caught the Archangel's puzzled look, as if whatever Skulduggery was showing in his soul was something Gabe hadn't expected to be there, but didn't feel was his place to involve himself in. And the shadow wasn't leaving. "What did you find, Skulduggery?"