Ghastly was struggling with his conscience as the pair approached the Hotel again. On the one hand, Skulduggery was his best friend. That beget a certain level of trust and loyalty, even for someone as annoyingly complicated as the detective was. But on the other hand, Skul used to be a psychopathic murderer. Ghastly was probably allowed a few liberties.

Of course, it was morally wrong to try and humiliate anyone. Then again, if Skulduggery refused to trust anyone, Ghastly might just have to teach him the hard way. Besides, all they would be doing was filming the truth.

Eventually, he shook his head, but there was a not-so-secret smile on his lips. "I have always enjoyed challenges."

Solomon's abrupt change in mood would have stopped Ghastly in his tracks even if he wasn't Solomon's lifeline back into the Hotel. The Sanctuary wasn't quite that bad, was it? "What's wrong?"