"Cheated?" Fletcher's voice went high with indignation. "We didn't cheat! You think I don't know Dublin by now? Rafe just made the whole thing go faster, that's all. And it was my suggestion."
Erskine still wasn't sure if he believed that or not, but Rafe wasn't trying to claim the contrary, so he gave the teenager the benefit of the doubt.
Saracen frowned as Dexter was creamed with the pillow, and it bounced unceremoniously down onto the floor. "Do they come from a dimension where everyone knows they exist, or are people really just that oblivious no matter what reality you're in?"
"Something tells me the answer is oblivious." In lieu of a cranky ex-Necromancer to continue bothering, Erskine poked Saracen twice in the shoulder. "What, no comment on Skulduggery?"
"Hey. I enjoy my friendship with Skulduggery. Who he falls in love with is his business, and I respect him enough not to go talking about it behind his back." Saracen kept up the look of mocking innocence for a few seconds longer, and then it dropped into a mocking grin. "Actually, I'm really just terrified of his reaction when he finds out I've been making fun of him."
"He'll take it in stride. He's gotten better at that recently."
"Yeah," said Saracen sadly, "but with my luck, I'll be making fun of him just as he's stepping through the doorway behind me. I'm not going to risk it. Besides, aren't you supposed to tread lightly around angels?"
Erskine laughed. "Not these angels. Believe me, these angels will make all of the jokes you're thinking of, and more besides. Well, one of them will, anyway."
"Really? Well, in that case, would this soul-connection mean that they're constantly having - "
"We're back!" Tanith announced cheerfully as she and Valkyrie walked into the Grand Mage's office unannounced. "See, Val? Told you Fletcher would be here. Also, we left Tipstaff a little out of sorts, so if he comes in complaining, I'm sorry in advance."
Erskine shot Saracen a smile. "Well, it wasn't Skulduggery. You sure you've got your magic screwed on straight there?"
Saracen shook his head. "I think the universe might actually be giving me a break for once."
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Erskine still wasn't sure if he believed that or not, but Rafe wasn't trying to claim the contrary, so he gave the teenager the benefit of the doubt.
Saracen frowned as Dexter was creamed with the pillow, and it bounced unceremoniously down onto the floor. "Do they come from a dimension where everyone knows they exist, or are people really just that oblivious no matter what reality you're in?"
"Something tells me the answer is oblivious." In lieu of a cranky ex-Necromancer to continue bothering, Erskine poked Saracen twice in the shoulder. "What, no comment on Skulduggery?"
"Hey. I enjoy my friendship with Skulduggery. Who he falls in love with is his business, and I respect him enough not to go talking about it behind his back." Saracen kept up the look of mocking innocence for a few seconds longer, and then it dropped into a mocking grin. "Actually, I'm really just terrified of his reaction when he finds out I've been making fun of him."
"He'll take it in stride. He's gotten better at that recently."
"Yeah," said Saracen sadly, "but with my luck, I'll be making fun of him just as he's stepping through the doorway behind me. I'm not going to risk it. Besides, aren't you supposed to tread lightly around angels?"
Erskine laughed. "Not these angels. Believe me, these angels will make all of the jokes you're thinking of, and more besides. Well, one of them will, anyway."
"Really? Well, in that case, would this soul-connection mean that they're constantly having - "
"We're back!" Tanith announced cheerfully as she and Valkyrie walked into the Grand Mage's office unannounced. "See, Val? Told you Fletcher would be here. Also, we left Tipstaff a little out of sorts, so if he comes in complaining, I'm sorry in advance."
Erskine shot Saracen a smile. "Well, it wasn't Skulduggery. You sure you've got your magic screwed on straight there?"
Saracen shook his head. "I think the universe might actually be giving me a break for once."