There was one main reason Descry and Rover never batted an eyelash over Skulduggery's appearance was because, frankly, it didn't matter. Being nothing more than a soul meant being able to see things other people couldn't. With or without Skulduggery's skin, to their eyes he threw a nimbus of his true self. Frankly, the part that was more concerning for them was the fact it was mirror, a man and a suit of armour.
"Hey, I'm not gonna take advantage," Rover said with a shrug.
"Aw, man, now I'm just disappointed," Rafe whined, and Rover yelped, jumped and fell over a footrest into an armchair. The Archangel, now in his male guise, grinned and held out a bowl of peanuts. "Present for ya. Gabe'll be along in a minute."
"You already know me too well." Rover grinned, leapt up and grabbed the bowl of peanuts. Then he turned to the other Dead Men, wagging his finger at them with mock censure. "You should all know that you, or most of you, have been very, very bad boys. Now you need to take your medicine." He pointed accusingly at Skulduggery. "Since you're the worst offender, you get to go first. You're an idiot."
In one deft motion he picked up a handful of peanuts and flung them in Skulduggery's face. "You're the idiot to beat all idiots." Another handful of peanuts. "You got broken and decided the best way to go about things was to pretend you weren't broken? You idiot." Another handful, bigger than the others. "You could have asked us for help. You should have. You're our brother. We'd have helped you. You idiot." One last handful, this one the biggest of them all, and then Rover put his free hand on his hip and glared. It was offset by the way a corner of his mouth was held tight, as if to hide a smile. "Well? Anything to say for yourself?"
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"Hey, I'm not gonna take advantage," Rover said with a shrug.
"Aw, man, now I'm just disappointed," Rafe whined, and Rover yelped, jumped and fell over a footrest into an armchair. The Archangel, now in his male guise, grinned and held out a bowl of peanuts. "Present for ya. Gabe'll be along in a minute."
"You already know me too well." Rover grinned, leapt up and grabbed the bowl of peanuts. Then he turned to the other Dead Men, wagging his finger at them with mock censure. "You should all know that you, or most of you, have been very, very bad boys. Now you need to take your medicine." He pointed accusingly at Skulduggery. "Since you're the worst offender, you get to go first. You're an idiot."
In one deft motion he picked up a handful of peanuts and flung them in Skulduggery's face. "You're the idiot to beat all idiots." Another handful of peanuts. "You got broken and decided the best way to go about things was to pretend you weren't broken? You idiot." Another handful, bigger than the others. "You could have asked us for help. You should have. You're our brother. We'd have helped you. You idiot." One last handful, this one the biggest of them all, and then Rover put his free hand on his hip and glared. It was offset by the way a corner of his mouth was held tight, as if to hide a smile. "Well? Anything to say for yourself?"