"I'm not Irish!" Fletcher objected. "This isn't my nation! It's like being forced to learn Latin! I'm only here because..."
... Well, because hanging out with other sorcerers had been fun, even though every waking moment was spent trying to find that skull. But Fletcher couldn't admit that just yet, especially since Skulduggery was back now and he had no idea if he would even be wanted anymore. "Besides, I'm the youngest one here. By hundreds of years. I don't know any other languages."
"I'm sure Gabe wouldn't mind teaching you a few things," Skulduggery assured him. "Want to start, Ghastly?"
Ghastly was shaking his head. His earlier amusement hadn't left his face. "Playing I-Spy in Gaelic. This is not what I pictured meeting an Archangel would be like."
"You had a scenario in mind?"
Ghastly hesitated. "Well, no."
"Can we at least start with English?" Fletcher pleaded. "Can I win a couple of times before you guys start being jerks?"
~~
Between Fletcher's decreasing complaints as Gabe proved to be an excellent teacher, and much more interesting scenery than Skulduggery had been anticipating, the remaining two hours passed very quickly. They missed the turn-off the first time, mostly because it was less a turn-off and more the exact same grass growing everywhere else along the highway. Skulduggery, fortunately, realized the mistake very quickly and turned around, eventually parking the Bentley a good distance away from the road near a sporadic grove of trees. It wasn't hard to spot the tree, which grew taller and more twisted than the scattered varieties around it.
Skulduggery was willing to bet that no book or catalogue would be able to tell them what kind of tree this was, though an expert might claim to know. Experts claimed to know everything, even the unknowable. Especially the unknowable. It was what they existed for.
While Fletcher Teleported to find Tanith and Valkyrie, Skulduggery approached the tree with a keen eye for detail. "We're looking for a sigil," he explained to the other two. "Anything China might have put in place. It should be somewhere around here."
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... Well, because hanging out with other sorcerers had been fun, even though every waking moment was spent trying to find that skull. But Fletcher couldn't admit that just yet, especially since Skulduggery was back now and he had no idea if he would even be wanted anymore. "Besides, I'm the youngest one here. By hundreds of years. I don't know any other languages."
"I'm sure Gabe wouldn't mind teaching you a few things," Skulduggery assured him. "Want to start, Ghastly?"
Ghastly was shaking his head. His earlier amusement hadn't left his face. "Playing I-Spy in Gaelic. This is not what I pictured meeting an Archangel would be like."
"You had a scenario in mind?"
Ghastly hesitated. "Well, no."
"Can we at least start with English?" Fletcher pleaded. "Can I win a couple of times before you guys start being jerks?"
~~
Between Fletcher's decreasing complaints as Gabe proved to be an excellent teacher, and much more interesting scenery than Skulduggery had been anticipating, the remaining two hours passed very quickly. They missed the turn-off the first time, mostly because it was less a turn-off and more the exact same grass growing everywhere else along the highway. Skulduggery, fortunately, realized the mistake very quickly and turned around, eventually parking the Bentley a good distance away from the road near a sporadic grove of trees. It wasn't hard to spot the tree, which grew taller and more twisted than the scattered varieties around it.
Skulduggery was willing to bet that no book or catalogue would be able to tell them what kind of tree this was, though an expert might claim to know. Experts claimed to know everything, even the unknowable. Especially the unknowable. It was what they existed for.
While Fletcher Teleported to find Tanith and Valkyrie, Skulduggery approached the tree with a keen eye for detail. "We're looking for a sigil," he explained to the other two. "Anything China might have put in place. It should be somewhere around here."