"I don't think so." Ghastly glanced back over his shoulder at Skulduggery, but it was impossible to tell what the call was about; Skulduggery was so naturally still that Ghastly didn't notice when the skeleton grew stiff with surprise. "She sounded..." What? Amused? Happy? Maybe a slight hint of delight? It was the same sort of tone she used whenever she was having fun at someone else's expense. Certainly not worried, or like she was trying to cut her losses. And if she'd somehow discovered who Gabe really was, Ghastly didn't think she would have bothered with a phone call. "I don't think there's anything to worry about," he finished.

"The Baron really didn't skimp, did he?" Tanith's expression hadn't changed, and she was the first one to venture out to the edges of the hall. "I was worried it would be some underground shack."

"Magic is amazing," Valkyrie decided - as if she hadn't already come to that conclusion thousands of times. Ghastly had to admit, it was certainly making their lives easier at the moment.

"I wonder if I can still Teleport in here," Fletcher wondered aloud. He vanished, and then reappeared a few feet to his left several seconds later. "Yep," he beamed. "Easy."

"How long are we staying here?" Tanith asked as she circled back around to them. "And how cut off are we going to be? Are we allowed to contact family? Valkyrie still has school."

"I have the reflection for that," Valkyrie reminded her. She hesitated. "But I kind of do want to go home soon. I should probably get some actual sleep, for one thing."

Ghastly nodded. Quite apart from Valkyrie not getting nearly enough sleep these past few months, he was sure she would want the chance to be with her parents when she wasn't trying to hide a world of grief from them. "We're staying however long it takes for Gabriel to heal enough to get home. And after that..." Ghastly shrugged. "I'm sure Skulduggery already has a plan for dealing with Guild."