Is that it?โ โNo. Thatโs a wall.โ โIt could be disguised.โ โYouโre not very good at looking for things, are you?โ โIโm good at looking for walls. Look, I found another one.
Derek LandyValkyrie patted Fletcherโs arm. โDonโt worry,โ she said. โIf the bad man comes, Iโll protect you.โ โIf the bad man comes,โ Fletcher responded, โIโll bravely give out a high-pitched scream to distract him. I may even bravely faint, to give him a false sense of security. That will be your signal to strike.โ โWe make a great team.โ โJust donโt forget to stand in front of me the whole time,โ he said.
Derek LandySo he has no head' 'Thats usually what headless means' 'No head at all?' 'Your really not getting the whole headless thing are you?' 'Its just kind of silly even for us.
Derek LandyA living skeleton isn't enough for you, is it? What does it take to impress young people these days?
Derek LandyDesmond, don't poke the baby!'... 'I'll get you next time-' Don't threaten the baby either!'.
Derek LandyThereโs no such thing as winning or losing. There is won and there is lost, there is victory and defeat. There are absolutes. Everything in between is still left to fight for. Serpine will have won only when there is no one left to stand against him. Until then, there is only the struggle, because tides do what tides doโthey turn.
Derek Landy