Ladies and gentleman," he said over the speakers, "welcome aboard this recently liberated Gulfstream V. If I could have your attention for just a few moments, I'd like to go over the safety features of this aircraft. It has an engine, to make us go, and wings, to keep us in the air. There are seatbelts, which won't do you an awful lot of good if we fly into the side of a mountain.
Derek LandyStephanie had no problem doing what she was told, just so long as she was given a good reason why she should.
Derek LandyOh, escape is easy once you have the right plan.' 'Do we have the right plan?' 'Not yet.' 'Do we have any plan?' 'Not yet.
Derek LandyI was wondering how you were going to punish me for not confiding in you. Punishment, actually, is something I've thought about for a long time. What form of punishment would be enough for what I did? Imprisonment? Death? Something else? Something scarier? I could only think of so many horrible tortures before they stopped having meaning. But you' you've come up with a punishment I never considered. You're going to sulk me to death.
Derek LandyI need a weapon,โ Valkyrie muttered. โYouโre an Elemental with a Necromancer ring, trained in a variety of martial arts by some of the best ๏ฌghters in the world,โ Skulduggery pointed out. โIโm fairly certain that makes you a weapon.โ โI mean a weapon you hold. You have a gun, Tanith has a sword... I want a stick.โ โIโll buy you a stick for Christmas.
Derek Landy