He looked at her. 'In order to finish, I'll have to have defeated six Infected, Dusk, and Vengeous himself.' Yeah. So?' The Infected I can manage.' She frowned. 'And Vengeous? I mean, you can beat him, right?' Well,' he said, "I can certainly try. And trying is half the battle.' What's the other half?' He shrugged. 'Hitting him more times than he hits me.
Derek LandyThank you,โ Skulduggery said to her. โI fear he was about to start insulting me.โ โI couldnโt let that happen,โ she said. โYour ego is a fragile and delicate thing.โ โYou see? You understand me.
Derek LandyDo you think weโll be waiting long?โ Valkyrie asked, keeping her voice low. โThe last time we were in this building, we accused the Grand Mage of being a traitor,โ Skulduggery said. โYes, I think weโll be waiting long.
Derek LandyYou're bored, aren't you.' 'I need constant distraction. Shall we go?' 'Uh, aren't you supposed to delegate responsibility or something? If you're not here, who's in charge?' Skulduggery looked around and pointed to a sorcerer at the far side of the cemetery. 'He is.' 'Who is he?' 'Don't know. He looks like leadership material, though, doesn't he?' 'Does he?' 'He's wearing a hat.' 'And that means he's a leader?' 'Leaders wear hats. It's to keep the rain off while we make important decisions. He'll do fine.' 'Shouldn't you tell him that he's in charge?' 'And spoil the surprise?
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