Do 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 LandyThis girl (Stephanie) is but a few months away from her seventeenth birthday and already she has saved the world and killed a god. What have you done?
Derek LandyBeing a detective isn't all about torture and murder and monsters. Sometimes it gets truly unpleasant...The fate of the world may depend on whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your relatives.
Derek LandyDesmond, don't poke the baby!'... 'I'll get you next time-' Don't threaten the baby either!'.
Derek LandyIs 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 LandyOther stories tell how I eat innocent newborns, how Iโm ten feet tall, how I breathe fire and have great dragon wings. None of these are wholly accurate. I donโt have dragon wings, I donโt breathe fire, Iโm only eight feet tall and Iโve never eaten a newborn that didnโt have it coming. My name is Mevolent. Whatโs yours?
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