So, kind of a short chapter this time, sorry. Been a bit busy and stuff.
Kenspeckle was waiting outside the Hibernian when they arrived there.
"Detective Pleasant," he said, sounding even grumpier than usual. "What trouble are you dragging me into the middle of this time?"
"Good to see you too, Professor Grouse."
The old man narrowed his eyes. "Do not try my patience Detective, you've already woken me up at this ungodly hour to yet again fix your wounds."
Valkyrie rolled her eyes and tuned out the argument. Skulduggery was always the first to point out how immature she could be but every time they came to the old cinema, he and Kenspeckle squabbled like six year olds, often about her.
Kenspeckle turned to her, his gaze softening. "Well, at least you haven't almost been decapitated this time."
"That only happened once."
"Try to keep it that way." he said, back to glaring at Skulduggery.
"Excuse me, professor Grouse, but she wasn't the ones attacked by Cleavers"
"Yes, alright, at least you didn't get her involved in /that/. But thank you for reminding me that I am once again harbouring fugitives. You always have to drag people down with you, don't you?" Kenspeckle said, quickly walking back inside the Hibernian. Valkyrie and Skulduggery followed him through the maze of corridors, only the sound of there shoes on the cold floors and the occasional electrical buzzing as they passed some of the Science-Magic facility's stranger experimental rooms. Valkyrie had filled Skulduggery in on what they knew so far in the car on the way here but so far he'd been completely silent about it.
"Right," He said thoughtfully as they were walking. "We know what we're dealing with at least. Even if we have no idea who they are, where they are and who they'll go after next."
"Well that just radiates confidence."
He tilted his skull in a sort of annoyed way. "You were the one who collected this pitiful information."
"Without me, you wouldn't have /any/ information at all."
"Well, at least I would have been clueless with elegance and charm."