[Well, that worked. But the language isn't Latin, so it probably won't continue to work. It's not Greek, either, at least as far as Skulduggery's very limited fluency informs him. Curiouser and curiouser.
There is, however, a possible solution. He shrugs to show he has no idea what Kratos said, then holds up a finger -- wait -- and points it at the ground -- stay. That taken care of, he pulls out his phone and dials Ghastly.
It does not actually occur to him that Kratos might not know what a mobile phone is.
The call takes about a minute. Ghastly, after grudgingly forgiving Skulduggery for calling him so late at night, says he isn't sure if he has any magical translation-related artifacts in his family's Vault, but he'd be happy to join them and find out at a more civilised time. Skulduggery thanks Ghastly and hangs up. He debates the wisdom in calling China and seeing what she knows as a more immediate possibility -- the woman never seems to sleep -- but that would mean involving China Sorrows. Things haven't gotten quite that dire yet.
If only Valkyrie were available. She might be just as clueless, but at least she'd make Skulduggery feel a little more competent by comparison.]
I have a solution, but not until the morning -- not to mention no way to explain it to you. I don't suppose you have ideas you feel like obliquely sharing?
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There is, however, a possible solution. He shrugs to show he has no idea what Kratos said, then holds up a finger -- wait -- and points it at the ground -- stay. That taken care of, he pulls out his phone and dials Ghastly.
It does not actually occur to him that Kratos might not know what a mobile phone is.
The call takes about a minute. Ghastly, after grudgingly forgiving Skulduggery for calling him so late at night, says he isn't sure if he has any magical translation-related artifacts in his family's Vault, but he'd be happy to join them and find out at a more civilised time. Skulduggery thanks Ghastly and hangs up. He debates the wisdom in calling China and seeing what she knows as a more immediate possibility -- the woman never seems to sleep -- but that would mean involving China Sorrows. Things haven't gotten quite that dire yet.
If only Valkyrie were available. She might be just as clueless, but at least she'd make Skulduggery feel a little more competent by comparison.]
I have a solution, but not until the morning -- not to mention no way to explain it to you. I don't suppose you have ideas you feel like obliquely sharing?