Magi-technology. [Skulduggery repeats the term out loud, mostly because he can.] Sure. Why not?
Brother-not-brother? [Valkyrie fixes Skulduggery with an amused look.]
You try communicating with an alien who has no context for any language on Earth. We'll see how quick you are to judge me then. Ghastly's a good man, Kratos, but you'll find no one is going to take what you've told me as well as I have. Ghastly won't either. The best-case scenario is that he's going to insist we tell the proper authorities, which will be difficult, because we don't have any right now. The worst-case scenario is that he'll refuse to help, and be infuriatingly stubborn about it for at least three days.
Oh, no. Is this like the Sceptre of the Ancients?
This is worse than the Sceptre of the Ancients.
[Valkyrie pauses.] This is worse than a mythical weapon that can turn anything to dust being in the hands of a bad guy?
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Brother-not-brother? [Valkyrie fixes Skulduggery with an amused look.]
You try communicating with an alien who has no context for any language on Earth. We'll see how quick you are to judge me then. Ghastly's a good man, Kratos, but you'll find no one is going to take what you've told me as well as I have. Ghastly won't either. The best-case scenario is that he's going to insist we tell the proper authorities, which will be difficult, because we don't have any right now. The worst-case scenario is that he'll refuse to help, and be infuriatingly stubborn about it for at least three days.
Oh, no. Is this like the Sceptre of the Ancients?
This is worse than the Sceptre of the Ancients.
[Valkyrie pauses.] This is worse than a mythical weapon that can turn anything to dust being in the hands of a bad guy?
Yes. [Skulduggery pauses in turn.] Maybe.