[Ghastly holds the phone a little bit away from his ear until Corrival stops being, ah, strident.]

[Skulduggery gets a dirty look anyway.]

I had nothing to do with this, Grand Mage. Skulduggery decided to give him a tour and brought him to see me. I was thinking of maybe giving him tea, if the pot on the counter hasn't over-steeped by now.

[Deciding utter bland mundanity is the way to go here.]