Skulduggery's hands, which had slowly been gaining confidence as he moved through the knots, came to a stop when Gabe started singing. He gave the man a long, hard look, not quite suspicious, but not quite neutral either. There was nothing suspect about knowing the song itself - anyone who had been in Ireland since the 1970's would probably be able to sing some of it. But Gabe's voice, coupled with his comment of 'a very long time' and his apparent age, was making Skulduggery wonder all over again.
"Good to see you're optimistic," he remarked, referring to Gabe's use of the word 'when' instead of 'if.' Not that Skulduggery wasn't just as optimistic, but Landel did seem to be able to control almost everything here. Yomi and Detective Badd had both practically given up.
The detective went back to working on the rosary, looping the string through into another knot. "Not exactly business, no. But..." he hesitated. "New Zealand was beautiful. France wasn't bad, either. And the music from America around 1920 was particularly good."
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"Good to see you're optimistic," he remarked, referring to Gabe's use of the word 'when' instead of 'if.' Not that Skulduggery wasn't just as optimistic, but Landel did seem to be able to control almost everything here. Yomi and Detective Badd had both practically given up.
The detective went back to working on the rosary, looping the string through into another knot. "Not exactly business, no. But..." he hesitated. "New Zealand was beautiful. France wasn't bad, either. And the music from America around 1920 was particularly good."