If only all teenagers were so dedicated to their craft.

If only Valkyrie would believe that Skulduggery had run into a teenager who could make a revolver out of practically nothing. Maybe then she'd start taking things much more seriously.

Alphonse sounded like he did know his limits, though, so with nothing more than a blankly scrutinising look, Skulduggery moved on. "You mentioned there were all kinds of things you could make, given the right materials. What about a gramophone?"