"Alright." Skulduggery looks at him for a moment longer, the blank skull hiding the otherwise strange look he would be wearing, and then he turns back to the water. "Suit yourself."

He's learned that occasionally, it's best to let people acclimatise on their own. Perhaps Quintus's mental assurances will be enough to help. If not, Quintus wouldn't let the child wander off on his own.

"You must have been tired," Skulduggery tries, by way of a conversation starter.