Children. "You," Raine said archly, "are not." Even if she had technically come to talk to both of them, she wasn't going to give Skulduggery the satisfaction of being right in this case as well.

But she did smile back at him, a little, before turning to follow Solomon to the kitchen. "Yes, proper tea would be nice, thank you." If there were sides to be on in this conflict, she was on his.