"Oh, I don't know, a position of authority sounded promising," China said airily. Which it truthfully had, but that was beside the point. He was from her future, then, which did wonders to explain his changed attitude in addition to being very, very interesting.

Not that Skulduggery had needed any more of an edge on her. "You're right about the timing, however," she added, choosing to watch the city around them rather than Skulduggery himself. "I didn't think I was ever going to see you again, honestly." Her tone was still light, not particularly concerned.