"I hope so, as well," Raine said, a little wry. At least the earlier embarrassment had faded, and she had fresh knowledge to show for it. "Why, though? Connection to Anton aside, you hardly know me."

She ran her hand along the product of her work, thoughtful. Compared detail with Rover's, looking for any flaw. "And while it's not strictly relevant, if you have any advice on keeping Skulduggery and Anton out of trouble, that might also be useful. Skulduggery in particular doesn't seem to be able to help himself sometimes."