Valkyrie dialed Skulduggery's number and he picked up. 'Hey,' she said, 'It's me.'<br />Skulduggery paused. 'No it's not. If it were me, then I'd be talking to myself, and I don't do that any more. I certainly don't RING myself. That's one of the first signs of madness, and if it's not, it should be.'<br />She sighed. 'Are you finished talking nonsense?'<br />'I haven't talked nonsense all morning. I miss it.