Valkyrie made a face. "Bloody vampires."<br />Ryan sat forward. "That was a vampire? That guy who looked like an accountant?"<br /><br />"We don't talk about vampires," Skulduggery warned.<br />"But it was daytime. How could he have been out during the-"<br />"We don't talk about vampires!" Valkyrie said sharply.<br /><br />Ryan shrunk back. "Sorry," he said.<br />"Don't worry about it," Skulduggery told him. "Valkyrie used to date a vampire that's all."<br /><br />"We didn't <i>date</i> ," Valkyrie said immediately.<br />Skulduggery held a hand up. "I'm not judging."<br /><br />Valkyrie scowled.