“Hello Dionysus” said a centaur “Wait, there are centaurs?” Valkyrie whispered to Skulduggery “Apparently so,” he murmured back. “These two are Valerie Pain and Skulduddery Phenset” the purple eyed man said “And what are your names?” said the centaur, ignoring the purple eyed man, who appeared to be called Dionysus. “I am Skulduggery Pleasant, and this is Valkyrie Cain” Skulduggery answered “We never get new campers as old as you, may I ask how you found us?” asked the centaur. “There were reports from the American Sanctuary about a large amount of Neoteric magic going on here, we were sent to investigate, despite the fact america has people to deal with it” Skulduggery answered. “And, What is the sanctuary?” he asked “It's the magical government” Valkyrie answered “and what’s your name?” “My name is Chiron,” he said. Two kids walked in. “Who’s this?” said the blonde one. “There’s something wrong with the tall guy,” said the smaller, black haired one. “Nico!” the blonde admonished “don’t be rude!” “He feels dead, but he looks alive,” the boy, Nico, said. “Well i am dead” skulduggery said “Figuratively?” said one of the girls who just entered “Literally” Skulduggery answered “i was killed around 300 years ago, when i was 130 years old” “So what are you?” one of the people asked. “A zombie? A ghost?” There were __ people in the room, the purple eyed man, Dionysus, the centaur, Chiron, the two boys who were here first, Nico and the blonde.There two others, a boy with sea-green eyes standing near a blonde with startling grey eyes. “I suppose it would not be inaccurate to call me a living skeleton” “You look like a person,” said the boy, “not a skeleton.” “If you’ll allow me to remove my disguise” Skulduggery said, no one answered so he tapped his collarbones and the facade flowed away. “I can feel what you are doing” he said to Nico “And it is highly disturbing so please stop” “You’re a skeleton” gasped Percy. “Very astute”
