[ok sure, Pal can't technically see any faces that Skulduggery is making, but the man's skeleton's skepticism is clear enough.] Improbable, maybe. I am not yet ready to accept impossible. There's evidence that she is inextricably tied to the captain, yes, but also evidence that she is more independent than she seems.

[Palamedes had been joking about the captain, but now he lifts his brows in surprise. Well that's...unsettling. But also potentially useful. He presses his fingertips together.] That gives us an interesting advantage, don't you think?