The Dark Detective: Venator
“Sophie, on the other hand, was annoyingly buoyant and talkative.
“You’ve got to admit it, Max, darling, the PTBs have quite a sense of humour. I mean, me – Saviour of the world – what a riot!”
Max leaned against the cab’s back seat and closed his eyes, trying to shut out everything around him.
Sophie was determined to make him speak.
“Max, really! I didn’t think you were the kind of boy to sulk – just because I’m the Chosen One and you’re not. After the way you’ve treated me, you know, killing ...me and everything, I really think you might be a bit happy for me.”
Max sighed and opened his eyes.
“Sophie, I’m absolutely delighted that you’re going to be the Saviour of the world, I truly am. For once it will be someone other than me putting their neck on the line in the fight against evil. In the words of the wise philosopher – Go for it!”
“There’s no need to be sarcastic,” said Sophie huffily. “Anyway, what do you mean about someone else putting their ‘neck on the line’?”MoreLess
“You’ve got to admit it, Max, darling, the PTBs have quite a sense of humour. I mean, me – Saviour of the world – what a riot!”
Max leaned against the cab’s back seat and closed his eyes, trying to shut out everything around him.
Sophie was determined to make him speak.
“Max, really! I didn’t think you were the kind of boy to sulk – just because I’m the Chosen One and you’re not. After the way you’ve treated me, you know, killing ...me and everything, I really think you might be a bit happy for me.”
Max sighed and opened his eyes.
“Sophie, I’m absolutely delighted that you’re going to be the Saviour of the world, I truly am. For once it will be someone other than me putting their neck on the line in the fight against evil. In the words of the wise philosopher – Go for it!”
“There’s no need to be sarcastic,” said Sophie huffily. “Anyway, what do you mean about someone else putting their ‘neck on the line’?”MoreLess
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