Wow. Skulduggery knows that Max has no idea what he's talking about, but his ego doesn't care one lick. "You're right. Fireballs are more impressive."

Max might be feeling low, but shit, Skulduggery is riding high on this accidental compliment train!

He's not surprised that Max wasn't paying attention to the landscape during the Battle Royale. Even if he hadn't been having a glorious time shooting his fellow passengers, it still would have been hard to focus on the surroundings with all the violence erupting. But that last bit...

"There was a crab? Hm. Interesting. Could he have actually managed to create one? Unlikely, if he can't create a realistic tree..."