Probably for the best as right now his suspicion level is hovering around a 2, but that will spike it to an 11 and he's back to making unfair assumptions about Skulduggery's desire to see some pyrotechnics.

"Is that so?" All but purred, the minute someone makes the barest hint that he might lose he's in insta-competitive mode. And wow that's triggering his desire to win something fierce. He's going to crush you Skulduggery.

He takes another look at his cards, and pushes a stack of chips forward. "Let's see how long that luck holds out."