"It'll be our secret." Though she has no idea who Skulduggery is, so it's even easier to not tell.

"Though...I don't think that actually counts as pretending. It is poetry, even if you think it's otherwise. Evocative, and heartbreaking, and it makes me wonder if he has anyone at all to unburden himself to."

Helena doesn't turn her head, but Murderbot, if they look, will see the expression on her face - thoughtful, a little wonderous. It's admirable, to just pull that out of the air like that.