Not with him, no, but he arrived shortly after I did.

[... Which is going to turn into a conversation, isn't it? Seconds after sending that message, Skulduggery pulls up his disguise, despite already having used it past its warning mark for the day, and turns on video.]

He's not looking for magic so much as he's looking for someone who can help him clean and protect the Hotel. If your magic is beneficial to any of that, it's a bonus. His previous assistant was immortal. That was helpful, as I recall.

[Mainly because he was able to avoid dying during that brief stint where Anton nearly turned into his gist.]