There was something about the way Gabe said it that made Valkyrie want to leap in and defend Caelan, and that surprised her. Part of it was because she felt the need to defend a vampire at all, obviously, but another part of it was that this would be the first time Gabe didn't try to say someone was beyond saving. With all his hatred of Necromancy, he'd tried to help Solomon. How was this any different?
Actually, now that Valkyrie was thinking about it, aside from the obvious evil vampires - like Dusk - what made them so terrible? Even Skulduggery tried to avoid killing them if he could, like way back when they were breaking into the Vault. Sure, they became efficient psychopathic killer monsters at night, but what about during the day? How did they change from the people they were when they died?
"Vampires may not be people," Skulduggery answered, startling Valkyrie, "but they certainly act enough like us to be even more dangerous. And they have an impressive history of holding grudges. If Caelan has a bone to pick with Dusk, we can trust that. We'll just have to be careful."
It was hard not to be relieved at Skulduggery's even tone, despite what he was saying. The quiet stillness had unnerved Valkyrie, but if Skulduggery was really angry about Caelan, he wouldn't have gotten over it so quickly. Actually... he'd been really lax about the whole Necromancy thing, too. Valkyrie frowned at him. Was he okay? Was he just readjusting back to normal life, or had he stopped caring about her completely?
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Actually, now that Valkyrie was thinking about it, aside from the obvious evil vampires - like Dusk - what made them so terrible? Even Skulduggery tried to avoid killing them if he could, like way back when they were breaking into the Vault. Sure, they became efficient psychopathic killer monsters at night, but what about during the day? How did they change from the people they were when they died?
"Vampires may not be people," Skulduggery answered, startling Valkyrie, "but they certainly act enough like us to be even more dangerous. And they have an impressive history of holding grudges. If Caelan has a bone to pick with Dusk, we can trust that. We'll just have to be careful."
It was hard not to be relieved at Skulduggery's even tone, despite what he was saying. The quiet stillness had unnerved Valkyrie, but if Skulduggery was really angry about Caelan, he wouldn't have gotten over it so quickly. Actually... he'd been really lax about the whole Necromancy thing, too. Valkyrie frowned at him. Was he okay? Was he just readjusting back to normal life, or had he stopped caring about her completely?