The few times that Tanith actually thought about whether or not there was a God up there, that had always been one of her main issues. Why didn't God interfere with any of the bad things happening in the world? 'The sanctity of free will,' she'd been told, and - after thinking about it for all of a minute - Tanith had decided that if God did exist, it was probably better for everyone if He just stayed up there and let them mind their own business.
Somehow, it felt like much more of a slight when she was being told, as fact, that it was what He actually did. Seriously? Even Lucifer had a right to free will? Seriously?
But even that - even that - didn't rock her world nearly as hard as one specific word in Gabriel's explanation. And while Valkyrie opened and closed her mouth, understandably stunned and horrified, Tanith took over. "Merlin?"
Well. If they were going to be fighting the Devil himself, they may as well get the absolute best team of people on it. And, Tanith silently admitted, of course Merlin would be on that team. Merlin would be her first choice, once the whole pesky mythological bit was out of the way.
"Have you told the Sanctuary? Guild?" Ghastly asked Skulduggery quietly.
The detective laughed wryly. "And cause mass panic? Once they finally believe me, of course? Be forced to explain Gabe? No, Ghastly. As of right now, until Raphael and Merlin get here, we're the only ones who know."
... Until Raphael and Merlin got here. Tanith swallowed hard. When you started talking about mythological beings as approaching facts, thought processes tended to disintegrate.
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Somehow, it felt like much more of a slight when she was being told, as fact, that it was what He actually did. Seriously? Even Lucifer had a right to free will? Seriously?
But even that - even that - didn't rock her world nearly as hard as one specific word in Gabriel's explanation. And while Valkyrie opened and closed her mouth, understandably stunned and horrified, Tanith took over. "Merlin?"
Well. If they were going to be fighting the Devil himself, they may as well get the absolute best team of people on it. And, Tanith silently admitted, of course Merlin would be on that team. Merlin would be her first choice, once the whole pesky mythological bit was out of the way.
"Have you told the Sanctuary? Guild?" Ghastly asked Skulduggery quietly.
The detective laughed wryly. "And cause mass panic? Once they finally believe me, of course? Be forced to explain Gabe? No, Ghastly. As of right now, until Raphael and Merlin get here, we're the only ones who know."
... Until Raphael and Merlin got here. Tanith swallowed hard. When you started talking about mythological beings as approaching facts, thought processes tended to disintegrate.