"I know," Valkyrie whispered back. Well, she didn't really know, exactly. She'd completely forgotten about the gun, or that the hospital and probably the police would take a dangerous interest in it. She didn't know what Craven was going to do; she'd kind of been banking on him not being able to get back to the Temple for a while. Could he still shadow walk? Probably not. But... even if he could, the Necromancer Temple wouldn't send anyone to kill Solomon in full view of mortals, would they?
... Of course, they probably had assassins. They probably had Necromantic techniques for killing without leaving a trace. Assuming they'd leave Solomon alone because he was surrounded by mortal doctors was just stupid.
Two different concerns, one much more mundane than Valkyrie was used to, and one a lot more dangerous and pressing than she wanted to deal with right now. She wished they could just go to the Hibernian. Even Gordon's house might have been better than this.
"I know," she repeated softly, "but he wouldn't take us anywhere else. We're just going to have to slip out as soon as we can. Hang on."
Valkyrie waited until a tricky bit of traffic was taking up the cabbie's full attention, and then she quickly took the gun from Solomon's coat and slipped it into her own pocket, hiding it in her tunic as best she could. Her eyes still on the cabbie, Valkyrie quietly checked to make sure the safety was on. Skulduggery wasn't letting her handle guns yet - not that she really wanted to - but he had taught her enough to keep herself safe. She was grateful for that now.
She was also grateful for the cabbie helping them out without asking a single question. Not many people would have done that. She just had to be careful not to mess that up by saying or doing something stupid.
Her first and immediate instinct, as always, was to call Skulduggery. She instantly quelled it, even though the call might also have gotten Gabe to help them. Actually, speaking of Gabe, shouldn't he have known about this already? Valkyrie took a moment to offer up a silent prayer explaining what was going on and where they were going, and then took out her phone to be a little more practical.
Not Ghastly. She couldn't ask Ghastly to help with anything after what happened at the church. But maybe Tanith would agree to meet them there.
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... Of course, they probably had assassins. They probably had Necromantic techniques for killing without leaving a trace. Assuming they'd leave Solomon alone because he was surrounded by mortal doctors was just stupid.
Two different concerns, one much more mundane than Valkyrie was used to, and one a lot more dangerous and pressing than she wanted to deal with right now. She wished they could just go to the Hibernian. Even Gordon's house might have been better than this.
"I know," she repeated softly, "but he wouldn't take us anywhere else. We're just going to have to slip out as soon as we can. Hang on."
Valkyrie waited until a tricky bit of traffic was taking up the cabbie's full attention, and then she quickly took the gun from Solomon's coat and slipped it into her own pocket, hiding it in her tunic as best she could. Her eyes still on the cabbie, Valkyrie quietly checked to make sure the safety was on. Skulduggery wasn't letting her handle guns yet - not that she really wanted to - but he had taught her enough to keep herself safe. She was grateful for that now.
She was also grateful for the cabbie helping them out without asking a single question. Not many people would have done that. She just had to be careful not to mess that up by saying or doing something stupid.
Her first and immediate instinct, as always, was to call Skulduggery. She instantly quelled it, even though the call might also have gotten Gabe to help them. Actually, speaking of Gabe, shouldn't he have known about this already? Valkyrie took a moment to offer up a silent prayer explaining what was going on and where they were going, and then took out her phone to be a little more practical.
Not Ghastly. She couldn't ask Ghastly to help with anything after what happened at the church. But maybe Tanith would agree to meet them there.