He didn't like Necromancers, and he definitely didn't like Necromancers who knowingly tried to kill his friends. But he hadn't been planning on killing the man; just making perfectly sure he wouldn't try again in a hurry. Skulduggery made it a point these days not to kill anyone if he didn't have to. Objectivity in his work was something the detective had always prized himself on. Someone else's assumption that his plans had to involve killing was inevitable, understandable, and never any less frustrating.
In these circumstances, it was also startling. Startling because if anyone would want this man punished, it was Solomon. And if Skulduggery was hearing the drugged slur correctly, Solomon was asking him to stop.
Skulduggery didn't let go of the Necromancer, and he didn't take his eyes off him. "Solomon, he just tried to kill you."
It was a statement of the obvious, but maybe Solomon needed it. Maybe the drugged, anesthetic haze was messing up both his perception and his judgment. And Skulduggery had had just about enough of compromised judgments for the day.
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He didn't like Necromancers, and he definitely didn't like Necromancers who knowingly tried to kill his friends. But he hadn't been planning on killing the man; just making perfectly sure he wouldn't try again in a hurry. Skulduggery made it a point these days not to kill anyone if he didn't have to. Objectivity in his work was something the detective had always prized himself on. Someone else's assumption that his plans had to involve killing was inevitable, understandable, and never any less frustrating.
In these circumstances, it was also startling. Startling because if anyone would want this man punished, it was Solomon. And if Skulduggery was hearing the drugged slur correctly, Solomon was asking him to stop.
Skulduggery didn't let go of the Necromancer, and he didn't take his eyes off him. "Solomon, he just tried to kill you."
It was a statement of the obvious, but maybe Solomon needed it. Maybe the drugged, anesthetic haze was messing up both his perception and his judgment. And Skulduggery had had just about enough of compromised judgments for the day.