"At the Temple? Already? How long has he been missing?"
But Skulduggery didn't really need an answer to that. It couldn't have been long. Kenspeckle would have said something at the safehouse if Solomon was already gone by then, so it could only have been within the last twenty-four hours. Plenty of time for the Temple to carry out whatever dastardly scheme they were planning, but Solomon would have prayed for help right away, so -
- except he wouldn't have. It wasn't any sorcerer's first instinct, but doubly so for anyone who'd been as scarred by the conventional religions as Solomon had.
Something deep within Skulduggery's newly-formed gut clenched. Solomon would have been in the grip of withdrawal, made even worse by being anywhere near the Temple. He had to have been there all night to be thinking so clearly now, and even that short time frame was pushing it. More likely, Solomon was just delirious enough to finally think of praying for help. And even that couldn't have been all, because Tenebrae wasn't merciful. Gabriel was near tears.
Gabriel was not-so-subtly telling Skulduggery he shouldn't come.
The anger flared, just like it always did, but it was easier to clamp this time. A combination of not knowing specifics, not being able to trust Solomon, probably some of Gabe's influence too. Skulduggery tried not to think too hard about that one. "What did they do?"
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But Skulduggery didn't really need an answer to that. It couldn't have been long. Kenspeckle would have said something at the safehouse if Solomon was already gone by then, so it could only have been within the last twenty-four hours. Plenty of time for the Temple to carry out whatever dastardly scheme they were planning, but Solomon would have prayed for help right away, so -
- except he wouldn't have. It wasn't any sorcerer's first instinct, but doubly so for anyone who'd been as scarred by the conventional religions as Solomon had.
Something deep within Skulduggery's newly-formed gut clenched. Solomon would have been in the grip of withdrawal, made even worse by being anywhere near the Temple. He had to have been there all night to be thinking so clearly now, and even that short time frame was pushing it. More likely, Solomon was just delirious enough to finally think of praying for help. And even that couldn't have been all, because Tenebrae wasn't merciful. Gabriel was near tears.
Gabriel was not-so-subtly telling Skulduggery he shouldn't come.
The anger flared, just like it always did, but it was easier to clamp this time. A combination of not knowing specifics, not being able to trust Solomon, probably some of Gabe's influence too. Skulduggery tried not to think too hard about that one. "What did they do?"