The question was, what didn't they do? The thought wasn't bitter but was resigned. Sorrowful. Solomon's prayer hadn't had the cadence of someone delirious, but someone clear-minded. He'd already endured his withdrawal. All of it. The only way that could have happened was if it had been deliberately quickened. And if that was the case ... if that was the case it was a miracle Solomon was clear-headed at all.
"I don't think I should tell you that," Gabe said quietly, meeting Skulduggery's gaze squarely and without flinching, but with a set in his posture that said he wasn't going to bend. "Because you can't come with me for the same reason I can't tell you, and if I do tell you, you will go whether you should or not. But it's bad, Skul." His voice softened, his gaze never wavering. "It's bad. And it's good. He's alive. He'll be okay, if we hurry. But you can't come with. Please. Call Fletcher."
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The question was, what didn't they do? The thought wasn't bitter but was resigned. Sorrowful. Solomon's prayer hadn't had the cadence of someone delirious, but someone clear-minded. He'd already endured his withdrawal. All of it. The only way that could have happened was if it had been deliberately quickened. And if that was the case ... if that was the case it was a miracle Solomon was clear-headed at all.
"I don't think I should tell you that," Gabe said quietly, meeting Skulduggery's gaze squarely and without flinching, but with a set in his posture that said he wasn't going to bend. "Because you can't come with me for the same reason I can't tell you, and if I do tell you, you will go whether you should or not. But it's bad, Skul." His voice softened, his gaze never wavering. "It's bad. And it's good. He's alive. He'll be okay, if we hurry. But you can't come with. Please. Call Fletcher."