Valkyrie's next move, she decided, was going to be to read the Bible. Or modern interpretations of the Bible. Something she could understand, anyway. Now that the stories had very real context, she wanted to know them inside and out. She wanted to know what Lucifer was capable of doing, what he might try to accomplish, and - most of all - she wanted to know where he'd failed. Like with breaking Gabe's locks. She needed the comfort that came from knowing even an evil like the Devil himself still had weaknesses, downfalls, and could still be defeated.
She already had a little bit of that. Wasn't she supposed to be related to him, however distantly, however removed? And yet she gave up Necromancy. So did Solomon, even though he didn't have people telling him every chance they could get how evil death magic was. So did Skulduggery - hell, Skulduggery came back from being one of the most evil people alive. It was possible.
Yes, she had to admit, she wanted Gabe there. She even wanted Merlin there. But she couldn't; that wasn't fair to her parents. Skulduggery was directly involved, so they sort of had to know who he really was. They didn't need to know about Gabe, or Rafe. She'd prefer if they didn't know about Fletcher, either, but since that cat was already out of the bag they might as well know Valkyrie's boyfriend never used a taxi in his life.
Might as well know. Valkyrie had to check herself. Magic; that was it. No angels, no Devil, no God. They just needed to know about magic, and about Skulduggery. That was it. Maybe she could eventually come clean completely, but that wasn't going to happen for a while, if ever.
She swallowed hard and shook her head. "They're going to have a hard enough time with Skulduggery. Thanks, though." Tanith might not be too much of an additional shock, though, and Valkyrie could do with the extra support. "And warding sounds like a brilliant idea. Could you do the bank where my mum works, too?" She tried to remember if her dad was working on a construction site at the moment, and decided she'd have to ask. Lucifer wasn't getting her parents. Not at home, not at work - not ever.
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She already had a little bit of that. Wasn't she supposed to be related to him, however distantly, however removed? And yet she gave up Necromancy. So did Solomon, even though he didn't have people telling him every chance they could get how evil death magic was. So did Skulduggery - hell, Skulduggery came back from being one of the most evil people alive. It was possible.
Yes, she had to admit, she wanted Gabe there. She even wanted Merlin there. But she couldn't; that wasn't fair to her parents. Skulduggery was directly involved, so they sort of had to know who he really was. They didn't need to know about Gabe, or Rafe. She'd prefer if they didn't know about Fletcher, either, but since that cat was already out of the bag they might as well know Valkyrie's boyfriend never used a taxi in his life.
Might as well know. Valkyrie had to check herself. Magic; that was it. No angels, no Devil, no God. They just needed to know about magic, and about Skulduggery. That was it. Maybe she could eventually come clean completely, but that wasn't going to happen for a while, if ever.
She swallowed hard and shook her head. "They're going to have a hard enough time with Skulduggery. Thanks, though." Tanith might not be too much of an additional shock, though, and Valkyrie could do with the extra support. "And warding sounds like a brilliant idea. Could you do the bank where my mum works, too?" She tried to remember if her dad was working on a construction site at the moment, and decided she'd have to ask. Lucifer wasn't getting her parents. Not at home, not at work - not ever.