"No," Skulduggery cut him off. "You're not doing anything. In case you keep forgetting, Gabe, you're hurt. You're essentially on vacation." Skulduggery banked the Bentley into a curve, braked, and came to a smooth stop on the grassy hillside next to the empty highway. He stepped out almost immediately, pulling out the wooden box with his gun.
"Fletcher," he directed as the others got out, quickly slipping a bullet into each of the gun's chambers. "Take me to the Sanctuary. Have you ever been inside it?"
"Once," Fletcher nodded, looking a little shaken.
"Good. Anywhere will do, so long as you warn me. Then come straight back here and take Valkyrie and Gabe to the gas station we passed a few minutes ago. Wait for me there."
"What are you going to do?" Valkyrie demanded as Skulduggery finished loading the gun and locking the Bentley. "You're not going in there alone!"
Skulduggery cocked his head at her. "They might send Cleavers after me."
"Exactly!" Valkyrie was laughing the laugh of someone who was sure the other person wasn't being serious. Unfortunately for her, Skulduggery was completely serious. "Skulduggery, nobody there likes you right now. Guild is just looking for an excuse to have you arrested."
"But he doesn't have one yet. You, on the other hand, have presumably opened a portal into a dangerous dimension of dark gods. I'd be surprised if you're not already on their Armed and Dangerous list. You're not coming."
"I've actually gotten pretty strong while you've been gone!"
With Necromancy? Skulduggery almost snapped back. He hesitated, taking a moment to get the ever-present anger back under control. "I have no doubt you did. If you think you can take on a full Cleaver by yourself..."
Her silence spoke volumes more than anything she might have said. Skulduggery nodded once to himself. "Look after Fletcher and Gabe. Keep your phone on. Gabe, keep your... phone line open. Everyone clear?"
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"Fletcher," he directed as the others got out, quickly slipping a bullet into each of the gun's chambers. "Take me to the Sanctuary. Have you ever been inside it?"
"Once," Fletcher nodded, looking a little shaken.
"Good. Anywhere will do, so long as you warn me. Then come straight back here and take Valkyrie and Gabe to the gas station we passed a few minutes ago. Wait for me there."
"What are you going to do?" Valkyrie demanded as Skulduggery finished loading the gun and locking the Bentley. "You're not going in there alone!"
Skulduggery cocked his head at her. "They might send Cleavers after me."
"Exactly!" Valkyrie was laughing the laugh of someone who was sure the other person wasn't being serious. Unfortunately for her, Skulduggery was completely serious. "Skulduggery, nobody there likes you right now. Guild is just looking for an excuse to have you arrested."
"But he doesn't have one yet. You, on the other hand, have presumably opened a portal into a dangerous dimension of dark gods. I'd be surprised if you're not already on their Armed and Dangerous list. You're not coming."
"I've actually gotten pretty strong while you've been gone!"
With Necromancy? Skulduggery almost snapped back. He hesitated, taking a moment to get the ever-present anger back under control. "I have no doubt you did. If you think you can take on a full Cleaver by yourself..."
Her silence spoke volumes more than anything she might have said. Skulduggery nodded once to himself. "Look after Fletcher and Gabe. Keep your phone on. Gabe, keep your... phone line open. Everyone clear?"