[Skulduggery follows Erskine through into the lobby, but then falls behind and stays in the lobby proper. It's not that he hasn't been into the office and the bedroom before, but with Ravel living there, it's become much more awkward. As though Skulduggery's intruding upon a situation he has no right to be in. Strange, how Anton's domain feels much more like Anton's domain when he's taken someone under his wing.
Then Skulduggery reads the letter Ravel passes off to him.
If he was wearing a face, Erskine would have been privy to the slew of emotions crossing Skulduggery's mind; momentary and misplaced anger, pain, sorrow, a hint of confusion. But the one which might have surprised him the most is a considerable amount of guilt.]
Ah.
[Skulduggery's not even going to try and claim not having any knowledge of this. That ship sailed the moment he promised Anton to let Erskine have his second chance.]
Well, someone needed to.
[... But if you thought for a second that might stop him from being glib, you were wrong.]
CONTINUED SPOILERY THINGS. probably for the rest of the thread lbr.
Then Skulduggery reads the letter Ravel passes off to him.
If he was wearing a face, Erskine would have been privy to the slew of emotions crossing Skulduggery's mind; momentary and misplaced anger, pain, sorrow, a hint of confusion. But the one which might have surprised him the most is a considerable amount of guilt.]
Ah.
[Skulduggery's not even going to try and claim not having any knowledge of this. That ship sailed the moment he promised Anton to let Erskine have his second chance.]
Well, someone needed to.
[... But if you thought for a second that might stop him from being glib, you were wrong.]