Right, and you had to save the day again. It's what you're best at, isn't it?
[Surprisingly, it's all said without a hint of sarcasm or bitterness. Whatever bitterness he still harbors concerning Darquesse, concerning Skulduggery's apparent indifference toward the punishment levied at Erskine and Skulduggery's refusal to end it, it's not the same as this.
Skulduggery does have a pretty good track record of saving the world.
This is a conversation Ravel can't have right here, though. Not standing in the middle of the lobby. He's going to need to sit if they're actually going to do more than trade snippets of sarcasm. He wanders back toward the common room without waiting to see if Skulduggery is trailing after him or not. Finds an armchair and sinks down into it, elbows resting on his knees and his forehead cradled in his hands.]
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[Surprisingly, it's all said without a hint of sarcasm or bitterness. Whatever bitterness he still harbors concerning Darquesse, concerning Skulduggery's apparent indifference toward the punishment levied at Erskine and Skulduggery's refusal to end it, it's not the same as this.
Skulduggery does have a pretty good track record of saving the world.
This is a conversation Ravel can't have right here, though. Not standing in the middle of the lobby. He's going to need to sit if they're actually going to do more than trade snippets of sarcasm. He wanders back toward the common room without waiting to see if Skulduggery is trailing after him or not. Finds an armchair and sinks down into it, elbows resting on his knees and his forehead cradled in his hands.]