[Once upon a time, hearing that Erskine was even vaguely conscious of the pain he'd been put through would have brought with it a certain amount of grim satisfaction. Maybe it's because of Skulduggery's recent resurrection, or maybe it's because Dublin is now so far removed that he's stopped caring. But whatever it is, he's... well, he's stopped caring.]

That's right. A soul willingly given, according to the Engineer. I wasn't sure I still had a soul left to give, but the only others there at the time were you and Valkyrie, and you made it very clear you weren't willing. We had minutes left, or I might have tried convincing you.