Skulduggery hid the rise of irritation with a resigned sigh. He really should have known better than to bring this up. If it truly became a problem later, he would have dealt with it then.

Then again, maybe nipping things in the bud was the sort of tactic he needed to try more often.

"Yes," he replied without turning his head. "Nothing else of concern to you. Lots of clever little things. With your future, very little, but with Valkyrie's future, it makes a world of difference. I would have thought you'd learned how dangerous it was to study necromancy after growing up in a normal life outside of the Temple when it happened to you, but clearly I was mistaken. As I said, enjoy the whiskey."