Skulduggery paused for a moment, eyeless gaze seemingly on Sonja, but in reality on a point somewhere to her left.
"When you're angry," he finally said, "you have several choices. You can refuse to admit you're angry at all. You can embrace the anger and let it rule what you say and do. Or you can acknowledge the anger and then set it aside. Most of us are only capable of the first two options, but Anton's lived his whole life by the principles of the third. When he's facing a murderer within the Hotel, he's usually aware of the man's crimes, and aware of his disgust or hatred. But then he sets those feelings aside and treats the murderer the same way he would treat a friend."
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"When you're angry," he finally said, "you have several choices. You can refuse to admit you're angry at all. You can embrace the anger and let it rule what you say and do. Or you can acknowledge the anger and then set it aside. Most of us are only capable of the first two options, but Anton's lived his whole life by the principles of the third. When he's facing a murderer within the Hotel, he's usually aware of the man's crimes, and aware of his disgust or hatred. But then he sets those feelings aside and treats the murderer the same way he would treat a friend."