Fortunately for you, there's more than one person here who thinks you're worth it.

Erskine wasn't sure he believed that, and he really didn't believe that Skulduggery believed it. They'd barely spoken two words to each other aside from that short stretch of time when they'd been shackled together. How the hell would Skulduggery know what anyone thought of Ravel, anyway? Did he know that Raine still didn't trust him, even if she tried not to let it show? That aside from Anton, Valdis might be the only other person on the turtle that gave a damn about him, more than just to simply chatter with on the network?

Still, he nodded. He couldn't see how fighting this particular point would do him any good, not right now... and having Anton on his side was important. That, at least, he was willing to concede.

"I should get over to the other side," he said finally, this time with a good deal less rejection evident in his voice, in his posture. He paused, decided against thanking Skulduggery. It remained to be seen whether any of this was going to do any good. "I'll see you later."