Erskine balked at the idea. He'd never felt any particular compulsion to be in a position of power. It hadn't been his plan to wind up as Grand Mage. He'd have been perfectly happy without being an Elder either, if it hadn't played into his plans so well, and despite whatever Skulduggery and the others may have believed he'd never intended to stay at the helm after the war was over. So why would giving the Hotel back to Anton be a step back?
Except... he'd been busy. Really busy, not just scrubbing toilets and washing windows but keeping the whole thing afloat. Keeping the books, making sure shifts were covered. Using more of his ability than what little magic it took to wring water out of the air for a mop bucket.
What was it Corrival had called it? Aimless potential. Too much ability and nowhere to put it to use. That's when things went bad.
He'd never thought about the need to keep his hands busy either, but Erskine nodded slowly. "I used to make cat's cradles if I had nothing else to do. I suppose you might be right."
ok yeah if I haven't said it already, spoilers for the entire SP series rofl
Erskine balked at the idea. He'd never felt any particular compulsion to be in a position of power. It hadn't been his plan to wind up as Grand Mage. He'd have been perfectly happy without being an Elder either, if it hadn't played into his plans so well, and despite whatever Skulduggery and the others may have believed he'd never intended to stay at the helm after the war was over. So why would giving the Hotel back to Anton be a step back?
Except... he'd been busy. Really busy, not just scrubbing toilets and washing windows but keeping the whole thing afloat. Keeping the books, making sure shifts were covered. Using more of his ability than what little magic it took to wring water out of the air for a mop bucket.
What was it Corrival had called it? Aimless potential. Too much ability and nowhere to put it to use. That's when things went bad.
He'd never thought about the need to keep his hands busy either, but Erskine nodded slowly. "I used to make cat's cradles if I had nothing else to do. I suppose you might be right."
Seriously, this introspection thing was awful.
"How do you keep busy here?"