It was entirely possible that they could have done this over the handsets. Erskine's question was simple enough, and he could have even asked Anton in person. Called Skulduggery. End of story.
Only... the three of them hadn't managed to be in a room together, alone, since just after the Vile incident. Just after he and Skulduggery had fought and Skulduggery had shot him. And before that? Erskine's arrival, maybe. He couldn't remember. The point was, they were the only three Dead Men in Keeliai--Rue notwithstanding. Anton at least was still acting as if Ravel counted as a Dead Man, and Skulduggery hadn't been quite as murderous around him as before. If nothing else, maybe they should meet up and try to get on the same page.
Even if that page wasn't much of a page at all, these days.
Anton's office had seemed like the best place for this kind of thing, given the level of privacy it afforded, so Erskine sat back in one of the chairs with his hands wrapped around a thermos of coffee. Waited for the other two to get settled.
Skulduggery and Anton | Early October | Probable spoilers for the SP series
Only... the three of them hadn't managed to be in a room together, alone, since just after the Vile incident. Just after he and Skulduggery had fought and Skulduggery had shot him. And before that? Erskine's arrival, maybe. He couldn't remember. The point was, they were the only three Dead Men in Keeliai--Rue notwithstanding. Anton at least was still acting as if Ravel counted as a Dead Man, and Skulduggery hadn't been quite as murderous around him as before. If nothing else, maybe they should meet up and try to get on the same page.
Even if that page wasn't much of a page at all, these days.
Anton's office had seemed like the best place for this kind of thing, given the level of privacy it afforded, so Erskine sat back in one of the chairs with his hands wrapped around a thermos of coffee. Waited for the other two to get settled.