"I had hoped that he would forget that Skulduggery and I had even been there," she said, echoing his sentiments, "But Skulduggery gave him a note telling him to come here and ask for us should he be contacted again..."

She had disagreed with that decision, better for Dardul and them if the kedan had forgotten their visit. But if Anton was correct, and Dardul was already marked, or someone else saw them, then he wasn't safe.

"I didn't think there was an immediate danger," she admitted. "And then with the Chihuelans...that's why I didn't tell you sooner...If they are that ruthless and think he's compromised, he might already be dead."

But Milyn would have told her, right?