"Because I'm brilliant." Just as Rita wanted Skulduggery to know she didn't have healing magic herself, Skulduggery thought it was best to let her know that right off the bat. "You were having trouble this afternoon. You don't strike me as the kind of person who asks for help when they don't need to, no matter how inconvenient the alternative might be. Now, you're walking normally. Injuries don't heal that fast on their own."

Well, unless you were an Adept with a healing ability, like China Sorrows. But there really wasn't time for long explanations now, so Skulduggery simply noted that Rita no longer had the healing stone on her, as far as he could tell. "Who did you borrow it from?"

He knew at least one person who would be interested in getting back on their feet, and there were likely many more.