"Anytime." In spite of Skulduggery's first reaction to groan and slump over, Gabriel grinned. He wasn't entirely sure what that reaction meant, especially given what Gabe had just said himself. It didn't seem to include a desire to know anything else, however, so Gabe decided to let the topic pass by.

Did he want to ask details? he wondered. Did he want to oblige Skulduggery to give him details? That depended on what he was asking about, really. Maybe not his past, back home, and how he came to be like that. Not yet. But the rest ...

"What did Landel do?" he asked. "Whatever other magic you use instead of necromancy--can you still use that? Or is Landel forcing you to the latter?" If so, and Gabe wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Landel was doing just that, then Skulduggery was definitely in need of a bit of help.