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  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Table of Contents
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  114. Also by Derek Landy
  115. About the Publisher

“But really,” Zafira responded, “how hard have you tried? He killed your friends, after all. You can’t be feeling overly concerned about his well-being, now can you? Have you run any more tests since Darquesse was captured? Have you found out why the link is still active, now that she’s trapped in a Soul Catcher? It shouldn’t be active, should it? My experts tell me so. The moment Darquesse was pulled into that Soul Catcher, the link should have been severed and Erskine’s pain should have ceased. There’s a mystery to be unravelled there. Let us solve it for you.”

Skulduggery’s head tilted. “How close were you? In the run-up to the war, I mean. Were you by his side when he hatched his plans? Were you there when he decided to betray and kill his friends and overthrow mortal rule on earth?”

“Of course not,” said Zafira. “I knew nothing of—”

“Don’t insult our intelligence and we won’t insult yours. The only reason you’re not in chains right now is because Grand Mage Sorrows thought it prudent not to issue arrest orders for everyone at the same time. We know what you did, but as long as you do what we tell you, we’ll pretend that we don’t. Do I make myself clear?”

Zafira reddened. “You cannot speak to me like that. I am the Grand Mage of—”

“Do I make myself clear?” Skulduggery said, louder this time.

Zafira glared.

“I’ll take that as a yes,” he said.

“I had hoped this conversation would be a little friendlier,” Zafira responded, “but fair enough. We both know where we stand now. That’s something, at least.”

“I’m glad you think so. We’ll be leaving now.”

Zafira waved a hand dismissively. “Give my love to China, won’t you? You know, when I think of how far we’ve come, I can’t help but feel proud of our forgiving attitude to people who’ve wronged us. Why, now we have one of Mevolent’s most fanatical followers running the Irish Sanctuary, and bullying every other Sanctuary into doing her bidding. It truly is a great time to be—”

The door burst open and a sorcerer Darquesse had met once ran in. What was her name? Vinette, or something? “Grand Mage,” Vinette said, her face flushed with alarm. “We have a situation.”

26

WEIRD FEELINGS

Image Missinghaos reigned, and Darquesse was enjoying every minute of it.

Alarms went off. Sirens screeched. Teams of sorcerers were sent into different parts of the New York Sanctuary. More teams were coming back, bloodied and carrying injured comrades. The renegades were going nuts and it was seemingly impossible to figure out where they all were. Darquesse sat with Skulduggery and the others in the lobby, and they made themselves comfortable. It was only when Zafira Kerias stalked up to them that this changed.