Mageheart

"Whatever it is, it's not going to be easy," I agreed. I let out a sigh and leaned back a little. How were we supposed to change history quickly? The ...

"I'm fine," Charlie replied, giving him the kind of smile someone would give when they were notably not-fine. He glanced over at the grave the boy had been near; there ...

"I will," I promised. I didn't add that it would be a long time before that happened. He didn't understand how hard it was to find a good body to ...

Even without looking up at Tiberius, I felt like a horrible human being. Which I was, of course. I knew that. I had done so many questionable things over the ...

"...Eight days." I had acted like a malicious, evil ghost for almost the entire time that Lucy knew me, so why couldn't I bring myself to look up at Tiberius ...

I didn't say anything for a minute. I just kept staring at the ground, hoping he would change the subject. But when no new question came, I knew I had ...

I shifted a little. "You interacted with Oliver before," I admitted. I stared down at the ground again. "He...He was the one who untied you. Butch shot him when he ...

I hadn't expected that . Still, I was grateful for the change in topic. I could debate if I actually wanted to tell him I was Reed later - for ...

"Skull," I said. "My name's Skull." Now that I was sitting up again, I crossed my legs and faced Tiberius. I wasn't sure where to even begin - I had ...

I faltered. That was a loaded question. "It's, er, complicated," I finally said. I paused and looked him over again. "You might want to sit down," I said. "I am ...

I hesitated for a moment. Then I nodded. I waited for another question to be asked, but it never came - the clothes and bandages fell to the ground as ...

Tiberius thought I was dead. I was, but not in the way he was thinking. I didn't know how to explain the complicated mess I had accidentally created by ending ...

I gave a nod. "It would be very bad," I said.

I frantically shook my head. I had no idea how to convey that I still very much needed said body, but hopefully he got the idea from how fast I ...

I broke out of my train of thought. "At least there's a bed," I said, leaning up against the wall behind me. "And it does seem like the two of ...