Chapter 5 – Skullic's Mission
"Nowwwwww today's a good morning for killing," a jovial voice sang out. "Would you look at that! Beautiful winter sunshine, the freshest breeze. By the Gods, you couldn't get a more perfect day – and with it all, there's even a beautiful woman. Damn, she overheard me. I'll blame it on you. You can handle the heat, can't you? This is the start of a long and prosperous relationship, after all. You can stomach this little bit of fire, eh?"
It was early in the morning, the sun had just barely come up – which given that it was winter, didn't make it that early – and the other Academy students were still sleeping. Breakfast was held later on a weekend, giving the students time to lie in.
Whatever hopes they might have had of a lie were soon disturbed by Skullic's loud proclamations. Oliver had never seen him outside of his room in the Central Castle and it was only once he was outside that he realized how lucky he'd been.
