Derek Landy: "Jangan bunuh aku, ”isaknya sambil berbaring di sana. &qu...

"Jangan bunuh aku, ”isaknya sambil berbaring di sana. "Ya Tuhan, tolong jangan bunuh aku." "Jika kamu membiarkanku selesai," kata Skulduggery, sedikit kesal, "kamu akan mendengar aku berkata, 'Ayo, kami tidak akan menyakitimu'. Idiot. ”“ Dia mungkin tidak akan mengatakan idiot, ”kata Valkyrie kepada lelaki yang terisak itu. "Kami berusaha sebaik mungkin untuk bersikap baik." Pria itu berkedip melalui air matanya, dan mendongak. "Kamu ... Kamu tidak akan membunuhku?" "Tidak, kita tidak," kata Valkyrie lembut, "selama kamu membersihkan hidungmu sekarang."

--- Derek Landy

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Don’t kill me,” he sobbed as he lay there. “Oh God, please don’t kill me.” “If you had let me ﬁnish,” Skulduggery said, slightly annoyed, “you would have heard me say, ‘Come out, we’re not going to hurt you’. Idiot.” “He probably wouldn’t have said idiot,” Valkyrie told the sobbing man. “We’re trying our best to be nice.” The man blinked through his tears, and looked up. “You’re... You’re not going to kill me?” “No, we’re not,” Valkyrie said gently, “so long as you wipe your nose right now.