It's probably not normal to be as touched as he is by the idea of Darcy making him a friendship bracelet out of spite, but Skulduggery is nonetheless flattered by the notion. Enough so that he puts up no fight at being told what to do, from setting her down to fetching the necessary supplies.

"I don't have a point," he says. "Not a clear or good one, anyway. I just think it's interesting that he has any soft spots at all." Such as they are. He isn't pretending that they've found the ooey-gooey center, here, but it does feel as though they're getting closer to understanding who they're dealing with beyond the mysterious title.