After the War of the Sanctuaries leaves the Irish Sanctuary in a state of weakened authority, The Supreme Council has returned with another reason to battle to Sanctuary. Negotiations are made, and the Sanctuary has been given a limited amount of time to find and stop Darquesse's evil reign. "I Won't Always Be There to Save You" tells the tale of the team Skulduggery Pleasant recruits, the vague planning and the rather large amount of improvisation that went into the making of this mission. Along the way, members Dexter Vex and Saracen Rue finally come to terms with their unlabeled and unspoken relationship. Like a flower growing between concrete, their relationship can only last so long in impossible circumstances.