I really wish Nye would do the "hated enemy becomes awkward friend/weird uncle" thing, but, like...in the same way it happened to Skeletor in the He-Man Christmas special. It basically has no idea why it's behaving so differently than usual - smiling at nice things it doesn't normally smile at, paying people compliments without gagging, being protective of Valkyrie Cain of all people when she comes in injured - and then reacting in abject horror when it realizes what it's feeling is...friendship. And kindness. And, horror, even possibly platonic affection?! Skulduggery informs it about that, and it just kind slowly sinks to its knees and onto the floor, curling up in a tiny ball, with a quiet, pathetic, "Nooooooo..."