Hi! Just wanted to say there are going to be a few KOTW spoilers in this. Just to let you know!
Lady Wolf Grace x (Guessed my name? Hang on stupid question. It's Grace.)
As she held her breath, waiting for him to come, she knew her plan was finally falling into place. The door behind her creaked as the man walked in. She did not turn around.
"Ah Ravel. My dear Erskine Ravel. Grand Mage even!" She whipped around, staring hard into the Grand Mage's face. "Or should I say… Rossvainah?" She laughed a cold mirthless sound. For that is your true name Rossvainah, so silly!" Her voice chimed with bells as Erskine stood there, trembling. "Now, Rossvainah, I want you to bring me the one poison that can destroy the Skeleton Detective. I can take down Valkyrie as I wish. It is not hard!" She laughed again, harder this time.
"I will not kill my friends. Never!" Erskine roared and tried to run but he knew the doors would be locked. He had been tricked into coming here and had been forced by cleavers.
"But my dear Rossvainah! Doesn't it suit you dear? Now bring me the poison. NOW!" Erskine started to weep as he went out the door, unable to stop himself.
She laughed and touched up on her pale blue eye shadow and put on her glasses. She took a look round her office. Soon it would be full of slaves. Her slaves. She flicked her hair back and in the blink of an eye, she was gone.
Valkyrie was jogging down the street, listening to a song in the Paralympics, the music on Channel 4 (UK and Ireland) on her iPod. It was called Harder than You Think by Public Enemy. She was back in Haggard for 2 days, Skulduggery's treat to her. Valkyrie had already seen her family. They understood she was 20 now and working, they thought she was working as an assistant to an office phone call centre manager. They couldn't be more wrong! Alice was 4 and had started school. Alice had noticed the difference between the reflection and Valkyrie, so when the reflection had tried to kill Valkyrie, Alice had 'accidently' thrown a knife at it. Although she was developing a violent nature, Alice had been layered with treats from Valkyrie then on!
As Val jogged round the corner, she saw Jasper. God his ears were big! 16 now of course. Valkyrie eventually got to her own house and checked the time. 26:24. Yes! She'd knocked of 2 minutes flat! Val opened the door and Alice toddled over to her.
"Stephanie!" Of course, Valkyrie wasn't Valkyrie round here, nope. She was normal Stephanie.
"Alice! How's my favourite sister been doing? Had a good first term at school?"
"Urm… well, the thing is, I have been doing well, and Miss Kochuvnee said I'm really bright! Mummy said that means clever but I think she means I glow because of my goodness!" Valkyrie sighed. This baby was going to have a bigger ego than Skulduggery, and that's saying something!
"Of course you glow because of your goodness Alice. It's called an aura. But I really need a shower now so I need to go upstairs or I'm going to stink!" Alice laughed but looked worried.
"That horrible girl that looks like you isn't going to come is she?" Valkyrie smiled.
"Of course not. Now excuse me clever girl!" Valkyrie skipped the stairs 2 at a time. She really stank! She took off her jacket and went into the bathroom to undress. She wasn't letting anyone see her naked. She turned around and - Everything went black.