Skullduggery's phone rang. His number was rarely called, and when it was, it wasn't usually for a friendly chat. Usually, it was more likely to be some thing along the lines of; "help, we're all going to die!". This call was almost just as bad.
"Valkyrie's missing. When's the last time you saw her?" asked Thanith.
"I saw her last night. I told her she should go to school tomorrow and give her reflection some rest. What do you mean missing?"
"I mean she never came home from school. She stayed for all her classes, but hasn't been seen since. I'm almost certain Sanguine has her. There were cracks on the pavement about halfway to her house."
"Well then, that's something."
"What!"
"Well if he'd killed her, he'd have left the body where we could find it. He'd want to make his point." Skullduggery was talking with an ease he didn't posses. He was going to kill Sanguine, rip him limb from limb and… but he had to help Valkyrie first.
"I'll meet you at Ghastly's in two hours." He told Thanith. That should give him enough time to check out the scene. He had to get her back. He had to! She'd saved him so many times, he owed her at least that.