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Chapter Two

Tanith and Valkyrie looked at each other, to Scapegrace, and back to each other.

Then they burst out laughing.

"Sc-scapegrace killed somebody, oh whoo-hoo!" Tanith cackled, doubling over and shoving her sword back in its place in her scabbard.

"As if!" Valkyrie chimed in.

Scapegrace glared at them, picking himself up off the ground. "Don't laugh at the Killer Supreme. I made messy art when I killed Phoenix Lands, and I'll have to do the same to you!"

His muscles tensed, about to lunge, and Tanith drew her sword again in one swift movement, Valkyrie just holding out a hand to air blast him back.

"Not a wise move, Vaurien," Tanith advised as the pathetic little man sunk back down to his knees looking very put out indeed.

"I did do it!" he protested as Valkyrie came around behind him to put the handcuffs on.

"News flash," Tanith said sarcastically. "Even if you did do it, criminals don't admit to their crimes while being arrested."

"I can tell you everything about her murder!" Scapegrace yowled. "I stabbed her and stabber her over and"-

Valkyrie wizened up and clapped a hand over his mouth.

"Thank you," Tanith said gratefully, hauling the prisoner up by the forearm. "I don't think he'd ever stop."

"Trust me- he won't," Valkyrie said, not all that jokingly.

The pair led Scapegrace back to their car around the corner and shoved him into the back seat.

"It's too bad, really, that we have to take a prisoner," Tanith said wistfully. "I can't even remember the last time I drove a car."

Valkyrie frowned. "Maybe I should"-

LURCH.

The thankfully-not-purple-or-yellow Ford Fiesta shot forward.

Scapegrace screamed, and fell off the backseat.

Valkyrie looked back at him while Tanith tried to get the windshield wipers to turn off.

"You're probably the safest one right now, Scapegrace," she laughed, seeing as he was trapped in the foot space between the front and back seats.

"Ah, there we are!" Tanith said happily as the wipers stopped whirring. "Now I just have to"-

SMASH.

"Dammit!"

The car had shot back and jumped the curb.

"Ok, ok. This is fine. Now, Forward," Tanith said to herself, gripping the wheel, and pressing her foot ever so slightly to the gas.

The car finally eased out into traffic, and all the passengers breathed a sigh of relief.

"Just needed some getting used to," Tanith said, pleased that her efforts had paid off with minimal damage.

She glanced up to her rearview mirror to check on her prisoner.

"You still back there Vaurien?" she asked.

Scapegrace mewed his reply.

"Indeed you are. Now, Val, I think that we should drop him at one of the holding facilities here until we can sort out this Phoenix Lands business."

"I killed Phoenix Lands. It was me, I did i- eep!" Scapegrace started, but cut off when Tanith took a corner on two wheels, banging his head into the side of the car.

"Oops," Tanith said, grinning.

Valkyrie nodded. "I think that sounds like a good plan. But you know… neither of us are actual detectives," she pointed out.

"My thoughts exactly," Tanith agreed.

Valkyrie grinned. "I'll call Skulduggery."

Tanith smiled back. "I'll call Ghastly."