It had been two hours since the conference meeting and one hour tell she was suppose to meet Jason time and Valkyrie was not happy. At All. The last half hour Tanith had put her through the roller with every kind of Make up there was out there. It was almost as if Tanith was trying to make her China. After the hour of hell they went to Ghastly's shop and started looking for a nice pair of clothes that had the same magical properties as her clothes that way she wouldn't be as easy as a target that Jason would think she was.

"You know by the time you're done with me no one will be able to recognize me." Valkyrie says looking in the mirror at the red knee length dress. There was also a white lace belt around her waist that gave the dress a classy look. The only thing wrong was the dress was red. And Valkyrie Hated red.

"Thats the whole point. That way if Someone else there were to recognize you then we wouldn't have two enemies on our hands because they can't recognize you."

" I still hate make-up."

"I know."

" And dresses. I hate dresses especially."

"I know that too."

"And if there were to be a fight, and lets say I had wanted to fight with you guys, which i do. I can't for fear of showing off."

"Well i'm afraid that you will just have to sit out on this one and there is no promises that there will be a fight. if everything goes as planned he might just walk out without much trouble. Besides you just got back from being head detective for the american Sanctuary you need a break anyways."

"Well if it goes bad then I will fight even if I do show off i don't care. I'm not one to sit on the sidelines and let other people do my dirty work you Know that Tanith so I don't understand as to why your trying to stop me from fighting."

" We just don't want to lose you is all."

"You guys have never worried about losing me before why this guy?"

"Because he's a time traveler and if you go without skulduggery then theres a lot of possibilities that could happen."

"LIke what Tanith? What possibilities are you talking about? If everything goes bad then i'm going to fight, thats the way I am and not you, Skulduggery or anybody else is going to change that. I am fighting and you have no say in it whatsoever."

Tanith was about to say something when Dexter comes into the dressing room. He stops dead in his tracks as soon as he see's Valkyrie. " Wooooowwww. You are a sight for sore eyes aren't you?"

"Oh shut up Dexter and stop flirting."Valkyries says trying to put on the uncomfortable heels that Tanith had found for her. Dexter was about to say something when Tanith cuts in."What do you want Dexter?"

"Ummmm... why did I... Oh, yeah skullduggery wanted me to come get you, its time to meet your date Valkyrie." He winks at her and Valkyrie rolls her eyes.

"Well, then we better get you out there. Wonder what Skulduggery is going to think." Tanith says looking Valkyrie up and down.

Before they start to walk out of the dressing room to meet the others Valkyrie leans over to Tanith and whispers in her ear. "you know he is going to hate you for this, right?" Tanith winces

"Yeah I know."

"Okay just making sure is all." With that Valkyrie walks out of the dark room to meet the ogling looks of all the dead men in the next room.

Authors note: Sorry i haven't updated lately. I've been busy with schoolwork and so I haven't had much time to sit down and write. Also i know there is no action in this chapter AT ALL! And i'm very angry with my self but i really wanted to have a little conversation with Tanith since Valkyrie hadn't seen her in 16 years though i didn't say it was going to be a good conversation. This next chapter i will try to get the action into it and there actually will probably most likely be a lot because they meet Jason time in the next chapter.