Disclaimer: i don't own Merlin or Skulduggery Pleasant
Merlin looked between Arthur and the girl who had just appeared in front of them, she had magic there was no doubting that he felt it the moment she appeared and she was looking at him in similar bewilderment and just to top of the problem was that Arthur was now looking at the girl with a suspicious look.
" Who are you?" he said walking over to her
" ummm" she said
" Wheres the criminal?" the king then said to the girl
" ummm" was her reply again and Arthur looked across at Merlin who shrugged and Arthur sighed and looked at Valkyrie again and noticed the object she was holding
" What is that?" he then asked. Valkyrie's brain was going into overload with questions now, she had no idea where she was or who these people were but she knew she was in trouble so she done a trick that Tanith had once taught her to do, to play the girl in distress so she began to cry.
" Now look what you've done!" said Merlin walking over to Valkyrie taking this as his chance to help the girl
" Me?!" said Arthur
" Yes you idiot!" said Merlin and he crouched down in front of Valkyrie " hey" he said taking her hand and Valkyrie looked down at him and Merlin smiled
" Hi, I'm Merlin"
" I'm Valkyrie" she said and Merlin smiled
" Valkyrie that's a great name" he said with a goofy smile while Arthur rolled his eyes " Ignore him he's just a prat" he then said
" Hey!" Arthur shouted
" OK he's a royal prat" and Valkyrie smiled, this was going well.
" I'm King Arthur of Camelot" Arthur then said and Valkyrie tried to hide her shock, now it wasn't going well at all now. " We were a chasing a criminal through here how did you get here?"
" I was hiding" Valkyrie lied
" Of coarse she was hiding" Merlin said " she was scared she probably saw him coming towards her so she hid" and Arthur nodded his agreement
" Did you see where he went?" and Valkyrie shook her head and Arthur sighed and then studied the object Valkyrie was holding " Then how did you get that?"
" He must have dropped it" Merlin said, saying the first excuse that came into his head " didn't he?" and Valkyrie nodded and Arthur took the object from her and looked closer at it
" It's the same thing alright" Arthur said and tossed it to Merlin who only just managed to catch it " What are you doing here alone?"
" I-I was searching for food" Valkyrie said saying the first excuse that came into her head " i don't have a family anymore and i have to survive by myself" she said and a look of sympathy came across Arthur's face
" Do you do this often?" and Valkyrie nodded and Arthur looked across at Merlin who shrugged again. " Then come with us back to Camelot we can help you there" he said and smiled " you must have been pretty scared huh?"
" Very" Valkyrie said with a smile
" Well your safe now we'll protect you well i will, Merlin will probably just run and hide like he usually does" Arthur said and Merlin just smiled while Arthur walked past him before muttering
" Prat" and he walked after his king and Valkyrie followed the two men. She had no idea where she was or even when she was but she did know one thing, she was going to Camelot with King Arthur and Merlin.
Authors note: Just a necessary chapter but the action begins in the next few chapters and i still want you guys to give me your OC's and i'll try and get them into the story so please review and give me your OC'S thanks :)