Valkyries nightmares had increased drastically over the past few weeks. Every single one of them ending in death and torture. Skulduggery watched her twist and turn and then wake up screaming. He rushed over to her, cradling her in his arms, gently rocking her back and forth trying to calm her. She clung onto him, crying into his shirt. "Shh, it's okay. Do you want to talk about it?" skulduggery asked quietly, stroking her hair. "Well it s-s-started with you," she sobbed, "you were sat in the middle of this room and you weren't moving." Her crying increased and skulduggery pulled her away and looked her in the eyes, "you don't have to continue, you know that right." He whispered to her and she nodded but continued. "Serpine was there and he started red handing you and then he dragged me in and he tortured and killed me in front of you." Her sobs intensified, "the last thing I heard was your screaming"
Skulduggery looked at her then pulled her in close, hugging her as tight as he could, "it's okay we're both still here right. I still have you." He stroked her hair, he hated seeing her like this, knowing there was nothing he could do. "please don't make me go back to sleep" she whispered, "please don't leave me." He was shocked to hear this, but he didn't know why, "why would I ever do that?" he asked, "I love you Valkyrie Cain, I will never leave you for as long as I live." She smiled up at him, "I love you too" she mumbled into his shirt then slowly drifted into an uneasy sleep to his voice singing to her, singing a song they had made theirs, Me and Mrs Jones. He continued to gaze at her, the beautiful young lady in his arms. Knowing that she was his, his Valkyrie. Wow how lucky he was.