IN REPLY TO QUEENISURALIA - Unfortunately there will not be anything on Roiben and Kaye, or even a reference to them. This is a Valiant FanFiction, and I believe they do not feature in it.
DISCLAIMER - I do not own any of the characters, places etc. in Valiant, as much as I wish I did. All original content, however, is © to me. Thank you.
Thick leaves left their morning dew on her skin, slapping against her cold cheeks as she ran. She tripped over a tree root, but quickly regained her balance. Her breathing was harsh, her throat dry. Her eyes were stinging as the wind attacked them brutally. She chanced a look behind her, but she couldn't see anything through the dense forest. Her mind reeled as she tried to remember where she was. It was dark, and only a sliver of sunlight could slip through the canopy. Suddenly, the mud beneath her feet was tangled with dead vines. She stumbled, dropping to the ground, fear growing in her stomach. Something was coming after her what. But what... She couldn't even remember that. Then she heard the footsteps behind her, coming closer. She tried to turn her head, to open her eyes, but she seemed to be locked in place. Panic rose in her throat, her heart beating so loud she was sure it could be heard in the silent forest...
Cold sweat drenched her, her eyes wide in terror as she awoke from her nightmare. It took a few moments for Vals' eyes to focus on her surroundings. She tried to get up from the hard mattress she found herself lying on, but something was keeping her down. Looking down at her wrists, she silver chains keeping her down. She twitched her legs; they were bound together too.
She looked around, trying to keep calm, to remember what she was doing here. Just as she had given up hope, a familiar voice came from the shadows.
"Nice of you to join us, Valerie." It was as cold as the chains keeping her down. It was male, but let out a inhuman laugh that sent shivers down her spine. "You look confused, my love."
And it came rushing back to her. Letting Ravus meet her mother, travelling to the Ball of the Courts, Ravus leaving her to go in alone; and the voice that was speaking to her.
"You...you kidnapped me!" Val shouted, suddenly red with anger, fighting her chains.
"Nice observation, human." said the voice, dripping with sarcasm.
"Where am I? What do you want from me?" She screamed. "I'm a mere human! What use can I be to you?
"Very, very useful, young human."
"Stop calling me that! I do have a name, you know?" Shouted Val.
"Oh yes…such a pretty little name for a pretty little mortal. Valerie…rolls of the tongue, doesn't it? You may refer to me as Master, if you wish."
"And if I don't?"
"And if you don't, that 'pretty little name' of yours will be written on a gravestone right in this very cemetery sooner than you thought."
Valerie suppressed a sigh of relief; relief that she still lay in the cemetery, or under it, and so the chances of Ravus finding her were better than they would be if this voice had taken her somewhere else.
"May I see you, Master?" Val asked sourly.
"As much as I would love to show you the face of your kidnapper, alas, I cannot, or at least, not yet. You should know by now; patience is virtue. All will be clear in good time, Valerie Russell."
"I want to know now!" Her voice rang out, ricocheting off the walls. "You at least owe me that!"
But the room was empty. The voice, and indeed his owner, had gone, and Val was alone.