A/N: I don't own Valkyrie, Tanith or Skulduggery.

I looked into Tanith's eyes and couldn't speak. I tried again and got a pathetic squeak, so I settled for nodding, a stupid grin on my face. Tanith smiled as she slipped the ring on then squealed and tackled me in a bone-crushing hug, getting another squeak out of me. "You're so cute when you squeak." She said, cuddling into me and I giggled and blushed, well aware we had an audience. She just smiled smugly putting a possessive arm around me. "You're all mine now." She purred in my ear and I blushed even more.

I ducked my head and she kissed me chastely on the cheek, still grinning. Tanith smiled fondly at me. "You don't know how happy you just made me, Valkyrie. I mean that. You're the one I want to spend eternity with." She said softly and I cuddled deeper into her embrace, trying my best to ignore the delighted sounds coming from our friends.

Cara beckoned us with a crooked finger and we followed her. She led us to our room, something more like a cozy apartment. There was a fire going in the fireplace and the canopied bed looked inviting. Tanith smiled as she slipped her arms around my waist and we took everything in. "You girls have a couch and a TV, your table there for when you want to eat in. I'll leave you to it then. Oh, through the one door is your bath and a small kitchen through the other. Kettle and mugs on the table there by the window. Enjoy." And with the she was gone.

Tanith smiled at my shyly. "This is wonderful, isn't it? Our own place, we have our friends nearby. We can honeymoon for centuries if we want." I turned and put my arms around her neck, feeling the contented smile on my face. "I love you, you do accept, right? You weren't just sparing my feelings?" She asked worriedly and I drew her into a kiss, enjoying how sweet and gentle she always was with me.

I pulled back to smile at her. "Of course I accept. I love you too. I just never thought I'd be marrying anyone as beautiful as you." I said, blinking back happy tears. "I wish I had a ring for you though, you deserve one." Then a thought came to me. We were dead. In a world that knew no suffering or pain, no crime. I slipped off my Necromancy ring and put it on her finger. "I give you my permission to use this if you ever need to."

Tanith looked at her finger, stunned. "But Valkyrie, your ring is priceless to you. You're never without it. I couldn't possibly-" I stopped her with a chaste kiss.

"Yes, you can. You mean everything to me. I still have no idea if the Grand Mage knew we'd end up permanent residents, but I'm happy he called. It would have been centuries in the gaol or maybe still dying and somehow not finding you otherwise. I'd be lost without you. Keep the ring, please?" She nodded and smiled and I felt at peace.

We cuddled on the couch with mugs of tea, conspiring about our wedding late into the night and when we at last did go to bed it was only to sleep next to one another, knowing we could afford to wait until we were married. I wondered sleepily what the future would be like. We seemed to be accepted and loved here. And I trusted Tanith to be loyal but a disturbing thought crept into my head before sleep claimed me. Skulduggery was here and things never went this easily for us.

Valkyrie really enjoys borrowing trouble, but most likely she is right. As always let me know if you want to see more. And yes, when I don't get reviews I tend to let stories go dark. Originally this got very dark and Val ended up abandoned. So yes, your reviews do matter.