Revised: 13/8/2012
Scene 4
Tanith and Valkyrie are amusing themselves while pretending to be watching Holly. Tanith is playing with Holly's helmet and Valkyrie is practising elemental magic. Holly has almost succeeded in getting free.
TANITH: Do you think I would be in trouble if I left?
VALKYRIE: No, but I would be.
TANITH: That's why I said I, not we.
VALKYRIE: Would you really leave without me? (Puppy dog eyes) This cuteness?
TANITH: Yes I would. I heard another troll moved in under the London Bridge.
(Singing)
London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down, cause there's a troll beneath.
London Bridge is staying up, staying up, staying up,
London Bridge is staying up, cause Tanith killed the troll.
VALKYRIE: (Laughs)
SKULDUGGERY: You're supposed to be watching our guest, not making up silly songs.
TANITH: (mock offended) that was the best song I've ever made!
SKULDUGGERY: (impassively) your songs must be very bad then.
TANITH: (mutters) Meany.
VALKYRIE: We're supposed to be watching the prisoner, not listen to you jabber. PS, our guest is escaping.
TANITH AND SKULDUGGERY: WHAT?!
VALKYRIE: Our guest is escaping.
Tanith, Valkyrie and Skulduggery turn to see Holly running out the door.
Valkyrie pulls out her phone and hits fast dial.
VALKYRIE: Fletcher, she escaped. We're at Skulduggery's.
Valkyrie hangs up and puts phone away. Fletcher appears.
FLETCHER: Where?
VALKYRIE: (thinks for a second) the next street over.
Fletcher grabs Valkyrie's arm and they disappear.