CHAPTER 6:
Valkyrie followed Skulduggery through the dimly-lit corridors of the American sanctuary, it smelled strongly of disinfectant and urine in some parts. Soon they came to a cage, it was taller than Valkyrie and about a metre wide, she couldn't see in but she knew Tanith was in there. Mostly because of the cursing and yelling she could hear.
Skulduggery walked into a meeting room and Ghastly followed. Valkyrie considered spying but realised that she didn't want to. She walked up to the cage, "Hey, Tanith? Can you hear me?" The cursing stopped. "Valkyrie? Can you get me out of here?" Valkyrie glanced at Fletcher and he shrugged. "Not yet Tan, but soon. Then we'll get that remnant out of you and you'll be happy again." Tanith banged her fists on the cage, "No! Then you will be happy if you get Tanith back. I was happy, with billy-ray. I was free. It was the best time of my life." Valkyrie couldn't help it, she burst into tears. Fletcher quickly wrapped his arms around her and tried to get her to sit down. "You don't mean that, it's the remnant speaking. You can fight it Tanith. Think of the good times, funny times, happy times." Tanith laughed. "You're funny Val. Fletcher's there, isn't he? Have you told him yet? You're going to destroy the world. Does he know? Does Skulduggery?" Fletcher kissed Valkyrie's cheek and offered her a strawberry. "They know. You've gone mad haven't you Tanith?" Tanith laughed again. "No. Val, do you want me back for selfish reasons?" Valkyrie thought that she may be right, she needed Tanith. She didn't answer, she walked over and sat on Fletchers knee, she didn't even look at the box. Fletcher smiled, "I'm glad you see sense."
Skulduggery and Ghastly came out of the meeting room not long after. Skulduggery straightened his tie and nodded, "Valkyrie say goodbye to your sycophantic blonde. You won't be seeing her again for quite a while now." He chuckled as Valkyrie jumped to her feet, panicking. "What do you mean?" Skulduggery laughed until Ghastly slapped him over the head with his shoe. "What was that for?" Ghastly laughed and muttered something that sounded like "Oh, I seen it on a movie, it might have been Pirates of the Caribbean or Breaking Dawn." Skulduggery looked at Valkyrie and tipped her off about the length of the drive to the airport.
Some valith for my friend Mickey
I really don't know where to go with this next chapter…