Skulduggery – Crow
Anton – Bear
Ghastly – Panda
Dexter – Wolf
Saracen – Weasel
Erskine – Snake
Solomon – Raven
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Chapter 60
Although their plan was to keep her hidden, the Elder's had other ideas. And Valkyrie and Crow simply had to be there for that particular meeting.
They drove fairly openly as the house was just about finished, certainly enough for them to be creating their final plan later that day, as well as clearing out the last of the monsters with the Dead Men's various friends whom Valkyrie hadn't gotten to meet yet. So, they had already decided to allow Valkyrie to be seen in the hopes Caelan followed them back to the house where their friends were to draw him in for the final part which they were, again, deciding that night. Valkyrie was practically giddy to be free of the vampire so she could go back to her own life.
"What is the meeting about anyway?" Valkyrie asked, bouncing her leg excitedly as they drove to the Sanctuary.
"I believe it has something to do with Guild but I'm not sure how. I do know that Erskine and a dear friend of ours, Corrival Deuce, is there. Have I told you about Corrival?"
"Many times, don't worry," Valkyrie said, rolling her eyes. "You've all spoken about him so many times I feel like I know him and we've never even spoken."
"Yes, he's been quite busy these last few years. He's been in Ireland a few times but always had to go away again a few days later or it's been in the middle of a case of ours. I think you will like him."
"I think I'm going to be his favourite," Valkyrie said offhandedly.
"Why? He doesn't know you."
"I'm everyone's favourite. I'll be Corrival's favourite too," she said confidently.
"Oh really? Well, I should warn you that Corrival is a hard man and a mean one at that. He'd definitely think it right to put you over his knee if you put even a toe out of line. He'll call you 'young lady' a lot and cross his arms and do a lot of lecturing."
"Sure, sure," she said with a smile. "Look, he can't be worse than Anton, Kenspeckle or Meritorious. They all love me!"
"You do know that's not his first name, right?"
"Yes, but I already learnt it wrong, alright, it's not my fault. Don't draw attention to it, okay?" She grumbled, looking at her phone. Nadia had been very quiet these last few days and Valkyrie was going to ask her after their meeting if everything was okay at home or if she'd upset her somehow. "How far away are we?"
"Only a few miles left," Crow said.
As promised, they got there with time to spare, giving Valkyrie a chance to fix her hair in the mirror before they had to get out and go inside. In there were the usual people, as well as Snake and a somewhat elderly looking man with sharp eyes and frown wrinkles on his face from all the pressures of his previous jobs. He had a strong body though, and stood, as Crow said, with his arms crossed and was waiting impatiently for them.
"What time do you call this Pleasant?" He growled out. "I've been waiting here for you for the last half hour."
"We were held up in traffic," Crow said smoothly. "It's good to see you again Corrival. I'm proud to introduce my partner and Co-head of department, Valkyrie Cain. The Dead Men's apprentice."
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Skulduggery Pleasant: Raising Cain
Fanfiction(This story is written as a fanfiction, but can be read as a story without having read any of the books.) Valkyrie Cain, the adoptive daughter of the Dead Men, has had a life full of love and magic. But as she gets older, times become scarier and sh...
