Skulduggery – Crow
Anton – Bear
Ghastly – Panda
Dexter – Wolf
Saracen – Weasel
Erskine – Snake
Solomon – Raven
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Chapter 80
The first week of being a Necromancy student was tiring but eye-opening.
The tight, strict schedule opened Valkyrie's eyes to the wonder of basic organisation, better time management and honestly, it made her feel like a different person. She spent a good half hour one evening tidying her temporary room and spent the time thinking of how to make her own room more manageable, and even went as far as to write down ways to do that. She enjoyed the idea of an always clean room so much, she admitted her lack of skill to Militsa who, after laughing at her, helped her write down a few more things she could do to help herself. It was a strange thing to get excited about, and she knew that, but a manageable room would be a blessing.
Other than learning some general life skills, she was also keeping up with the class. She quickly learnt which Mentor's liked what, who she could talk with and who she couldn't push the buttons of, and also began to make some headway with her classmates. She could sit down without being glared at now. And she was even able to finish a book a day, making her a little less different to them. It was all the little things that made a difference, Valkyrie knew.
Raven was proud of her and had told her, that Wednesday morning, that he had a meeting with the High Priest about her alongside a few Mentors. She was a little nervous, but she knew she had done well. She had done a mock test with the others and had been rated forty-seven per cent knowledgeable on grade twelve content despite only being at that level for a handful of days.
She'd surprised herself and Raven as she hadn't thought she'd been trying to learn. But it all went towards convincing the High Priest she could not only stay but also be allowed to go visit Tanith.
She would find out the next day, unfortunately, so Wednesday had to be spent working as usual. It threw her off to suddenly have something happening outside the dark walls. It reminded her of the oppression.
Lunch was the second high point of the day, the first being Raven in the mornings, made all the sweeter by a new, strange seating arrangement. The two classes, that being her own and Militsa's, had deemed the two of them unworthy and had pushed more space between themselves, so Valkyrie and Militsa could sit properly next to each other to talk. It also meant the plates couldn't be passed down as quickly from then on, so they could have more food. They'd grinned and giggled like little schoolgirls all of lunch.
The next high point was when a classmate that hated her guts fell flat on his face.
Then was dinner and more Militsa. Then library study, also spent with Militsa, where they studied hard and then ran off to the old staffroom for tea and gossip.
That part of the day was one of Valkyrie's favourites.
The conflicting feelings were not.
Militsa blushed. "Valkyrie?" She asked her, snapping Valkyrie back to attention. "You alright? You looked a little spaced out."
"I was just thinking over the week," she smiled into her tea, thinking more of those conflicting feelings. "And us."
Militsa licked her lips nervously and sat a little closer to Valkyrie. "Will you tell me what you're thinking?"
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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...
