"Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City, to take back the child that you have stolen." The words left her lips before she had time to think about it, time to think about who she was challenging.
"For my will is as strong as yours, and my–"
"Stop!"
Ai, his voice. Her memory faltered, and the crystal danced before her eyes.
"Look at what I'm offering you."
Unbidden, her eyes turned to follow the crystal.
"And my kingdom as great..."
My kingdom as great...
The crystal winked in the light.
My kingdom as great...
"Damn, I can never remember that line!" Her lips moved over the words again and again, but the end remained elusive.
My kingdom as great...
"Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave."
Something in the crystal pulled at her eyes. The ballroom again, but this time she was dancing like the others, a silver mask adorning her face. She was older, somehow, and her lips curved in a smile over Jareth's shoulder.
My kingdom...
She saw herself acting before a full house, long-stemmed roses being flung at her feet.
My...
Jareth smiled as she reached for the crystal. Somewhere, a clock chimed, and a baby's cry cut off abruptly.
"Forget about the baby..." he whispered. Sarah turned her face up, moving as if in a dream, as if she'd bitten into another peach.
"What baby?"