'If you ever need us...'
"Hoggle, I need to talk to you," Sarah said, never taking her eyes off the mirror. At the edge of her vision she saw his reflection appear on her bed. She smiled in relief that she could see him.
"Ya called?" Hoggle asked, grinning at her.
"How are you?" Sarah asked smiling fondly at him. He blushed and fidgeted with the plastic bracelet on his wrist. She'd given it to him in exchange for him helping her win through the Labyrinth.
"We's been missing ya, Miss Sarah," Hoggle whined. Sarah glanced down at her hands guiltily. "Me n Ludo n Didymus...I think even himself missed ya," he continued.
"Oh?" Sarah inquired sharply, her eyes fixing themselves on him again.
"He wouldna do nothin for weeks after ya left. Wouldna even fix the Labyrinth from the battle. He hurt a goblin tha said your name in front a him. It was awful, Miss Sarah," Hoggle told her sadly.
"I'm sorry. I...I didn't know. Is...is he alright?" Sarah asked worriedly.
"I thinks so. He stopped mopin when we's told him ya woulda been unhappy with him like that. But he wants ta remember ya so he started making crystals of ya, me lady. We gots so many, we has ta sell em in the mortal world," he told her tiredly. Sarah scowled at the reminder. "We's sorry. We woulda warned ya 'cept only yer ladyship n his Goblinness can cross the barriers," Hoggle added looking away.
"I know, Hoggle. I'm sorry, I should have kept in touch. It's just, I was afraid he might take his anger out on you and the others," Sarah apologized, resisting the urge to turn around. She was afraid that he would be gone should she try. Hoggle looked around as if checking that the coast was clear.
"Him's gotten good at them crystals, me lady," Hoggle whispered, almost smiling in a worried kind of way. "Some of them, the best ones, he won't sell em cause they's magic and show you real well. I does wish that you could see them. They's as beautiful as you," Hoggle added smiling at her.
"He's here, Hoggle. In my town, a few miles away," Sarah told him, her forehead wrinkling in sorrow. "I don't know what to do. Do I see him? Do I pretend I don't know him? I just don't know, it's so hard," Sarah added almost crying.
"I's knowin, me lady. I's helpin him there. I's sellin them little crystals," Hoggle said, noding sadly. Suddenly, he scowled. "Me gardens is getting infested with them dumb faries, me lady." Sarah laughed fondly, smiling at him gently.
"Well, if you're there, I may as well come to the store and see you. Just," Sarah paused, frowning again. A knock on her door startled her into to turning around. Sure enough, her bed was empty. Her dad opened the door and looked around her room.
"Dinner's ready, love," Richard said finally, frowning.
"Coming, Daddy," Sarah hastily agreed, glancing back at the empty mirror. She sighed a little as she got up to go downstairs. Behind her, in her mirror, Hoggle glanced over the edge of the bed and then looked beside him.
"She's comin, Yer Majesty. Just...please, be gentle wit her. She's a good un, sir," Hoggle whispered to his king, now visible laying on the bed.
"Go away and tend to your gardens, Hogsbreath. I know how to deal with Sarah," Jareth commanded, scowling at his most trusted servant. Hoggle sighed and looked away, disappearing from view. Jareth stared at the ceiling meditatively, listening to Sarah and her family downstairs. "But what, my love, do I do with you if you refuse to acknowledge me?" he finally whispered just before he faded away.
"Hoggle, I need to talk to you," Sarah said, never taking her eyes off the mirror. At the edge of her vision she saw his reflection appear on her bed. She smiled in relief that she could see him.
"Ya called?" Hoggle asked, grinning at her.
"How are you?" Sarah asked smiling fondly at him. He blushed and fidgeted with the plastic bracelet on his wrist. She'd given it to him in exchange for him helping her win through the Labyrinth.
"We's been missing ya, Miss Sarah," Hoggle whined. Sarah glanced down at her hands guiltily. "Me n Ludo n Didymus...I think even himself missed ya," he continued.
"Oh?" Sarah inquired sharply, her eyes fixing themselves on him again.
"He wouldna do nothin for weeks after ya left. Wouldna even fix the Labyrinth from the battle. He hurt a goblin tha said your name in front a him. It was awful, Miss Sarah," Hoggle told her sadly.
"I'm sorry. I...I didn't know. Is...is he alright?" Sarah asked worriedly.
"I thinks so. He stopped mopin when we's told him ya woulda been unhappy with him like that. But he wants ta remember ya so he started making crystals of ya, me lady. We gots so many, we has ta sell em in the mortal world," he told her tiredly. Sarah scowled at the reminder. "We's sorry. We woulda warned ya 'cept only yer ladyship n his Goblinness can cross the barriers," Hoggle added looking away.
"I know, Hoggle. I'm sorry, I should have kept in touch. It's just, I was afraid he might take his anger out on you and the others," Sarah apologized, resisting the urge to turn around. She was afraid that he would be gone should she try. Hoggle looked around as if checking that the coast was clear.
"Him's gotten good at them crystals, me lady," Hoggle whispered, almost smiling in a worried kind of way. "Some of them, the best ones, he won't sell em cause they's magic and show you real well. I does wish that you could see them. They's as beautiful as you," Hoggle added smiling at her.
"He's here, Hoggle. In my town, a few miles away," Sarah told him, her forehead wrinkling in sorrow. "I don't know what to do. Do I see him? Do I pretend I don't know him? I just don't know, it's so hard," Sarah added almost crying.
"I's knowin, me lady. I's helpin him there. I's sellin them little crystals," Hoggle said, noding sadly. Suddenly, he scowled. "Me gardens is getting infested with them dumb faries, me lady." Sarah laughed fondly, smiling at him gently.
"Well, if you're there, I may as well come to the store and see you. Just," Sarah paused, frowning again. A knock on her door startled her into to turning around. Sure enough, her bed was empty. Her dad opened the door and looked around her room.
"Dinner's ready, love," Richard said finally, frowning.
"Coming, Daddy," Sarah hastily agreed, glancing back at the empty mirror. She sighed a little as she got up to go downstairs. Behind her, in her mirror, Hoggle glanced over the edge of the bed and then looked beside him.
"She's comin, Yer Majesty. Just...please, be gentle wit her. She's a good un, sir," Hoggle whispered to his king, now visible laying on the bed.
"Go away and tend to your gardens, Hogsbreath. I know how to deal with Sarah," Jareth commanded, scowling at his most trusted servant. Hoggle sighed and looked away, disappearing from view. Jareth stared at the ceiling meditatively, listening to Sarah and her family downstairs. "But what, my love, do I do with you if you refuse to acknowledge me?" he finally whispered just before he faded away.