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Sarah wanted to ask more questions, but she did not want to seem ungrateful to the fairy for what she had done already. "Thank you blue fairy. Your generosity is great; my Labyrinth, my love and I thank you." Sarah bowed to the fairy before getting back up on the horse.
"Wait Lady Sarah," the fairy shrunk in size and landed on the horse's saddlehorn. "I have one more thing to tell you. You must remain mortal until after you see Kaya. Reaching her is simple for fae, but a feat for a mere mortal to accomplish. Kaya's favor will be found for your determination." The fairy paused, "To stay mortal, you must not eat any fruits of the Underground."
Sarah nodded, eating was the farthest thing from her mind.
"You may see Jareth through the crystal any time you wish, but I would caution you to do it sparingly. The more you look within the crystal, the less you will see." Suddenly the little fairy was gone and Sarah was alone with the horse slightly puzzled over the fairy's parting words.
"Well," she said as she patted the horse's neck, "I can't keep thinking of you as horse, so we'll just have to give you a name." Sarah turned the horse through the stream and headed in the direction of Kaya. "Let's call you Spirit. Since I can't hear the Spirit of the Labyrinth right now, you'll be my Spirit."
Spirit trudged on through the night with Sarah occasionally dozing in the saddle. She nearly fell out of the saddle once before tying the reins around her waist. Around midnight Sarah felt Spirit begin to walk up an incline and decided that she should stop him for a while. The ground still was grassy below their feet.
Spirit grazed lightly but did not wander far away from Sarah. In the moonlight she could see the outline of the trail they were on. Far off in the distance she could see some light from Goblin City and the castle. She hoped Jareth was getting some rest and not being too hard on the goblins. Especially Rose and Rusty and Hoggle.
Sarah rested against a small hill while Spirit grazed nearby. She fell asleep and dreamt of her first meeting with Jareth.
Jareth stood in his throne room staring out the window. Why did Sarah take off and leave him so quickly after the wonderful morning they had? "Whatever could her problem be?" He paced back and forth in the room. Smacking his side with riding crop, Jareth's concentration was broken by the cook insisting that he eat something.
Suddenly Jareth remembered how Sarah had betrayed him. How he'd given her everything and she had thrown it back in his face. He remembered the feeling he'd had the morning before Sarah got there. "Love makes you weak, hate makes you strong." Jareth repeated this to himself as he transformed into an owl and flew out the window in the direction that Sarah had fled.
Sarah awoke realizing that several hours had passed and that she really needed to get moving as daybreak was on the horizon. Spirit was standing nearby and neighed softly. Sarah stood up and stretched, brushing her skirt off while surveying the road ahead. It appeared to be narrow and became rocky slightly above the area they stopped at.
Afraid to go on alone, but knowing that Spirit could go no farther, Sarah removed the horse's halter. Rubbing her forehead on his nose she talked softly, "Spirit, I have to go on alone from here. Wait for me if you can, but if danger comes you run." The horse snorted as if to tell her that it would do no such thing. Sarah picked up her skirts and started up the long path.
Jareth soared high in the skies looking for Sarah. "Wretched girl - where could she possibly have gone?" His circles widened as he drifted on the currents to conserve energy. His stamina was still not normal and shape shifting took a lot out of him. Still not finding any signs of Sarah, Jareth was just about to turn back when something caught his attention…his horse was at the foot of the mountain. Unfortunately he would have to come back later - he was getting too weak to transform back.
Sarah reached the top of the first hill just in time to see the owl turn and fly back toward the Goblin City. She held her breath and ducked even though she knew he was leaving. Peeking over the edge he was just a speck in the sky so Sarah stood up and continued to pick her way up the mountain. Edging around a cormer, Sarah wondered what would have happened if Jareth had found her sleeping in the grass below or ascending the hill. A shudder ran down her spine and she pushed the thought from her head.
"Grrrr" Sarah paused for a moment looking for a wild beast about to pounce on her. Seeing nothing but hearing the noise again, Sarah soon realized that it was her stomach growling she could hear. The blue fairy's warning stuck in her head and Sarah passed by the berries and other trees. "There will be time to eat once Jareth is healthy again." she told herself.
Stopping to take a break, Sarah realized she was already rather high up and should try to stay out of sight as much as possible in the event that Jareth came back soon. "There should only be another rise or two." Sarah tried to comfort herself as she sat on a rock and looked up at the path ahead. The toughest part of the climb lay ahead of her and Sarah wished that she had left her jeans on yesterday morning.
"Wow." Sucking in a deep breath it dawned on Sarah that just yesterday morning she was waking up in Jareth's arms. She could still feel his lips on her hers and… "No. Stop it Sarah, concentrate on what you are doing. You've got to keep moving, Jareth will probably return soon." Feeling better after her little pep talk, Sarah started looking for the easiest way up the rock face.
Outside on his balcony Jareth stared in the direction of the eastern mountains. "Why would Sarah flee there...there's nothing there but..."