I was awoken the next morning by my nymph friend, Stella, as I found out her name. She handed me a small breakfast as she smiled happily at me, "They voted for your plan!"

She spoke of the events after my departure. There were great amounts of arguing but eventually after some modification, of course, my initial plan was passed. I was to go to the ball with however a large party protecting me, which I figured since I recognized many of the elves and taller goblins from previous balls.

"Oh you must come and see what the silkworms are designing for your dress!" she said excitedly as she grabbed my hand pulling down the passage ways.

An elegant elf greeted us as we got to the sewing room. She began stating that these were to be the costumes for the Grande Ball. I admire each with enthusiasm then asked her polity, "May I have a hand in designing my gown? I knew exactly what I want."

She raised her eyebrow, "Oh my dear child, I hardly think it will matter."

I smile at her as sweet as I could, "Oh but it does. I know that the Goblin King will wear his most grand suit. I must be equally as grand as he in order to entice a meeting with him."

"Well the silkworms have already started," she huffed at me and shoved a sketch of my gown in my arms.

I looked down at it. It was not what was needed. I was about to start asking for some minor adjustments when I notice the elf was gone. I groaned in frustration as I wadded the paper.

" 'Allo?"

I looked around for the cheery voice I recognized and then smile at the worm behind me. "Hello. I didn't expect I would see you again!"

"One normally does not know what to expect in the Labyrinth," I nodded in agreement as he continued; "You should come meet the missus. She is making your gown." The worm grinned.

"Oh that would be lovely, since I didn't have time to meet her last time."

The worm took me to the room which held my gown for the ball. It was black and red. I crinkled my nose in disgust.

"My thoughts exactly, my dear," spoke a worm wearing a red bonnet. I figured this must be the 'missus.'

"You must be the missus, it is a pleasure to meet you." I smiled down at her.

She nodded in agreement then began asking what I had in mind. I started describing in detail what I wanted. I wanted the exact dress I had worn to the ball from my run. The more excited the worm and the missus became at the description the more excited I became. I soon took notice that my black and red gown was on the floor and the other silkworms started to make the dress I was describing. I blushed slightly at my notice of the sudden change in the air that came with a more elegant dress for me.

"So you want to be the picture of innocence again?"

I jumped at the voice behind me. I turned to see a young man leaning against the wall. He moved closer to me grabbed my hand and kiss it, "You were remarkably beautiful, my dear girl, then, and even more so now."

His gray eyes stared brazenly at me, making me feel uncomfortable. I pulled my hand away from him as I smiled, "I remember you from that corrupted ballroom."

He returned my smile, "I'm glad you remember me for I could not easily forget the sight of you," he inclined his head, "I don't think Madam Adel will be please with your taking charge of your dress but then again I dear say she too remembers how all eyes were on you that evening. But then again they have been on you every evening this turn."

I smiled and thanked him wanting so desperately to be gone from him. I turned to see where the worm and his missus went off too only to notice that they were both extremely busy with my dress. I turned back to him sort of lost on what to do.

"I'm to take you back to Stella," he smiled and offered his arm to me. I reluctantly took it and walked with him allowing the silkworms to their work.

As soon as Stella saw me she ran happily to greet us. I watched happily as the young man left us alone. I turned to her looking around, "Where is Hoggle?"

I hadn't seen or heard word from him since before the council. I watched as Stella looked uncomfortable, "He's ashamed. The council blames him for not giving Sir Didymus up. They think he is a spy."

Without asking her to, she started leading me to where Hoggle was. I could see his slouched figure secluded from the huge group gathered around a fire. I approached him despite the calls of the group to join them and not the coward.

He tried to not look at me as I sat beside him, "Hi Hoggle. I haven't seen you much today."

"I don't think it good for you to see me at all," he grumbled.

"Oh? And why am I not allowed to see my best friend?" I crossed my arms.

He looked at me, "I'm nothn' but a coward. I didn't want them to hurt Didymus. So they exclude me from helping you for the ball."

"Well then I think they shouldn't include me in helping either. I don't want to hurt Didymus either. Besides I think it is kind of brave that you stick up for what you believe is right. If I'm mistaken you were once called valiant before." I smiled at him. He thought for a moment then smiled back at me.

We began talking about the ball that was coming when I got an idea. "I want you to come, Hoggle, in case I need you. You could go in disguise with one of the items from my trunk."

He thought for a moment and nodded. Soon others that I meet before began gathering around us despite the groups yells. To each new member we greeted each other like old friends. Soon our group was larger and filled with laughter.

A small goblin who sat on my knee looked up at me, "You remind me of the babe."

"What babe?" I asked. I could tell others around me were getting ready to start something.

"The babe with the power," a goblin to my left said.

I looked at him confused, "What power?"

"Power of Voodoo!" shouted a group of pixies.

"Who do?" asked Hoggle. I watched as goblins, pixies, a few dwarves started dancing slightly.

"You do!" they all shouted at me.

I started laughing. As the goblins all pushed me up from where I was sitting to make me start dancing. They started shouting, "Dance magic dance, Jump magic jump!"

We all randomly started dancing to the song they all knew. I heard weird phrases inserted here and there. A small goblin pulled at my leg wanting me to throw him into the air. I sighed and did.

I excused myself when I noticed the Labyrinth in the shadows. I went to him slightly out of breath at dancing with the huge group.

"You will make a fine Queen you know." He looked at me with a serious look on his face.

"I told you I have no desire to be Queen." I look over at the group of creatures still dancing slightly at the odd song, "What song are they singing anyway?"

"A song that the Goblin King used to sing," he smiled knowingly at me.