Chapter 14
Later that evening in the guestroom that had been picked out for her, Lilianna was going through the motions of putting her clothes away. The room itself was rather small, about the size of a regular bedroom. But what it lacked in size it more than made up for in elegance. It was elegant and feminine. The main color scheme of the room was burgundy and gold, two of Lily's favorite colors. Her thoughts were on Jareth, as they always were. He was such a troubled man, and that puzzled her. As she started to take down her hair by the vanity mirror, Lily could've sworn she saw someone behind her. She never got a chance to finish her thoughts before a hand was placed over her mouth to stifle her screaming, and she was hit over the head and fell into unconsciousness. The man who had threatened her before stood over her satisfied. He motioned for his men to pick her up and carry her back. Now that he had Snow White nothing was going to stop him. Not even the Goblin King.
As Kaelin sealed the gap joining earth and the underground, he laughed a high pitched dark laugh. His whole appearance at that moment took on a crazy air. Now Lily could no longer be gone from him, she was now his prisoner and no magical being from the underground could help her, unless she found out how to break the seal, and the chances of that were slim. After all, he didn't even know how. He mounted his dark brown steed and gave the signal to move out back to his fort. Thick ropes bound Lily to the back of the horse that one of Kaelin's men was riding. The man's name was William Codder, and he was being paid to help. He didn't really care what happened to Lily as long as he got the money he was promised. While Kaelin was dark haired and skinned, his men were both pale, but William was a red head and the other, James, was a blonde.
Lily was still unconscious, and the wound to her head started to bleed again. The blood trickled and oozed down the back of her head into her hair. Of course, none of the men noticed this nor cared. Kaelin and his men rode hard and fast back to his domain. They passed a forest and came to a river where they stopped to water the horses.
After he had watered and fed his horse, Kaelin walked over to the horse Lily was tied to. He checked the thick ropes that bound her with is good hand to make sure there was no chance for her to escape, and of course they were tight enough already, tight enough that if she were awake she would've been wincing in pain. Kaelin checked the wound to the back of her head to make sure it wasn't bleeding seriously, after all he couldn't marry a dead woman. Getting back on his steed, Kaelin and his men moved out again. An hour later they arrived at Kaelin's property. His mansion wasn't tall, but it was sprawling. It covered five acres at least and it had the most impenetrable wall surrounding it.
His mansion looked like something out of medieval times. A mote with fish that had teeth surrounded the building on all side, as did the huge wall with sharp spikes that made the wall unscalable. Guards were posts at the only entrance to the wall, and to get to the mansion a drawbridge joined the mansion to the wall. In the simplest terms Kaelin was a coward. That's why he had such an elaborate security system. This way he'd never have to fight because no one could get in to fight. As he reigned his horse in by the barn he dismounted and had his stable boy brush the horse. He took Lily from Jame's hands after he had untied her, and he carried her inside. James and William followed him like little puppy dogs. Kaelin told his men to wait in the main hall while he carried Lily to her room. Her room just happened to be the highest room in the mansion, two locked doors and a set of steep stairs separating her from the rest of the building.
Lily awoke with a splitting headache and a sharp pain behind her eyelids. She was so disoriented and dizzy that she didn't dare to stand yet. The last thing she remembered was being in her room at Jareth's father's castle and then she had thought she saw someone behind her. Beyond that she didn't remember. She put her hand gently to the back of her head and softly felt the area with trembling unsteady fingers. As she pulled her hand away, blood gathered on her fingers and she rubbed them together. Whoever had brought her here was definitely not interested in her well being. Her dress was torn and stained, but at least in was semi warm, the room she was in seemed rather cold. That's when she realized this room had no windows. There was no way to tell whether it was day or night.
Standing slowly and carefully, Lily tried to walk over to the door to see if it was locked. Walking was definitely not working, so she got down on her hands and knees and had to crawl across the room to the door, the hard stone floors bruising her hands and knees. She used the doorknob to pull herself to her feet and tried to turn the knob. It wouldn't budge. Lily started to cry and pounded on the thick wooden door weakly. That's when she noticed the dark red rope burns across her arms. Deciding not to give up she kept banging on the door and pulling on the doorknob. In ten minutes time she was tired of standing and walked slowly back to the bed. She had to hold the back of her head because it felt as if it were going to fall off. There were no other doors in the room, so that had to be the only way out, she thought as she sat down slowly on the bed, bracing herself with the other hand.
By this time, Lily had figured out that Kaelin must have found where she was, and fulfilled his sick threat by bringing her back to the aboveground with him. This thought saddened her, and she thought about Jareth and what he must be thinking. Had he even noticed that she was gone? All these thoughts ran across Lily's mind unceasingly, and she slowly laid back down as darkness surrounded her senses.
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Later that evening in the guestroom that had been picked out for her, Lilianna was going through the motions of putting her clothes away. The room itself was rather small, about the size of a regular bedroom. But what it lacked in size it more than made up for in elegance. It was elegant and feminine. The main color scheme of the room was burgundy and gold, two of Lily's favorite colors. Her thoughts were on Jareth, as they always were. He was such a troubled man, and that puzzled her. As she started to take down her hair by the vanity mirror, Lily could've sworn she saw someone behind her. She never got a chance to finish her thoughts before a hand was placed over her mouth to stifle her screaming, and she was hit over the head and fell into unconsciousness. The man who had threatened her before stood over her satisfied. He motioned for his men to pick her up and carry her back. Now that he had Snow White nothing was going to stop him. Not even the Goblin King.
As Kaelin sealed the gap joining earth and the underground, he laughed a high pitched dark laugh. His whole appearance at that moment took on a crazy air. Now Lily could no longer be gone from him, she was now his prisoner and no magical being from the underground could help her, unless she found out how to break the seal, and the chances of that were slim. After all, he didn't even know how. He mounted his dark brown steed and gave the signal to move out back to his fort. Thick ropes bound Lily to the back of the horse that one of Kaelin's men was riding. The man's name was William Codder, and he was being paid to help. He didn't really care what happened to Lily as long as he got the money he was promised. While Kaelin was dark haired and skinned, his men were both pale, but William was a red head and the other, James, was a blonde.
Lily was still unconscious, and the wound to her head started to bleed again. The blood trickled and oozed down the back of her head into her hair. Of course, none of the men noticed this nor cared. Kaelin and his men rode hard and fast back to his domain. They passed a forest and came to a river where they stopped to water the horses.
After he had watered and fed his horse, Kaelin walked over to the horse Lily was tied to. He checked the thick ropes that bound her with is good hand to make sure there was no chance for her to escape, and of course they were tight enough already, tight enough that if she were awake she would've been wincing in pain. Kaelin checked the wound to the back of her head to make sure it wasn't bleeding seriously, after all he couldn't marry a dead woman. Getting back on his steed, Kaelin and his men moved out again. An hour later they arrived at Kaelin's property. His mansion wasn't tall, but it was sprawling. It covered five acres at least and it had the most impenetrable wall surrounding it.
His mansion looked like something out of medieval times. A mote with fish that had teeth surrounded the building on all side, as did the huge wall with sharp spikes that made the wall unscalable. Guards were posts at the only entrance to the wall, and to get to the mansion a drawbridge joined the mansion to the wall. In the simplest terms Kaelin was a coward. That's why he had such an elaborate security system. This way he'd never have to fight because no one could get in to fight. As he reigned his horse in by the barn he dismounted and had his stable boy brush the horse. He took Lily from Jame's hands after he had untied her, and he carried her inside. James and William followed him like little puppy dogs. Kaelin told his men to wait in the main hall while he carried Lily to her room. Her room just happened to be the highest room in the mansion, two locked doors and a set of steep stairs separating her from the rest of the building.
Lily awoke with a splitting headache and a sharp pain behind her eyelids. She was so disoriented and dizzy that she didn't dare to stand yet. The last thing she remembered was being in her room at Jareth's father's castle and then she had thought she saw someone behind her. Beyond that she didn't remember. She put her hand gently to the back of her head and softly felt the area with trembling unsteady fingers. As she pulled her hand away, blood gathered on her fingers and she rubbed them together. Whoever had brought her here was definitely not interested in her well being. Her dress was torn and stained, but at least in was semi warm, the room she was in seemed rather cold. That's when she realized this room had no windows. There was no way to tell whether it was day or night.
Standing slowly and carefully, Lily tried to walk over to the door to see if it was locked. Walking was definitely not working, so she got down on her hands and knees and had to crawl across the room to the door, the hard stone floors bruising her hands and knees. She used the doorknob to pull herself to her feet and tried to turn the knob. It wouldn't budge. Lily started to cry and pounded on the thick wooden door weakly. That's when she noticed the dark red rope burns across her arms. Deciding not to give up she kept banging on the door and pulling on the doorknob. In ten minutes time she was tired of standing and walked slowly back to the bed. She had to hold the back of her head because it felt as if it were going to fall off. There were no other doors in the room, so that had to be the only way out, she thought as she sat down slowly on the bed, bracing herself with the other hand.
By this time, Lily had figured out that Kaelin must have found where she was, and fulfilled his sick threat by bringing her back to the aboveground with him. This thought saddened her, and she thought about Jareth and what he must be thinking. Had he even noticed that she was gone? All these thoughts ran across Lily's mind unceasingly, and she slowly laid back down as darkness surrounded her senses.
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