Disclaimer: Lenna, Xaiden, the ditzes, Deziktra (the witch), Mannonda, and the goblin servants (including Skhod) are mine. No one else is.
Jareth abruptly rose and began to pace, running one hand over his face, his other hand resting on his hip.
"Mannonda was right," he muttered.
Sarah sat, trying to decide how to make sense of what had just happened. She was pulled from this reverie, however, by a glint off of the forgotten crystal lying on the table.
She reached out slowly and picked it up, bringing it closer to look into it. She saw Xaiden holding Lenna down on the ground with his foot, a sword digging into her throat
"Jareth," she said, not quite able to keep the shake out of her voice.
He stopped his pacing and looked over at her to find her staring into the crystal, eyes wide with fear.
Pushing his previous problem aside, he strode over and took the crystal from her, looking into it himelf, then hurling it against the wall in rage, shattering it into a shower of glitter.
"Mannonda will be here to take you to your room soon," he said, his tone deadly, as he stormed out of the dining hall.
Sarah winced at the slamming of the doors.