Suddenly, a flash like lightning lit the trees and flew at the creature. A
shower of sparks flew as it hit its mark and the creature roared loudly,
turning its attention to its attacker. Another flash just the same came at
it and found its target before the creature backed away and took off from
whence it came.
Lindsey turned to find Jareth sitting astride his strange stallion with Sarah close behind.
"I'm here, I'm here!" She ran over to the kings horse and stood by its side. "Jareth, you've got to help him, he cracked his head open trying to save me from the thing. He's over here."
Jareth got off his horse with grace and speed just as Sarah came over to hug her student. He saw the young man who had gained Lindsey's favor and grimaced. Alec was one of Saladin's men, probably the most trusted of them. He hesitated to heal the boy, but seeing how bad the boy was injured he put his thoughts aside and went to his aid.
"Are you alright Lindsey?" Sarah asked holding her at arms length and looking her up and down. "Gods, you had us worried. Did they treat you all right? Have you eaten anything at all? Did they give you food? You don't look like you've eaten at all. Someone bring some rations!"
"Ms. Williams, I'm fine, please don't fuss over me." Lindsey tried to stop her teacher, but it was to no avail. All too soon some dried meat and a wedge of cheese was pressed into her hands and despite her protests, she found her self munching hungrily on them.
Jareth had finished healing the boy, and looked for a guard or two to carry him as he transported them all back to the castle beyond the goblin city. The boy had some tough questions to answer when he awoke. He didn't look like any natural born Fae, but Saladin had been known to give humans Fae powers if they did his bidding, and this was probably one such human.
"Is he going to be okay?" Lindsey walked quickly back to where Jareth knelt with the boy who was sleeping quietly.
"He'll be fine when he wakes up. No need to worry." Jareth patted her hand and stood to walk over by his wife. "We leave in a few moments. No doubt the night wing will come back soon and we need to be gone before it does."
Sarah nodded and went over to where her student was looking worriedly at the young man who she demanded be treated before all else. "We're leaving in a few minutes."
"Okay." Lindsey looked at Sarah. "I'm going to have to go home aren't I?" Sarah nodded sadly. "This sucks. I get here, get kidnapped, sit for two weeks in a dark dungeon, only to be rescued then have to go home again. Not quite what I had expected from this trip." She looked at Alec and tucked a stray hair behind his ear. "What's going to happen to Alec when he wakes up?"
"I don't know. Jareth usually takes care of those matters. Saladin wasn't supposed to give the Fae powers so frivolously, and that is something we have to take in account." She explained. "The magic Saladin uses to bond his servants to him is very addicting to the servant, and so they are never truly free of him. Jareth's helped a few with their addiction, to where they could travel freely without fear of dying because of the lack of magic, but it severely limits what they can do with their magic."
"So he can go where he pleases?"
"When Jareth feels he can let him go, yes."
Lindsey sighed and looked down at the young man who had rescued her. He was centuries old, that she was almost sure of, yet looked only nineteen. It would have been fun to have met him under other circumstances, preferably aboveground.
Yes, yes, I know this is a VERY short chapter, but I need to know something. From the start the plan was to hook Alec and Lindsey up in some way, I just need to know everyone's feelings on the subject. Jareth, Sarah, and Artemus will be involved heavily, but I just don't know how yet. GIVE ME FEEDBACK!!!!!! I need to know what everyone would want. Leave a message with the gnomes, or e-mail me personally batbprincess@hotmail.com to leave your input.
Lindsey turned to find Jareth sitting astride his strange stallion with Sarah close behind.
"I'm here, I'm here!" She ran over to the kings horse and stood by its side. "Jareth, you've got to help him, he cracked his head open trying to save me from the thing. He's over here."
Jareth got off his horse with grace and speed just as Sarah came over to hug her student. He saw the young man who had gained Lindsey's favor and grimaced. Alec was one of Saladin's men, probably the most trusted of them. He hesitated to heal the boy, but seeing how bad the boy was injured he put his thoughts aside and went to his aid.
"Are you alright Lindsey?" Sarah asked holding her at arms length and looking her up and down. "Gods, you had us worried. Did they treat you all right? Have you eaten anything at all? Did they give you food? You don't look like you've eaten at all. Someone bring some rations!"
"Ms. Williams, I'm fine, please don't fuss over me." Lindsey tried to stop her teacher, but it was to no avail. All too soon some dried meat and a wedge of cheese was pressed into her hands and despite her protests, she found her self munching hungrily on them.
Jareth had finished healing the boy, and looked for a guard or two to carry him as he transported them all back to the castle beyond the goblin city. The boy had some tough questions to answer when he awoke. He didn't look like any natural born Fae, but Saladin had been known to give humans Fae powers if they did his bidding, and this was probably one such human.
"Is he going to be okay?" Lindsey walked quickly back to where Jareth knelt with the boy who was sleeping quietly.
"He'll be fine when he wakes up. No need to worry." Jareth patted her hand and stood to walk over by his wife. "We leave in a few moments. No doubt the night wing will come back soon and we need to be gone before it does."
Sarah nodded and went over to where her student was looking worriedly at the young man who she demanded be treated before all else. "We're leaving in a few minutes."
"Okay." Lindsey looked at Sarah. "I'm going to have to go home aren't I?" Sarah nodded sadly. "This sucks. I get here, get kidnapped, sit for two weeks in a dark dungeon, only to be rescued then have to go home again. Not quite what I had expected from this trip." She looked at Alec and tucked a stray hair behind his ear. "What's going to happen to Alec when he wakes up?"
"I don't know. Jareth usually takes care of those matters. Saladin wasn't supposed to give the Fae powers so frivolously, and that is something we have to take in account." She explained. "The magic Saladin uses to bond his servants to him is very addicting to the servant, and so they are never truly free of him. Jareth's helped a few with their addiction, to where they could travel freely without fear of dying because of the lack of magic, but it severely limits what they can do with their magic."
"So he can go where he pleases?"
"When Jareth feels he can let him go, yes."
Lindsey sighed and looked down at the young man who had rescued her. He was centuries old, that she was almost sure of, yet looked only nineteen. It would have been fun to have met him under other circumstances, preferably aboveground.
Yes, yes, I know this is a VERY short chapter, but I need to know something. From the start the plan was to hook Alec and Lindsey up in some way, I just need to know everyone's feelings on the subject. Jareth, Sarah, and Artemus will be involved heavily, but I just don't know how yet. GIVE ME FEEDBACK!!!!!! I need to know what everyone would want. Leave a message with the gnomes, or e-mail me personally batbprincess@hotmail.com to leave your input.