Chapter 6

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As Hoggle scouted his way through the labyrinth, he thought he heard the sound of someone crying. Peeking around the corner, he was quite surprised to see another dwarf. What surprised him even more was that this was a female dwarf! "'Scuse me, Miss," Hoggle said softly. The other dwarf looked up. Getting a good look at her face, Hoggle saw that she was very beautiful. Beautiful, atleast, by dwarf standards, anyway.

"I'se sorry, Miss. I'se didn't mean ta frighten ya," he said. "You didn't frighten me," she said. "You just surprised me. I'm Kaila." Hoggle smiled. "I'se Hoggle," he said. "I'se never seen you around. Are you new ta th' labyrinth?" Kaila shook her head. "Not really. I was brought here about 19 years ago by my master. I ran away from him because he was so cruel. I heard he was killed a year ago, though, so now I've been trying to find the King in hopes he'll help me get home."

Hoggle now knew where he had seen Kaila before. She had been with Karillion when he and Doriath had first come to the castle for a "friendly" visit between cousins. "I'se suggest comin' ta th' castle with me, Kaila," Hoggle told her. "You'se'll be safer there. Karillion's still alive, and he's come back, and he's not likely to spare ya if he finds ya." Kaila nodded and stood as Hoggle led her back to the castle.

Hoggle and Kaila spoke as they walked back to the castle, and quickly got to know eachother very well. Looking into Kaila's eyes as they approached the castle gates, Hoggle knew he was in love. It was a feeling he'd never felt before, and he found that he liked it. Sarah was watching from the window in her and Jareth's room and chuckled slightly as Hoggle kissed Kaila. She returned it as Sarah got Jareth to the window. "Well I'll be," he said as he watched the scene. "Hoggle's got a girlfriend."