7. Temper, Temper.

"Hedgewart..." Jareths voice was condescending the expression that could be seen in the gloom furious. "What /are/ you doing?" all three froze guiltily on the stairs.

"Umm... Well you see your majesty...umm."

"Wouldn't be being a traitor again? Not after last time."

"Me? After last time? Oh no."

"That /would/ be stupid wouldn't it?"

Hoggle looked uncertainly at Jareth. He stiffened in fear as the bitter king was just there, kneeling in front of him. " Your out of warnings Hoggle." Hoggels' eyes widened at the pure menace in Jareths' tone.

"Hey!" Star yelled, desperately trying to divert Jareth, Redaura cottoned on.

"You're just a bully. You should know by know that if you /make/ people jump you have to watch then /every/ second, but if you make them /want/ to do what you want them to, they'll just do it. Probably better than before." Red bravely raised an eyebrow at the enraged Goblin king. "Don't look at me like that." She managed to get out calmly, "just because you're a bad horse trainer, err, King."

With a face as black and stony as death Jareth slammed them back into an oubliette. Absolute silence greeted Reds comment, "temper, temper."

"What did you men about horses?"

"Oh, it's a quote thing, 'it is not the great trainer that can cause his horse to perform, it is the great trainer that can cause his horse to want to perform.'"

"Well that's a load of shit," Hoggle grumbled, "and we can't get out of here because of it!"

Red rolled her eye's in the cool darkness.