Part Two - She
Jareth looked out across the clearing, the intent and piercing look in his eyes reminiscent of the owl he had been. It seemed that the time had come, the wheels had been set in motion and no good would come of attempting to ignore the inevitable. A small, round crystal appeared in his hand and, as he began to spin it gently around in his palm, the image of a petite, dark haired woman appeared within the fragile glass. The woman was dressed formally in a room of palace like proportions, which only appeared to contribute to her apparent fragility as she was dwarfed by her surroundings. She was enclosed by a large number of individuals, all of whom appeared to be competing for her attention, whilst none actually achieved it. Within seconds she was distracted from the jostling that continued to occur around her as she became aware that she was being observed. With a wave of her hand she was left alone as everyone disappeared.
"And so what news do you have for me Jareth?" As she spoke the woman slowly eased off the velvet gloves that had covered the hands that had so effectively dismissed her audience. Considering their display of power they were small, and their look of delicacy was added to by their alabaster appearance.
"It is completed. The girl wished for the Goblin King to take away the child and so of course he was happy to oblige." an ironic grin appeared upon his handsome features.
"And the result ..?" With her hands now bare the woman rose and walked over to a stone basin that stood in the centre of the room.
"She is ready."
"There can be no room for error Jareth. There must be no mistake - You are certain?"
Jareth watched as the woman dipped her hands into the stone basin and washed away the clamminess that was the result of their prolonged enclosure. She then took hold of the small towel that had been placed beside the basin in order to pat them down.
"She is her mother's daughter." His words were softly spoken and produced a wry smile from the woman at the basin. She replaced her gloves and slowly smoothed out the wrinkles before answering.
"I suppose she must be. Try to remember that," the woman looked down. Once again her hands were safely encased in the soft velvet and she gave a flick of her wrist that immediately returned her attendants to the room and their former positions.
Jareth smirked in distaste as he watched the attendants endeavour to capture the attention of the woman. Understanding that he was being dismissed Jareth began to lower the crystal.
"Oh and Jareth," this was spoken casually as though an afterthought to the conversation, "Take off that ridiculous get up before you return to court." Jareth started as he wondered how the woman was able to see him without her own crystal and then shrugged as he conceded her point. Jareth looked down at the feathered white jacket that had consisted of the girl's final fantasy of the Goblin King Jareth smiled, his eyes twinkling in the darkness.
"Of course, your majesty." He lightly tossed the crystal into the air and watched as it soared off into the distance, giving the impression to any spectator of a shooting star.
Jareth looked out across the clearing, the intent and piercing look in his eyes reminiscent of the owl he had been. It seemed that the time had come, the wheels had been set in motion and no good would come of attempting to ignore the inevitable. A small, round crystal appeared in his hand and, as he began to spin it gently around in his palm, the image of a petite, dark haired woman appeared within the fragile glass. The woman was dressed formally in a room of palace like proportions, which only appeared to contribute to her apparent fragility as she was dwarfed by her surroundings. She was enclosed by a large number of individuals, all of whom appeared to be competing for her attention, whilst none actually achieved it. Within seconds she was distracted from the jostling that continued to occur around her as she became aware that she was being observed. With a wave of her hand she was left alone as everyone disappeared.
"And so what news do you have for me Jareth?" As she spoke the woman slowly eased off the velvet gloves that had covered the hands that had so effectively dismissed her audience. Considering their display of power they were small, and their look of delicacy was added to by their alabaster appearance.
"It is completed. The girl wished for the Goblin King to take away the child and so of course he was happy to oblige." an ironic grin appeared upon his handsome features.
"And the result ..?" With her hands now bare the woman rose and walked over to a stone basin that stood in the centre of the room.
"She is ready."
"There can be no room for error Jareth. There must be no mistake - You are certain?"
Jareth watched as the woman dipped her hands into the stone basin and washed away the clamminess that was the result of their prolonged enclosure. She then took hold of the small towel that had been placed beside the basin in order to pat them down.
"She is her mother's daughter." His words were softly spoken and produced a wry smile from the woman at the basin. She replaced her gloves and slowly smoothed out the wrinkles before answering.
"I suppose she must be. Try to remember that," the woman looked down. Once again her hands were safely encased in the soft velvet and she gave a flick of her wrist that immediately returned her attendants to the room and their former positions.
Jareth smirked in distaste as he watched the attendants endeavour to capture the attention of the woman. Understanding that he was being dismissed Jareth began to lower the crystal.
"Oh and Jareth," this was spoken casually as though an afterthought to the conversation, "Take off that ridiculous get up before you return to court." Jareth started as he wondered how the woman was able to see him without her own crystal and then shrugged as he conceded her point. Jareth looked down at the feathered white jacket that had consisted of the girl's final fantasy of the Goblin King Jareth smiled, his eyes twinkling in the darkness.
"Of course, your majesty." He lightly tossed the crystal into the air and watched as it soared off into the distance, giving the impression to any spectator of a shooting star.