Sarah entered Jareth's study quietly. Jareth was sitting at a huge oak desk with intricate wooden carvings at the top of each leg, the wood looked smooth and cool and Sarah longed to run her fingers over the desk and see how it felt. The desk was covered in scrolls, pieces of parchment and leather bound books, and in the middle sat Jareth intently reading a scroll with a frown creased into his forehead. He looked up at Sarah when she entered and acknowledged her presence with a nod of his head, then continued reading the parchment. Sarah walked further into the room, looking around. It was called the King's study, but really it was more like a library, with shelves of books running from floor to ceiling on 3 of the walls. On the last wall, behind Jareth's desk there was a portrait of a dark haired man with mismatched eyes and a woman with long blond hair, Sarah could see the family resemblance between the man, woman and Jareth. Under the portrait there was a small plaque with the names:

King Arden of the Goblin Realm and Morgan of Dehairl

So these must be Jareth's parents mused Sarah, not only had Jareth and Danae inherited his Father's eyes but Sarah could see Jareth's haughty expression in his face. His mother was very beautiful, and again Sarah could see traces of Jareth in the woman.

On the other side of the room to the desk there was a large window, with a battered leather window seat inbuilt. From the wear of the leather Sarah concluded that Jareth must have spent many hours sitting in this position.

Finally Sarah took a deep breath, summoned up her courage and spoke, filling the silence of the room. "Am I your prisoner Jareth?"

Jareth looked up from his reading; he looked surprised by the question, but not altogether concerned.

"In a manner of speaking. You are mine, until I decide what to do with you."

Sarah just stared at him, the answer had taken her completely by surprise, but then again she hadn't known what to expect.

"However, I have decided that you are not to be a prisoner, but a guest in my castle, but a guest who cannot leave. You can go where you will, but I would not recommend going any further than the goblin city without an escort. If you wish to enter the labyrinth you can, but we both know how unfriendly it can be and I do not have time to keep an eye on you."

"Thank you" Sarah whispered.

"Would you like to go with Danae to the Goblin city later?" Sarah nodded and Jareth continued, "I think it will be good for her to have another companion her own age in the castle, I hope the two of you can become friends."

"I would like to see my friends from the last time I was here." As Jareth's face hardened Sarah quickly added "If that would be alright with you Jareth".

"It would be better if you were to call me Your Majesty, in other people's presence, and the same goes for Danae, you have to show us the respect our titles command"

"Yes, your majesty" said Sarah, suddenly worried.

"And as for your friends, Sir Didymus is on, how would he put it? A quest. Since the destruction of his bridge I had to find other uses for him so he didn't try and single-handedly defeat the entire Goblin army every other day. He's now my official errand runner and is delivering a message to another Kingdom. The monster Louis"

"Ludo" Sarah corrected him

"The monster Ludo has returned to his home in the lands beyond the labyrinth, which is frankly the best place for him in the first place. And on anticipating your wish to see your friends I have summoned Hoggle to the castle, to visit you later."

"Thank you" Sarah said warmly. And gesturing to the portrait behind Jareth she asked him "Are those your parents?"

"Yes" Jareth replied

"You and Danae have your father's eyes"

"It's often been said" remarked Jareth

"You look like your mother, but I don't see much of her in Danae."

"That's because she is not Danae's mother. Danae is only my half sister. My mother died when I was very young. My father loved her very much, but Adriennae, Danae's mother was a political match. My father remarried when I was a young child of about 70, I barely remember my own mother, but Adriennae treated me as if I was her own son. She died in childbirth with Danae when I was 346, my father was devastated, although he had not loved Adriennae like he had my own mother, he vowed now that he had the two children he needed he would not remarry. He died 127 years later. Danae never really knew either of her parents and she was left in the care of me and our cousin Aldous".

"I'm so sorry" Sarah said, not knowing what to say.

"It was a long time ago" Said Danae, who had come through the door while Jareth was speaking. She had changed out of her dress and was now dressed like Jareth in grey britches, black boots and a white poets shirt, but unlike Jareth hers fastened at the very top.

"Aldous was busy, so I had lessons with Dremius, why do you still employ him, the man is an idiot, worst than the goblins..."

"You didn't go to your lessons with Dremius dressed like that did you?" Jareth interrupted, after taking a long look at her appearance.

"Yes, I didn't have time to change after my sword lesson" Danae said guiltily

Jareth frowned "And what did Dremius say?"

"That a member of the Royal family should not dress in such low apparel" she said quietly.

"I should hope so!"

Danae looked even guiltier, "And what did you say to Dremius?" said Jareth catching her guilty face

"That I would be sure to repeat this to you as I was wearing your clothes" Jareth just laughed as Danea continued "Then he changed his mind, and decided that I could wear them as much as I like."

Jareth Stared at her, "Those aren't my clothes."

"I know that" she said rolling her eyes, as if that was her point the whole time.

"Oh Sarah" Danae turned to her, "your little friend is in the throne room waiting for you", she said as she walked out of the study to Jareth's amusement.

"She's a very sweet girl, most of the time. Her mother was the only sister to King Orellum, of the Rehus Kingdom, he is childless and upon her birth he pronounced her his heir. Obviously she is also the current heir to the Goblin Kingdom, so it is vital that she learns diplomacy and how to run a Kingdom, as this will be her task eventually. It also makes her a very vulnerable target for kidnappers and political manipulators."

Sarah nodded.

"I will see you at dinner Sarah" Jareth commanded, he reached for her hand, Kissed it and Sarah found herself in the throne room with Hoggle.

"Hoggle" Sarah gasped, throwing her arms around him and hugging him tightly, before allowing the tears she had been holding back since she woke up to be released and Hoggle simply held her while she wept her poor heart out.

"I can never go home and see my parents and Toby ever again" she sobbed into his shoulder

"Shush, now, there, there" Hoggle whispered into her hair. "Just let it all out"

And at the other end of the castle, a pair of mis-matched eyes, watched the whole scenario in a crystal ball.

"I'm sorry Sarah" he whispered to himself.