Chapter 17
Christmas at The Winter Palace
"This Saturday, Jareth she just got better, and you're expecting her to be up to a ball!" Sarah asked in shock.
"Ridicules, I know, but the council is expecting a ball, it's been that way for thousands and thousands of years that the High Royalty put on a winter ball for all the nobility of the underground. It's simply unavoidable and believe me when I say I do not want to put her through four days of this hell, but there is nothing I can do." Jareth sighed.
Halfway across the underground Laveata was, as always, plotting.
"Now when she sits for dinner slip this into her wine goblet got it Markus?" Laveata said with a smirk as she handed a small vile of liquid to a cloaked man. "Fox glove. A very toxic plant there's just enough to to make her very very sick and once the council sees how vulnerable she is to sickness she'll have to abdicate, leaving Margaret to assume the throne!"
That Saturday afternoon Tk was put on a stool and went through mini hell, for the eleventh time in six days.
"Hold still miss I need to finish up your dress!" Prudence scolded when Tk nodded off again.
"Then finish it without me in it. My head's killing me, and I wanna go to bed. I'm tired!" Tk whined.
That night Tk wore a gown of frosty blue jacquard with a lavish headdress sewn with pearls. Pearls also were sewn along the neckline and bottom of the form fitting bodice and sheer lace that began where the sleeves stopped, just above the elbow.
"Doing alright Tk?" Rio asked his baby sister, who looked up at him.
"If you have any love in your heart for me, you will kill me now." Tk pleaded. "I feel fluffy in this dress I'm cold, tired, this head piece feels like it weighs a damn ton, and my head is pounding. I feel fan-freaking-tastic!"
On the fourth and last evening of the winter ball Sarah sat with Sarethanna.
"What if he's upset Sareth, we're not even . . ." Sarah fidgeted.
"Sarah, by underground standards you are, and Jareth will be thrilled! Just tell him!"
"Tell me what?" Jareth asked walking up to them.
"Why don't I let the two of you be alone." Sarethanna said getting up and walking away.
"Sarah, what's wrong my love?" Jareth asked taking her hands in his own.
"I'm not fae so I can't feel it as well as others, but it's there. It's very faint, but I can feel it." Sarah said softly placing the palm of Jareth's hand on her abdomen, Jareth stiffened, it wasn't very strong, but it was indeed there, the faint sensation of movement.
"Sarah, are you . . ." Jareth gasped.
"Sarethanna, says we are . . . but I still, it's just . . . We aren't even married Jareth, it won't be legitimate." Sarah said tears running down her face.
"When we made love, we became life mates Sarah, that bond can never be broken, now that bond is even stronger. You are my life mate, you are my wife, and most importantly my equal." Jareth said softly. Just as Jareth was about to ask Sarah to dance the doors of the ballroom were thrown open and a girl identical to Marcy stalked in.
"Jareth, who's that?" Sarah asked.
"Your worst nightmare." Jareth said in sheer loathing.
"Hello, cousin dearest, enjoying what's rightfully mine?" Margaret asked acidly. "Oh, Marcy, Mother wanted me to tell you that if you ever come home, you will be killed for trespassing."
"You are not welcome here Margaret, nor are you wanted or invited to stay." Tk said coldly and sternly.
"My home is here, and so is my allegiance, to the High Queen. As far as I'm concerned, my parents and my sister are dead." Marcy said coldly.
"And to us so are you. And as far as we're concerned your High Queen is just a weak sickly creature that needs to be drowned to keep the royal line from being tainted." Margaret sneered.
"There are two ways we can do this, I'll let you decide," Tk said getting up from her throne. "You can take it somewhere else, or we can take it outside. I am a very patient person, but if you keep it up I'm gonna go to kickin' yer pretty little butt! Now get out!" Tk bellowed coming face to face with her cousin.
"As you wish, your majesty!"Margaret replied, plunging an iron bladed dagger into Tk's shoulder as she said majesty. Then disappeared.
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