Sarah walked through the Labyrinth to a small garden that Hoggle had told her about. They were meeting there to talk and have a picnic together. It took her longer than she expected to find the garden and when she finally did show up she found Hoggle pacing.

"What took you so long? I was thinking that Jareth was up to 'is old tricks again keeping you in 'de castle."

"Hoggle, I'm sorry it took me so long. I got lost a few times, the Labyrinth is not easy to negotiate. I didn't mean to worry you and you really don't need to be worried about Jareth he has been a perfect gentleman to me the entire time I have been here, well almost."

"We don't have much time to talk before Jareth decides to get you ready to go."

"Go where Hoggle?"

"'m not sure. All I knows is de king plannin a trip."

"How come he hasn't said anything to me about this?'

"don't know."

"Hogwart, don't you have something you need to be doing?" Both Sarah and Hoggle were frightened by the sudden appearance of Jareth. Hoggle looked a bit sheepish and quickly responded,

"yes you majesty. I was just talking to Sarah a bit."

Before Hoggle was able to run away Sarah rushed out to give him a hug, "I will see you later Hoggle."

Sarah watched as her friend ran off, and then turned to face Jareth. "Jareth what is this about a trip?"

Jareth smirked, "I was hoping to tell you myself, but I see that gossip is too fast for me to keep up with."

"Why dose your kingdom know something about me that I don't."

He smirked again, "my dear Sarah, you will find in time that there is little going on in the castle that the servants don't know about. Now about this trip, you and I will be traveling to my sister's kingdom. We will take a carriage and leave early tomorrow morning. Tonight will be spent preparing for our journey."

"Why do we need to take a carriage, can't you just use magic to get us there."

"I could, but it would be too dangerous. My sister's kingdom is going through a war and if I were to use magic to get us there that would make us a target. We will travel my carriage and there more you need to know, but right now we need to head back to the castle."

Jareth out-stretched his arm and Sarah accepted it. Together they travel back to the castle to prepare for the next days journey.

A cloaked figure watched what was going on in the garden. Things would go according to his plans, the fey would unwittingly bring the mortal into the banshee's territory. If things continued to go so nicely, he might not need to destroy the mortal. He knew what the banshee once was and had something sacred to her, it would look very nice on the mortal and so he quickly changed his appearance to that of a young child who wanted to give the pretty mortal a gift for her long journey with the mighty king.

Now what neither Jareth, not the mysterious cloaked figure knew is that there was someone else who knew that the mortal was there and this one wanted to protect her from evil. This beings magic was weak, but there would be enough to protect the mortal and also several magical objects that would also protect her. The being reached out a small frail hand and grasp a clumsy looking bracelet. Then there was a magic glow and no longer was there a frail hooded being, but what looked like a hideous goblin bearing a gift for the Labyrinth's champion.