Chap 7

There was a light tapping on the door to Sarah's room followed by a pause, whoever it was, was waiting permission to enter. "Come in" Jareth called and in came Filly and Killy each carrying lots of different coloured bottles, herbs and charms "Your majesty we have all the remedies and cures we can gather." Jareth produced a table for them to place the things on. And for some time Rialle stood explaining all the remedies to Jareth. Jareth couldn't believe it ; imagine him being taught something by a goblin but indeed they were the cleverest of all of them. That's it your majesty that should be all the Lady needs to get well again" Killy announced looking proud of herself.

"Yes thank you Killy I'm sure they will be good enough and well done Filly for sending the message, I asked you to send so swiftly ,for your help you may both take the rest of the day off" Jareth smiled at their happy faces.

"Thank you your highness" before bowing and exiting he room.

Finally Jareth turned his attentions towards Sarah. He felt her head she didn't have a temperature anymore, "Rialles magic must have done some good after all" he muttered to himself. "Where am I to start" she just lay there, but she was alive and that's all that mattered to him, he could not believe how close he had come to losing her; thank god the labyrinth had saved her. He put his hands over his face he should have gone to her earlier; it was obvious there was something wrong when she was not eating or sleeping, he cursed his arrogant behaviour "Waiting for her to apologise to me, bloody hell her father had just died, what was I thinking?" he vowed to himself that he would do everything he could to get Sarah well again no matter what. Right now he really would move the stars for her.

Sarah walked around she was completely lost in the twists and turns of the Labyrinth, she banged her fist on a wall. "What the hell is this, I was in my flat earlier." A light appeared in front of her

"Follow me child" it whispered Sarah was wary but she was confused enough already so she decided to follow it. It glided around corners and whizzed down paths she'd never seen before, before it stopped at a gate.

"Come in Lady Sarah" it invited her.

"Hang on, Lady Sarah what the hell was going on here?" She opened the gate it had a solid gold handle and felt very cold when she touched it. She walked in and nearly collapsed at the sight of the place she'd come to, it was a garden but it was too beautiful to be called a garden more like paradise. The light stopped and told her to wait for the others. "Others what do you mean others?" She was curious as to what was going on here, and then something caught her attention, more little lights flew from different corners of the labyrinth. They lined up in front of her and transformed in to different creatures, they were obviously spirits. All the creatures bowed to her "Pleased to meet you again Lady Sarah." Sarah could identify some of the creatures that were there, like a dwarf, a fairy, a unicorn, a fiery, and creature that kind of looked like Ludo, there were was also an elf. There were a few others as well but she could not guess what they were..

"Who are you?" She asked nervously.

"We are the spirits of the labyrinth, we guard and guide it" replied the spirits.

"Wait guard, guide it, is the labyrinth alive or something"

"Of course, it is an energy which can think and speak for itself in its own language; we were the very first creatures in the labyrinth. We looked after it in life and when we passed on, we continued to do so and we became the sprits of the labyrinth."

"I see" she was confused

"Your friends will become spirits when they die as well for helping you and will continue to help people for as long as they wish." They explained to her.

"This is amazing to be meeting you then; but can I ask what am I doing here?"

"Do you remember killing yourself Sarah?" one asked her.

"What do you mean ...oh!" she remembered what she had done.

"We saved your life Sarah, your body is at Jareth's castle right now but we wished to speak with you before we send your soul back to your body."

"What do you mean my soul?" she looked down at herself and realised she was just as translucent as the spirits were." She was angry

"What have you done to me?"

"Patience Sarah" they soothed her.

Sarah clenched her fist, she always thought Jareth was the most infuriating being on the planet but these spirits were topping him already.

"Jareth is taking care of you and we are asking you to give him a chance for he is very angry with himself for letting this happen."

Sarah was finding this all too much to cope with she sat on the grass. She nodded.

"You are good Lady Sarah, and you have powers that Jareth and even yourself know not; they will soon make themselves clear to you just follow your instincts for you have many troubles ahead" they warned her.

Sarah was about to question them when they started chanting something, she felt herself being dragged through the air towards something, her body presumably.

"Tell Jareth nothing of this meeting" they called after her.