Kaye had repeated her wish over and over until she lost her voice. Then she stopped speaking entirely. The doctors said it was from shock, being there was no physical damage done to her vocal cords that would cause her to not be able to speak. So she had been moved to the psych ward where they tried to get her to talk for almost a week now. But she would never do so for them. She would move around when they asked, sat and listened when forced to partake in group, sat in the office of the shrink on the floor, but she preferred to look out the windows into the surrounding trees. The only time she freely moved was when there was laughter. She would always look to the source then a great sadness would fill her features before she looks away. Everyone said it seemed like she was waiting for someone but that she had given up.
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Jareth sliced through his enemies, anger, and desperation driving him to the castle where he knew Kaye to still be. He could just barely sense her, as though she was far away. But he knew that wasn't the case so there had to be strong magic's at play to keep him from her.
Jareth stumbled back as he blocked a battle-ax that was aimed for his throat. He shook his head slightly to remove the random thoughts. He had more important things to do at the moment. A wicked smirk pulled at his lips. Like, kill the bastard that stood in his way.
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The Fae King watched the battle taking place in front of his palace.
"You must be very important to him, for him to go to war for you my dear." The king said before turning to look at the young woman that sat in a chair next to his throne. Once he had his servants clean up the young elf and change her into a beautiful silver gown of one of his late wives, she had become beautiful to him. It was just a shame he had to lock her inside her own mind in order to keep her under control. She just stared blankly ahead now, her hands crossed on her lap as she sat as still as a statue.
"Once he is defeated I'll release you. It'll take a while for you to warm up to me. But I'm sure you will. I'll have my queen."
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"Miss. Sawyer. The police are here to speak with you again before you are released tomorrow." A nurse said softly to the woman standing next to the window. She nodded to indicate that they could come over, never removing her eyes from the trees. The nurse walked away only to be replaced by the two men from the first day she had woken up.
"Hello, Miss. Sawyer. How are you feeling today?" The cop that had spoken to her last time asked with a smile. Kaye looked over at him, not responding. He shifted under her stare, glancing at his partner.
"We just need to ask you a couple more questions. Would you be able to answer them for us today?"
Kaye looked at him for a few moments more before looking back to the woods, not answering.
"This is a waste of time John. Come on." The second cop said, finally speaking in her presence.
"Hold on Ben. Alright, Miss. Sawyer. Well, you are cleared to be released tomorrow. The landlord at your apartment seems to have already gotten rid of all your things but you can still return to your old house back at American Folk in Utah. But if you think of anything…..." John trailed off as he placed his business card on the windowsill in front of Kaye before the two policemen left. She let out a sigh as she looked down at the card, taking in the black letters on the white card stock.
"I don't plan on going back there." She finally said, her voice soft and slightly scratchy as she looked back to the woods, the two men long were gone. Her eyes locked on the pale owl that sat perched in the tree far back in the woods, almost too far away for her to see. She had seen the owl the moment they had let her walk around and go up to the windows. She had thought it was just a coincidence the first few minutes as she looked at the little pinpoint of an owl. But after a few hours of the owl not moving she no longer thought it was a normal owl. She was afraid she was going crazy, but the thought of seeing the owl kept her from letting go of that small amount of hope she had left that everything she had gone through was nothing but a dream. She had decided to do everything she could to get to the owl once she was out of the hospital the next day. But she knew she had to wait. If she had just walked out of the hospital and tried to go into the woods they would never let her leave. So she waited, her eyes always locked on the owl when she could.
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Jareth's breath was basically a pant as he stood in the middle of the field, blood drenching his armor, enemy and his own alike. But he cared not about the cuts and wounds that littered his body as he looked up at the castle, locking eyes with his king.
"Jareth. I think it would be best if we three went and pushed our way through the caste." Chase said as he came up to his own king, using his magic to shoot roots through a fae knight that was rushing at them.
"We will be here till the ends of time if we just keep fighting the soldiers." Chance added, swinging his sword to block an enemy's blade. Jareth nodded in agreeance. The brothers stood next to their king before the three men linked magic's using their powers to transport them to the front of the castle, beyond the armies that were in the middle of battle. Jareth pushed the doors, having them open easily to his touch.
"Our main goal is to get Kaye. We can regroup and come back for the king." Jareth said, flicking his blade to remove some of the blood that clung to it before they moved forward, ice crystals forming on their armor as they prepared to fight the knights that protected the king.
