The rest of the day they spent it reading letters from lords and other Kings across the realms wishing to send support and to see them. Sitting in front of the fireplace Violet sat on the floor leaning against her father's chair as she sat the open letters on the coffee table in their assigned piles; those that wanted to join them for dinner or a ball, those wishing to support them, and those wishing to court Violet. She sighed seeing that pile grow.

"I can't believe half of these," she said clearing her throat before mimicking the voices she thought they had as she read a couple lines from them. "'Your beauty is unparalleled, sweet Violet.' 'No creature has ever captured my heart like you have.' 'Once you should who you truly were at the ball as left weak in the knees with your heavenly beauty.' This is seriously terrible, none of them even talk about who I really am, just my beauty and the fact that they only loved me 'after I revealed myself'. Augh~." She stuck her tongue out in disgust. "At least Jareth liked me when I was human and before becoming a Princess." Tanis just laughed some grinning widely.

"Maybe we should hold a ball or a festival maybe. Our daughter's suitors could play in tournaments of our choosing and in the end they could win a kiss from her," she said smirking as Violet's eyes widen looking to her.

"Mother! No! I will not have my kisses be a prize. They should earn it by showing me how much they love me and through silly tournaments," Violet said shaking her head.

"Then the prize will be an evening with you," Drago said as Violet snapped her head looking at him.

"Not you too, Father. Don't encourage Mother's crazy idea," Violet told him as Tanis stuck her tongue out at Violet. She mirrored her mother not breaking eye contact. Dragon smacked the letters in his hand lightly on the top of her head.

"Be nice to your mother. I thought you would like this idea. It would give your Goblin King to prove his love for you, especially if we limit his use of magic," he said as Violet looked away blushing.

"He's not 'mine' Goblin King... not yet of course," she mumbled blushing more as her father rubbed the top of her head.

"That's my daughter," he said before moving to kiss her forehead as she giggled. Getting up she kissed his cheek then her mother's.

"I'm going to write my own letter to Evnic, I promised to write one and tell her how I was doing. We can plan the festival when I'm done," she told them smiling and leaving the room. She then moved to look to her. Violet feeling her mother's stare sighed stopping and closing her eyes. "Yes mother, we can have a 'contest of suitors'." She said between gritted teeth as her mother giggled happily clapping her hands. Drago smiled to his wife before asking her to come sit with him. Tanis smiled gently getting up and walking over to him. He pulled her into his lap wrapping his arm around her waist the other ran through her short hair as he closed his eyes. She held his head to her chest enjoying the silence and the calm of the moment.

"She reminds me of you when we were young dragons," Tanis said giggling. "So sweet and caring."

"She has her mother's warrior heart, she just needs to find it. We should start training her so she can defend herself," Drago said opening his eyes and looking up at her. "I wish we could have kept her as a little girl a bit longer." He said sadly as his wife kissed his forehead. She then moved to kiss his cheeks and lips gently.

"She will always be our little girl, my moon and stars. Violet, can get taller, older, fall in love, start a family, but she still our little girl and nothing shall change that," she told him. He smiled leaning into her.

"I don't like that Goblin King. He didn't even bother to say goodbye to us. How rude," he said as she began to laugh smiling brightly and holding his face.

Violet's POV

I was on my second page of my letter as I hummed softly to myself. Looking up when I heard something I saw a crystal ball tapping the glass french doors to the balcony. Getting up I open them as it float in front of my face. Holding my hands it faded into a letter with a purple rose. Blushing brightly I went to my desk. Sitting down I laid the rose as I open it and began to read it.

Hello songbird,

I was debating how to write this letter to you and before I knew it you were gone. Even before you left I felt cold without you near. The goblins have grown sad and try to sing your songs. Evnic is less cheerful but remains strong nonetheless. She doesn't want to show she misses you. She has been glaring at me though.

You're right, I do still love Sarah. I saw myself in her. She didn't want her little brother, I didn't want the Goblin Kingdom. She believed her parents blamed her for everything, people see me as a villain. I couldn't help but yearn for her and try to win her heart. I know now that I could never have it. I didn't think I would ever find someone to love. I found you though, so innocent and vulnerable. You let me in unlike Sarah and let me care for you. You let me become close to you and without knowing it, I had pushed my desires for Sarah on to you. I didn't think it but I did. I thought I had stopped it but after you told me what I said, I know my longing for Sarah hadn't disappeared. I felt ashamed you found out that I couldn't even see you off. I mean what I said though. I will prove that I love you, you are all I have ever wanted, Violet. You are kind, caring, sweet, beautiful, noble, and you love a fool like me who doesn't deserve it. I will prove myself to you at any means. You don't have to write me back, I understand if you don't wish to. Just accept this and the rose I sent for you. It was a red rose but I thought it would be better if it match your eyes.

Your's truly,

Jareth

Smiling I held the letter close before looking to the rose. Waving my hand in a slow twirl crystal shards appeared around the rose lifting it up before it rest in a small thin vase. setting his letter next to it I went back to writing as I wrote a letter for Jareth as well. Finishing them I put them in the envelope before hoping up. Stepping on to the balcony I held it as I focused my powers. The crystals began to form into a large barn owl, they were clear as the light reflected colors from the different sides of the bird I made. Taking a deep breath I felt a little exhausted from focusing so hard. Giving them the letter it slid into the body as I pet the top of it's head.

"Go to the Goblin Kingdom, through the window of the throne room and give my letters to the King and Evnic," I told them as they nod before taking flight. Hearing a noise I turned quickly my eyes narrowing at whoever the intruder was. Moving I pushed them down holding my hand above as I created a blade holding it to their neck.

"Violet! It's me! I mean you no harm," they said holding their hands up. I raised my eyebrow tilting my head to the side. It was a dark elf with long white hair, he wore circle specs but I could still see the glowing yellow orbs. He seemed confused and frighten as I inched the blade closer. "Violet, please it's me. We use to run through the halls at night then I would drag you outside so we could lay on the hill and I would tell you about the stars." My eyes widen as a memory of that came back and the blade faded.

"Casper? What are you doing sneaking up on me? I may have my memories but some are still fuzzy. I could have hurt you," I told him before getting up and helping him sighed rubbing his neck before smiling.

"And miss the chance to finally see my friend? Not on your life, besides I figured 'if' you tried to kill me I could reason with you. I'm pretty good at talking myself out of situations," he said and I rolled my eyes.

"You talk too much," I said before wrapping my arms around his neck as he bent down and picked me up hugging me tightly. I giggled before pressing my face against his shoulder as he spun me around. "You got so tall. I can't even touch my feet to the ground."

"You're just tiny, tiny dragon princess," he said as I laughed pulling back and looking to him.

"I'd like to see you say that when I'm in dragon form," I told him holding my head up as he sat me on my feet as I looked up at him. He wore black leather vest with interact patterns pressed into it, a deep midnight blue riding coat, tight black pants, and boots that came to his knees. I saw he had a dagger, short sword as well. Looking to him I smiled remembering how he carried me on his back as we ran to escape the castle and look at the stars. "How are your parents?"

"They... aren't speaking. My mother blames my father for not helping and my father argues that he couldn't risk the lives of his people for you. I'm sorry," he said looking sad. I shook my head. Closing the doors to the balcony I pulled the heavy curtains over them before going to the fire place and starting a fire in it. Turning he had removed his glasses and still looked sad.

"It's fine, I'm sorry about your parents though," I told him sitting down at the end of my bed as he joined me.

"I don't think my parents really loved each other in the first place. They just stayed together for my sake. Maybe they'll at least talk to each other though since you've come back," he said moving to hug me as I smiled letting him and closing my eyes. "The Queen says they are thinking about a feast, and a contest of suitors?" He asked with bewilderment. As I groan blushing pulling away and standing.

"Yeah, I've gotten a lot of letters from people asking to 'court' me. Mama, thought maybe we could have a contest where we limit their magic so we can see which one wants me the most. The prize is either a kiss or a day to spend with me, we really haven't gotten too much into detail about it, but that's the basic idea."

"Sounds like fun, seeing men go through trails just for a chance to spend a day with you or a kiss," he said leaning back and propping himself up on his elbows. "Too bad they don't know if that they were your friend they could spend all the time they want with you." I giggled smiling brightly before laying back with him.

"I do have one in mind though. I hope he does try out," I told him folding my hands over my chest.

"Who?"

"Jareth, The Goblin King," I sighed closing my eyes as he was silent before he began to laugh and I open an eye seeing him hold his sides.

"Him? Here I thought you always dreamed of falling in love with a dragon, or someone who would always be there. Jareth? He takes children away and makes the ones that wish them away go through a labyrinth," Casper told me. "Theres also the fact that he fell for a mortal named Sarah. Some of his own subjects want her to rule instead of him. He would do a horrible job protecting you Violet."

"I know," I told him. "But when I was mortal and the boy I was with wished me away he was kind and treated me well. I know he loves a mortal but he also believes to love me as well." I said looking to him earnestly. He searched my eyes and closed his before sighing. He then open them with determined eyes.

"Then I'm joining this contest so I can see for myself if he really does. I'm not letting you kiss someone who doesn't love you and is tricking you. I've gotten a lot stronger since you've been away," he said and I smiled at my friend. "Though can we please make the prize for an evening. It's just gross to thinking about kissing you. You have mortal germs on you, that's disgusting." He pretended to act revolted as I hit him in the arm.

"You are so mean, I do not have mortal germs. I'm clean and perfect, take it back," I said hitting him repeatedly in the arm though it was all playful and not meant to hurt him as he laughed at me.

"Fine fine~ I take it back, you are clean and perfect," he said as I stopped my assault on him. Moving to lay on my side he did the same. "Was it scary, being in a different world?" Nodding my head.

"I didn't remember who I was and everything looked so weird. The mortals that took me in were nice though. So much timed passed though when I went through the portal. It's been so long and I missed everyone, I felt so lost," I told him. "Singing brought me comfort, I felt less lost like everyone was with me for that moment and if I closed my eyes I could see them." He smiled and I felt him brush my hair from my face before holding my cheek. I giggled smiling at him.

"I'm glad you're back. The world is a much brighter place now that you're back," he said as I blushed some giggling.

"You're weird," I told him.

"You're weird with purple eyes and stupid red hair that is super long," he said and I giggled more grinning brightly.

"Idiot."

"Dummy."

"Numbskull."

"Porcelain doll."

*gasp*

...

"Take that back," I said sitting up and he only sucked on his lower lip before slowly sitting up and slipping his specs on.

"Nope," he then ran out the door as he growled before following after him. Taking the steps a couple at the time I narrowed my eyes only thinking of my target. I then jumped as I transformed but shrunk my dragon form some as I flew after him. He turned back and I could see his eyes widen at me. I then flew over him twirling as my form grew larger as I coiled my body around him not giving him an escape route. He looked around then up at me. "Okay okay, I give up. I'm sorry." I purred some before uncoiling around him and shrinking down till I was normal once more.

"I am no porcelain doll, the next time you see me I will have refined my magic and I will be more then capable of protecting myself Casper. I won't need anyone to protect me, I'll be protecting me, because that's my duty as a future ruler, to protect my people," I told him putting my hands on my hips. He smiled to me as I smiled back.

"My Kingdom will always be there for you, Violet," Casper told me bowing some with a hand over his heart. "From this day to the last day, I will always fight with you and honor peace with you. Shall those that come after me do the same as well." I moved to press a kiss to the top of his head pulling back and smiling.

"Thank you Casper," I told him.

Jareth's POV

I sat in my throne holding my head and closing my eyes. I'm such a fool, of course she won't read my letter. I ruined everything with my big mouth and by not coming to say goodbye to her. I'm terrible, I groan shaking my head. The goblins tried to cheer me up but I ignored them and just looked away. Looking up at the ceiling I hoped she was well. Wait, why is there colors playing on the ceiling, turning to the window I saw a crystal barn owl with something inside it's body tilting it's head to the side. It flew over hovering in front of me before dropping to letters and then going to perch else were grooming their feathers. Looking at them it was one for me and another for Evnic. Sending the one for her to her room I ripped the letter open and began to read it.

Goblin King,

Your letter warmed my heart. I especially loved the bit about Evnic glaring at you. I hope your goblins can forgive me for not being able to sing to them. I miss Evnic, the goblins, and you Jareth. I miss being able to read in the garden, siting in the throne room and singing to the goblins, the small moments of peace were I just watched you, and hanging out with Evnic. I should warn you, the next time you see me I may not be the same. I am a princess so I have to act the part and I will be learning to use my magic more. That means, I might not be the same. You might not love me the next time you see me. I do need to tell you one more thing though.

"...WHAT?!"