I appologize with the confusion of chapters. That was a complete mistake!

Sarah followed the Goblin King through the same entrance that she had use before, but instead, they took the left. Since he had crystal balls for eyes, she wasn't surprised that he knew that she needed to talk to him. "So," Jareth began, breaking the silence as he was taking the lead. "What was it that your friend told you about?"

"That the elven leader is a queen," she answered, walking over fallen branches. "And that she is ruthless."

He stopped in his tracks, turned around to her, and looked down at her with perplexed eyes. "That's what you wanted to talk to me about?"

"I want to know more about her. I know you know more about her and since I'm staying here because of her, I have the right to know." Dread entered her heart. "Her army is more powerful, isn't it?"

His gaze looked passed her as if not wanting to admit anything.

His silence made her almost anxious and quietly asked, "You don't stand a chance against her, do you?"

He locked eyes with her again. "She has the upper hand of a better army, yes," he quietly hissed, "but I have the upper hand of the Labyrinth." He spun on his heel and carried on his way.

The woman trotted to keep up, now curious about this Queen Nalth. "But has she won battles before? I mean, is she known for conquering kingdoms?"

"No, but her ancestry is." He took a sharp right into an illusion wall with the woman following at his heels. "She is just another generation of elven rulers," he explained as they stepped into the garden portion of the Labyrinth and headed straight, making some turns around corners. "And if she does conquer my kingdom, it would be her first."

"But why yours? There are others, aren't there?"

"Somewhere." He took a sharp left.

The woman's curiosity was growing. "So why yours? Is there bad blood between you two or are you just the closest to her?"

"Both."

She roughly sighed. "Jareth, can you please just tell me? I'm in the middle of this and I have the right to know. She's after me, isn't she? My life is in danger because of her."

The King slowly came to a halt and turned to face her with a factual gaze. "Actually, it's your fault that you defeated the Labyrinth."

"I had to save my brother!"

"Again: Your choice." He gave her a smile, then carried on his way.

The woman continued to follow. "Was it something that you did to make her angry?"

Jareth stopped again and turned to her as if mildly offended. "What made you think I started this?" Before she was able to speak, he sighed and placed his hands on his hips. "Very well. Since I can tell that you won't stop pestering me, I will tell you. Not only that, but you are right: You do have the right to know." He took a breath, folding his arms. "I was… betrothed to Queen Nalth and I called it off. Now she wants to take over the kingdom that she was once meant to rule." He gave her a tight smile.

Sarah's mouth dropped and eyes grew. "You were in engaged to her and you ended it?" If she had a fiancé did the same to her, she would be pissed too!

"It wasn't my choice," he stated, annoyed. "It was an arranged marriage."

That caught her off guard. "Arranged marriage? How old were you?" She quietly asked, her curiosity getting the best of her.

"Human wise: Sixteen."

"And you were able to call off the wedding?"

"I became king when I seventeen, a year before the wedding, so I called it off. She didn't get to become queen only twenty years ago your time."

The young woman looked at him at him with wonder, not quite understanding what he saying about human time. "If you don't mind me asking, but how old are you in your time?"

"145."

She blinked in awe. He seemed like that he was no older than 35! "Whoa."

Jareth smirked at her reaction. "Impressive, isn't?"

"No kidding." She then shook her head, wanting to get back on the subject. "So you said that you had an arranged marriage and that you became when you were sixteen. I assume that you had a family?" She didn't know what kind of family he had, but he looked completely human. She had wondered about that when she had first met him, but she had more oppressing matters to deal with at that moment.

His smirk faded as he explained. "The king before me had died, so I took over."

"Was he your father?"

"Something like that, but that's for another time." He turned away, continuing to walk.

Seeing that it was a sore subject, Sarah just accepted it. She was about to continue to fallow, until a familiar orange creature caught her eye. Turning to her right, she found large beast lumbering from her. "Ludo?"

The creature turned around and immediately, his brows perked. "Sarah?"

The woman grinned and ran to her large friend, hugging him. "Ludo! I missed you!"

She didn't notice that Jareth was already gone.

Since he no longer had to lead the girl– No. The woman– to the castle, the King just appeared to the throne room and upon arrival, he took a deep sigh of annoyance and kicked a tankard aside as he made his way to the throne. It was more… fun when the guards were in here with him. Since he had to prepare for the war, he had to triple his guard, giving them no time to rest. He flopped on the throne, kicking a leg up and started to think about Sarah once more.

Jareth had fallen in love with her by the time she had completed the Labyrinth and actually had hoped that she was going to stay with him. Needless to say, when she turned him down, it broke his heart. For many years he had not loved nor have been loved. Now, she was back, this time as a beautiful, young woman. He tried to keep the feelings down for her to spare disappointment and false hopes, but still had it for her. He still wanted her, but she was not his to have. She made it perfectly clear before and this time, well, there was no sense in getting his hopes up.

Jareth placed his hands together and then pulled them away, summoning his trusty, crystal-handled riding crop. He twirled the crop between his gloved fingers as his mind continued to think about the woman. How she still had the power to mock him…

He then summoned a crystal ball in his hand to keep an eye on the woman, who had been gone for fifteen minutes. However, instead of being lost, she had returned to her goblin friend along with the hairy beast. The Goblin King smirked with amusement. This was the happiest he had seen her since she had arrived. Just as he was about to dismiss the crystal, he noticed that something had caught the woman's attention, then eventually all of their attention.

The King sat up, staring at the crystal with grim curiosity.

Then the trio started to run for the gates of the Labyrinth in distress.

He dismissed the crystal, jumped to his feet up, then briskly walked out of the throne room.