Prompt: "Letter"


The goblin's horns twitched jubilantly. "I win!"

"What was the word?" Jareth's voice was deadly soft.

The goblin blinked, looking shifty. "Er, tricksy."

A pause. "There is no Q in 'tricksy'."

A sly, sheepish grin appeared. "But that's why it's tricksy, see?"

"I see. Well, perhaps such a winner of Hang Man…" Jareth's fingers snapped and there was a sudden dazzling light. "…should be hanged himself."

The goblin felt something smoothly metallic filling his mouth, and he couldn't feel anything below the neck. An indignant realization overcame him. "Nrt frrr!"

Jareth's smile was feral. "Sorry, what's that? Can't hear you."