Labyrinth : Hidden Legacy

Chapter 20 Sibling Confrontation

Toby saw the hooded figure whisk into the crystal room. Toby was sure it was Sarah. He ran after her and stopped in the doorway.

The woman walked over to the magic crystal wall. Shelves of snug crystals lined there; row upon row.

"Sarah?" Toby asked. Enara froze. She did not belong in the castle and her face cringed at the frustration of being caught.

Jareth was walking toward Sarah's room when he saw something...the boy entering the doorway of the crystal room. The goblin king did not know who it was but when Sarah came up behind him Jareth quietly ordered Sarah to her bedroom. A goblin took her hand and urged her to cooperate.

Sarah looked past the goblin king and recognized Toby but still...did not know who he was. Her mind was trying so hard to figure it out. She silently let her feelings and thoughts build and situate.

Slowly and with uncertainty, at first, following the goblin until she gave in and went willingly to her bedroom.

Jareth grabbed Toby gently by the shoulder. "What are you doing here boy?!" he asked, puzzled. Then he looked past Toby and saw the hooded woman.

"Is this the goblin king?" Toby wondered. "It must be."
In true surprise of seeing the hooded woman Jareth's grasp of the boy released.

Toby backed away from the goblin king...into the room with whom he thought was his sister. But Sarah still did not turn around.

Enara weighed her options. She could not leave the room...Jareth blocked the only doorway.

Was there a way out of this? She wondered.

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"Who are you?" the goblin king demanded. In his heart he knew the answer but he was in disbelief. "She wouldn't dare sneak into my castle!" he thought, "Come without an invitation or a warning. And for what purpose?!"

She was in his magic store, of all places.

Enara turned around and faced the inevitable.

Toby gasped. He did not expect to see this stranger. If this wasn't his sister, where was Sarah?

Enara said not a word but her face spoke volumes. She was irritated and scowling.

"Envy, my sister, you are always welcome in my kingdom..I could use more servants" Jareth greeted her teasingly. Enara's face hardened further. Her frown grew longer and her brow furrowed deeper.

"You have not outgrown that horrid, inaccurate pet name for me?!" Enara snarled.

"Is this your little pet?" Jareth asked, pointing to Toby. "Where did you find a human?!" He assumed they had entered the castle together.

"This isn't mine" Enara said, confused. "I have not seen a human in our kingdom for years. Not since your messy goblins scared them away from the castle and our lives."

"It is not my court's fault if mother's friends couldn't handle my own" Jareth responded.

"Their messiness and their wild natures would drive anyone from the court" Enara said. "You shouldn't have let the goblins cross the line from servants to friends. That was a mistake."

Toby mustered up enough bravery to speak; "My name is Toby!" he said.

"Toby..." Jareth searched his mind for the memory of that name. "Little Toby? The little brat?! The one I was going to bless with a goblin life in my court?" The goblin king was again taken back with surprise.

While Jareth was distracted Enara snatched a crystal sphere and reached to place it in her satchel. Jareth returned his attention to her...

"From our wretched youth you have always envied me" Jareth said proudly. "My magic is something you will never experience. You have no gift. "

"I deserve my own kingdom. I am royal just like you!" She said. "You took this kingdom away from me! And...You can make more magic in your crystals...you don't need all of these." Her words had started with blame and turned into a plea.

"This is your plot?" Jareth said. "What would you do with my magic?"

Revealing her plan she said "I have a city picked out, far from here. If I show them I have magic they will accept me as their new ruler. As their queen!"

"Nothing comes for free, Envy!" he said. "You want to trick your way into power. I respect that."

The goblin king walked over to a row of crystals and lifted one into his hand. Peering inside he could see what magic the sphere contained. He knew what was held in each and every one with just a glance.
Anyone else looking on would see nothing. If one other than Jareth tried they would be using the magic blindly. Enara did not care. She did not need to know what magic it was but simply that it performed magic at all.

"Jareth will not give anything so easily. It must be a trade which he finds worthy" Enara though.

She offers him her cape, her jewels. No deal.

"I will let you use my magic to gain your kingdom ...if...you rule under me. I will be your king and you will run that kingdom. My kingdom." He offered.

"Never" Enara replied.

Changing tactics Enara asked "Jareth, when is the last time you visited mother? I went to see her just yesterday! I was always a better child than you were. I was always loyal and loving. Mother would want me to have my share of the power...of the kingdom!"

"You had it and you left" Jareth said.

"I had no choice! You pushed me out!" Enara blamed. "You thought you were better than everyone, even me. And you took control bit by bit until I had nothing. Not even a place in the castle!"

She continued "You owe me. You can make it up to me just by walking away. Allowing me to leave here with crystals in hand?"