Nothing Is What It Seems

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Hoggle's little house was packed. It would had held Didymus, Hoggle, and Sarah semi-fine, if a tad uncomfortable but with Ludo, made it very tight. Hoggle had only been able to give Sarah and Didymus each a mug of tea, before he couldn't move around his home, because of the Rock Caller's arrival.

"What did the Rat actually say, Didymus?"

Sir Didymus would had given him a glare, but he had learned over the years; it would be useless. Instead, he sighed and looked at Sarah, who sat across from him as best she could, "his majesty knows thee are here, M-lady, but he knows not where thou are."

Hoggle sighed, "well, now what do we do?"

Sarah took a sip of her tea. So he had finally recognized her. Why didn't that scare her as much as she had thought? Okay so the disguise was definitely holding up. That made her feel a tiny bit better,

"His Majesty, was only worried about thee safety, M'lady? Although, he did ask where thee was hiding?"

"You didn't tell him anything did you, Didymus?" Hoggle grunted as he pushed against Ludo's side.

Didymus sighed, "no, I did not. I do not know where M'lady is hiding, Sir Hoggle."

"Stop you two. My safety, Didymus? I don't understand."

"There are some rulers of the Underground who would use thou as leverage against His Majesty."

"Because I'm the Champion of the Labyrinth?"

Hoggle sighed "remember that rumor you heard about him asking the High King if hes could marry you?"

Sarah gave a slow nod, "so it has nothing to do with me solving the Labyrinth?"

Didymus nodded, "thou are very important to his majesty."

"Then why did it take him so long to recognize me at the balls?"

"I can not say, M'lady. I have not seen thee when thee were attending."

Sarah sat her mug down, "What do you suggest I do, Sir Didymus?"

Didymus thought for a moment and then sat his own mug down on the table, "I know thee fears His Majesty, but it would be safer if thee had an audience with him and explained everything."

Sarah glanced at Hoggle, "can you talk to, er, what was her name?"

Hoggle nodded, "I'll go talk to her later today, but I still say to stay out of the Rat's way."

Sarah sighed, "we'll wait and see. Just stay on the look out and listen. I want to be sure before we do anything."

Didymus and Hoggle nodded. Even though she knew that either of them were too happy with her plan.

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Hoggle stood in front of his tiny sink cleaning up after the others had left about an hour before. It wasn't that he wasn't worried for Sarah's safety. He knew more than the others. Sarah was being watched by someone no one in their right mind would want to anger in the Underground. Of course, that didn't mean they shouldn't be careful.

Sitting down one of the mugs, he looked out his window. The moon shined without a single cloud to block it. It could make one almost forget how quickly the weather could change because of the King's mood or someone else.

Suddenly a soft knock came at the window. Hoggle opened the window as a crystal floated in. It landed beside the sink and transformed into a letter. Quickly, he closed the window and picked up the letter.

After reading it relaxed a bit. Sarah was safe. Her disguise would hold up to any lesser monarch. They had nothing to worry about, except how he was going to react when he discovered where Sarah had been hiding.