Labyrinth: A Darker Season

Chapter 23

Jareth entered the sitting room and said disgruntled, "What do you want Amberlin? Our relationship was completely through five years ago. You said you hated the goblins and never wanted to be around them again. Why did you come back?" He smug and was being blase about it like he held no interest in her.

Amberlin cooed, "Oh Jareth, we were so good together. Don't you remember? You couldn't get enough of me in your bed."

Jareth said, "That is history now. I have the woman of my dreams and desires."

Amberlin said, "You aren't married yet you can still change your mind?"

Jareth huffed again and said, "Amberlin, I was married yesterday and you have disturbed my morning with my queen."

Amberlin said, suggestively, "She cannot keep up with your sexual appetite. I can be your mistress when she is not looking?" She gave him a devious look.

Jareth said sneering at her, "My beautiful wife is more woman than you ever were. Now leave my sight and kingdom, for I grow weary of your plots." Jareth stood up and walked to the door. Amberlin stood up and reached out to his shoulder and pricked him with a barb on the inside of her ring.

Jareth jerked around looking at her and said, "What was that! What did you do to me!" He got dizzy and fell to his knees as he crumpled to the floor. He said, "You poisoned me with your ring! You bitch!"

That's when Galvin and Sarah charged into the room. Sarah looked at Jareth and put hand on him. He said, "Get your hands off me! It was a mistake to marry you!"

Amberlin cooed, "What about me. You love me, don't you Jareth?"

Jareth spit, "I hate you too! Get away from my castle and kingdom!" Amberlin was surprised because her potion didn't work but made him hate everyone. Sarah wished Amberlin to be frozen and hands bound.

Sarah said, "Galvin go get the healer to find out what she stuck him with and what is in her ring?" Galvin ran off to get him.

When Galvin returned with the healer, Jareth was on his knees throwing up. The healer did a diagnostic spell and said, "The love potion was mixed with a hate aphrodisiac. It's causing a conflicting reaction. Whoever made this wasn't very astute in knowledge. It is poisoning him." Sarah glared at Amberlin.

The healer mixed herbs into a potion and was administering it to the king to counteract the potion and the aphrodisiac. The healer said, "The king should be alright in about 20 mins but will not be up to full strength until tomorrow." Jareth drank the potion and still sat on the floor

Sarah asked, "Jareth, what do you want done with her for now."

Jareth said, "Put her in the dungeon and Galvin, notify her father, Lord Herrold, as to what she has done. Contact the High Council."

Amberlin started to panic. She had never been treated this way before in her life and she was angry. Her entire focus was trying to get Jareth back to secure herself being his queen or consort.

The guards entered the room and Sarah told them to take her to the dungeon after she wished Amberlin to be just unable to perform magic. They took her away. Amberlin screamed at the door as she was struggling with the guards at Sarah, "I hate you! You ruined everything!"

Sarah said condescendingly, "You are a little fool to think that. You ruined everything and damn near destroyed, Jareth, MY husband, who loves me with your poison! Get her out of here!" They left as Amberlin went crazy screaming all the way to the dungeon.

Sarah knelt down on the floor and asked Jareth, "How are you feeling, Jareth?" He looked up at her and then hung his head.

He said, "I was so consumed with hate for everyone and everything. I'm so sorry for saying that to you."