Sarah had naively assumed that moving Underground would mean an end to some of the more toxic elements of life Above. While she encountered few examples of those behaviours in the Goblin Kingdom, likely due to both the nature of the kingdom as a refuge for all races and her position as Goblin Queen. The same could not be said of dealing with other ( Read more... )

“The kids are having a ball.” Sarah laughed as a small goblin took her comment a tad too literally when he shot out of one of the water slides, his head and limbs curled tightly to his body in a surprising approximation of an armadillo. When he hit the water he bounced several times before he scrambled the side of the pool and ran to the top again ( Read more... )

Sarah lay back on the sun lounge, smiling at the sounds of happy chaos around her as she sipped a violently neon concoction that sported enough fruit around the rim to meet recommended dietary requirements. All of the adults had taken turns watching the kids and Sarah was currently relaxing by the pool as she watched them at play, their joy ( Read more... )

Sarah had watched as Jareth became increasingly out of sorts throughout the day. It had started with him being uncharacteristically forgetful, walking into a room before stopping to stare blankly into the air as he tried to recall why he’d entered. She’d laughed it off until she discovered the castle horde were avoiding him, which was rarely a good ( Read more... )

“Did you have a good day, my love?” Jareth ran his fingers lightly down the length of Sarah’s arm. She wasn’t quite certain if he was using magic to cause the delightful sensations that rippled out from his touch or if it was just their bond at play, but she sighed softly and melted further into his embrace ( Read more... )

While Sarah was more than happy that her tutoring had come to an end, as she ran a finger along the spines of the hefty tomes on the shelf, she resigned herself to years of playing catch up when it came to the history of the Underground. With a pleased smile, she pulled a volume that covered the people she’d be dealing with in a couple of weeks and ( Read more... )

Despite years of seeing goblins going about their lives, Sarah knew that the chaotic insanity of the castle horde had left its stamp on her. She reasoned that it would be much the same if you were to judge all humans if your first encounter was that of being cramped inside a clown car with them ( Read more... )

Sarah had spent the morning working on her magic with Jareth. They were in a yard on the castle grounds that was often used when sparring. She was lethal when under duress, but she was still having issues manifesting the same power and control under more favourable conditions ( Read more... )

Sarah had no idea where she was. When she reached out to the Labyrinth she felt a distance, so she assumed she was no longer in the Goblin Kingdom, but that’s where her guesswork ended ( Read more... )

After a day of wrangling minor bureaucrats, Sarah felt the tension melt away as the heat of water loosened her muscles. Jareth had missed dinner and only made his presence known when he slipped into the tub behind Sarah ( Read more... )