CHAPTER 173
He peeled his eyes off the book and darted his gaze back to her face. "Why did you do that to yourself, Astrid?"
"It was not my fault. I never intended for any of this to happen to me. I planned on using it on the Princess, to get her off our trail and probably send her to the palace. But then you startled me and I cast the spell on me."
Jareth's eyes widened at her confession. 'Since when did she have such wicked thoughts? Now, look at what she has done to herself.'
<Author: Technically, what you did to her. You startled her!>
<Jareth: What do you mean by what I did? didn't anything to her. She was the one planning something wicked, not me.>
<Author: Well, you put her in this situation, so take care of her. I'm out.>
Slowly, Astrid shook her head, trying to get herself thinking straight. She moved out of his grasp and picked up her book.