"What nonsense are you filling their heads with now?" Sarah asked, arms crossed, and Jareth lifted his head, grinning at her over the cradle before tucking the twins in.

"Just telling them stories," Jareth caught hold of Sarah as she backed out of the doorway, arm around her waist, "of the cleverest and most beautiful queen Aboveground or Underground." He leaned in to kiss her as she softened, laughing quietly, and wound her arms around him in return.