Stand Down

CHAPTER 241

By the time Jareth got outside, he was met with a troublesome scene. 

Almost all or if not all the villagers were presently surrounding the part close to the left side of their house. 

He could hear several punching sounds and his pace quickened as he rushed to the scene. 

There were two men fighting with each other, battling whatever grievance they had out. One of them looked familiar to him and the other did not look like he was from amongst them, at least his hair proved that.

Soon his eyes found Astrid not too far from where the main fight was happening. It was as though she was moving through the crowds to go to the fight itself. 

'What is she doing?' Jareth asked himself and ran up to capture her, but before he could get to where she was at the front, he heard her sweet voice come out in an authoritative manner. 

"Stop!"