DD had been summoned to the party at her due time, but had been unable to find Lirael. She had tried to ask many people, trying to find King Jareth to find her, but had gotten round about answers every time. She had gotten so frustrated that she had started laughing at everyone who gave her a vague non-answer, causing them to dance, though not into death, only until the next person annoyed her.
She was starting to feel like she was getting nowhere when she heard her name. Well, one of them. One moment she was stalking to a rather scared looking goblin, with all of his friends dancing uncontrollably, the next she was standing right in font of King Jareth and Lirael. She fought to push her temper down.