The morning light of the sun shone through the windows of a young woman's room. She wakes up taking stock of her bedroom with the white brick walls plain dresser. She heard a voice, "Rose! You gotta get out of bed and help me with these textiles!"
Rose groaned. It was the same old thing everyday. She would wake up in the morning and help here mum with the textile business. Ever since Rose's father died when she was 5, she had to help with the textiles or else she and her mum would starve.
Rose got out of bed and got dressed. She only owned plain white dresses which was typical for your average peasant. She went downstairs into the textile workroom of their shop with their living quarters on the top. Her mum Jacqueline, was a widow and considered a social pariah since the village considers widows more likely to be witches. Her mum was working on the textiles and she notices her daughter, "Hey Rose, can you go get some more cotton for the textiles? We are kind of running low right now. Go to Wilson's Shop!" Rose nods and takes a couple baskets into the village marketplace.
Life in Powell village in the kingdom of Torchwood was very boring. As Rose was walking towards the Wilson's cotton shop, she couldn't help but notice the knights that patrol the village. The life of a knight was so much more exciting, they would patrol the bordering forest and protect the village from the likes of trolls, goblins, and even dragons. She decided to stop by her friend Mickey's blacksmith shop before heading to the cotton traders. As Rose was walking up towards the hut, Mickey spotted her and greeted her, "Hey Rose!"
"Hey Micks," she greeted back to him as he gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. She and Mickey were very close as friends, but only recently decided to date.
"Hey babe, I'm working on a few new swords for the knights. Want to check them out?" He asked.
"Sure, my hands are killing me from this textile stuff. I need a bit of a rest." Mickey took her hands and felt her hand vibrate a bit under his.
"Yeah, maybe you should rest a bit. I'll get the bread and some ale. Then I can show you the swords." Mickey grabbed some ale and bread and they started eating it.
After eating, Mickey grabbed a heavy sword that he held with both hands. It had a cross hilt with the handle being leather.
"This is the claymore I've been working on for one of the knights. It's very heavy and can easily cut through a dragon's tough hide." Mickey explained while Rose nodded. Rose didn't really like killing, but there are dangerous creatures outside the village that would not hesitate to kill a human.
Mickey put the claymore down and brought another sword out which held with ease. It was slightly curved with a basket shaped guard. "Here's the cutlass sword. It's much lighter, and thus you can protect yourself with a shield in another hand." Mickey swished the sword and did a few swings and jabs.
"That's great and all, but I should go to the cotton trader's now. Mum's probably gonna chew me out." Rose reminded herself.
Mickey groaned, "Yeah, I guess. Tell your mum that I said hello!" Mickey led Rose out of his hut and kissed her on the cheek once more.
Rose waved goodbye and started walking towards the cotton traders. The cotton shop was on the edge of the village near the cotton fields. The cotton shop was a modestly sized place. Rose walked in and shouted, "Wilson! I have the money for the cotton!" She walked around the shop and saw no signs of anyone in the shop, which was very unusual. She walked around the cotton shop and stumbled upon another room. She walked inside only to hear the door closing behind her. The room was full of these small, grayish creatures with pointed ears, sharp teeth, and yellow eyes. Rose closed her eyes awaiting her demise, then she feels a hand on hers. She hears a voice, "RUN!"
She was being dragged by a man taller than her with brown hair and he was wearing brown trousers with a white long sleeved shirt with a brown striped tunic over it. He dragged her out of the room while they were being chased by those creatures. There seemed to be more and more of those things chasing after them, and the man ran into another room. Unfortunately said room was a storage cabinet. The man locked the door and said, "That's not going to hold the imps for long. What's your name by the way? It'd be nice to know before we die!"
"Rose." She replied.
"Rose, nice to know you in this life! My name's the Doctor! Normally, I would get myself out of these situations, but the imps took my satchel and I really need it!" He exclaimed.
The storage closet was really packed. Rose and the Doctor were almost neck and neck. The Doctor grabbed Rose's hand again and held it tight. The imps were clawing their way through the wood of the door and Rose was panicking. An imp claw finally broke the door and the imps were going to storm them. The Doctor held her and attempted to shield her body from the anticipated attack. Rose opened her eyes and they glowed golden, the imps then turned into stone. Rose passed out from using this newfound power.