"Your Majesty I must ask for a leave of absence, a family matter has come to light and requires my immediate attention." Cedric and Sofia had gone to the King's study to find him. "Of course Cedric, but might I ask what has happen? And is Sofia going with you?" Roland was a bit shocked by Cedric's demands. "Yes sire, my cousin Rose came to me asking for me to find her, my family believed her and my Uncle Rob dead for some years now. And for Sofia I would only ask that she accompany me to my parents home as the only other person to see Rose's likeness, then I would have my parents bring her back to the castle." "No way Cedric I'm going with you." Sofia said Cedric turned to her and took her hands in his, she was so brave. "Sofia I can't lose you like I lost my cousin, you are my best friend and I ask you, neigh I beg you PLEASE stay here and wait for me, if I lose you out there then I would have no reason to return here, Sofia please just once listen to my wishes and stay safe here." Cedric looked her in the eyes, beautiful pools of sapphire blue. "Please Sofia." Even the King was at a lost for words after what Cedric had said. But Sofia was not going to cave that easy. "No Cedric I'm going with you I'm your Apprentice, whatever you face I face it with you." Cedric sigh deeply before releasing her hands, looking back to the King "Only to my parents home then I will bring her back here myself your Majesty, I'll still need to perform a tracking spell to find my Cousin's location. I will inform you when I plan to leave Enchancia, you have my word Sire." "Then you may go." King Roland said with a nod. "Take a coach to your parents home." Cedric bow deeply with true confidence that the King rarely ever saw from him, "Thank you my kind King."

Once in the coach on their way to Mystic Meadow. "Why? Why would you say that in front of the King? Sofia." Finally he was able to chastise the girl, "Merlin's mushrooms, girl I knew you would go with me no matter what I say so why say that in front of him?" Cedric was more frustrated than anything but she looked him in the eyes "You're my friend and Master, I don't want you to face it alone." She moved over to the seat next to him and hugged him, all Cedric could do was sigh and hug her small body close to him. Laying his head on her and kissing her temple 'When did I get so soft?' He thought. The rest of the coach ride was quiet she had her free hand on Cedric's chest, intimate moments like this happen between them so often Cedric stopped acting like he didn't like it. He was truly starting to care for her.

They landed and Cedric did not wait for the footman he hopped out and help Sofia and they ran to his parents home. Cedric got to the door and pounded on it "Father! Mummy! Open up we need to talk NOW!" But he did not wait and used the family wand to open the door before Goodwyn could open it. "My word Cedric calm down my boy what's this all about?" Goodwyn asked as Cedric came in with Sofia close behind him. "Oh my Hello Sofia. Cedikins?" Winifred couded from her seat on the couch. Cedric wasted no time "Mummy, Father, Rose Moonlight is alive and has asked me to find her." Looks of shock and sadness crossed Winifred and Goodwyn's faces, then Goodwyn signed, "Cedric my boy, that cannot be true, the kingdom, the land it nothing more than a desert now, no one survived. It's just wishful thinking my boy." "No Father it's not wishful thinking I saw her likeness and so did Sofia. Only uncle Rob and Rose could do that magic I remember that well." Winifred and Goodwyn both looked to Sofia. "Did you see what Cedric speaks of, Sofia did you see the likeness of my dear niece Rose?" Winifred had hope in her eyes when she hear Cedric. "I did, I saw a woman about Cedric age, raven hair, hazel green eyes, in a deep purple... umm I guess riding suit like I wear in my derby races." It was Goodwyn turn "And did she say anything?" "Yes she only looked at Cedric, I'm not sure if she saw me, she said 'Cousin find me."

Cedric let it sink in a bit before asking "Father I need Rose's tattoo thorn." At this Goodwyn jumped and looked quite shocked, "No Cedric you... No." This started an argument between the two men. "Father it's the only thing I can think of that would still have a strong bound to her after all this time." "It is also the only thing left of her. No Cedric I don't know what you or Sofia thought you saw; but Rob and Rose are die son. They are die. The Druidic way is not a life I would have chosen for young Rose, but she is Rob's child. I tried to talk him out of it." Goodwyn shakes his head. "Did or did you not hear Sofia describe my cousin to a tee, right down to the fact the Rose always dressed like a man, and I'm only three months older than her, Father please she is in iron chains somewhere. I may not know all about the path my cousin chose but I know that iron is the only thing that can cancel out magic, Rose is trapped and powerless, it must have taken this long just to cast the likeness to get to me, I have to save her!"