"Why does he keep doing this, Victoria?" Rose asked once her companion caught up to her. They stood next to the gate to the camp. "To protect you." Victoria immediately said. She was not happy about the way he was going about it but new the reason and sympathised with him. For you cannot choose whom you fall in love with. "Protect me from what?" Rose demanded.
"I cannot tell you but you will find out in time. You have a lot to learn yet, little one." She replied. Although they were only a few years apart Rose had only seen Victoria as a motherly figure. She had only seen her act more like an old woman than the sprightly young woman she was.
"What do I have to learn?" She asked, she was frustrated and exhausted. Victoria took her arm and led her far away from the camp. They stopped in a clearing at two crosses. Victoria lent down and kissed both graves. She then led rose a little further upwards towards an area covered in trees. All they could her were birds and on the ground was another grave as Victoria bent to kiss this one she burst into tears.
"You have a lot to learn," She stood up and added, "about the heart. Unfortunately I cannot teach you this you have to learn from experience. This is why I brought you here to the man I should have married. This is his grave."
She looked deep into Rose's eyes. "Do not be alarmed by anything Tuck says to you. He intentions are good." Rose looked at the ground. "We will go home soon."
Rose looked at her and sighed, "You are home. The camp, here with Allan, Robin, Marian and Guy. The people in the camp are your family and they love you. My home is York and I shall go back alone after Tuck has won or…" She broke off and looked into the distance. Victoria knew she was right but doubted very much that she would leave the camp.
"Come on. Time to go back I think." She took Rose's hand when they returned they found the gang stood around Tuck, fighting him.
They were all discussing something at the same time and he was not responding. As soon as the women walked into the camp the gang became silent. Every person stood and fought against Tuck. Luckily everyone lost except John. That is everyone fought him except from Rose. When she stood forward he shook his head and said "I will not fight you."
She shook her head and laughed. He looked puzzled for a moment what had he done to make her laugh? That was the point she knew he would not fight her but decided it would be fun anyway. Victoria shook her head at her. Rose was such a strange girl and how she didn't know that Tuck was completely in love with her was beyond Victoria, what made it worse was that it was obvious even to Tuck that Rose had feelings for him.