The two men looked at each other wondering what to do next. Arthur turned to the small dragon:
"Welcome to Camelot, we will take you to Merlin, but ask that you try not to scare the citizens. Many will be wary since you helped the sorceress last time we saw you." He was surprised to see the creature lower its head as in shame.
"If you follow us, we will take you to the back of the castle so we don't need to go through the town. Please keep close to us" Gwaine looked at the young dragon with wonder, alright she might not be as good looking as the larger beast but he never thought he would be this close to any dragon he smiled at Aithusa.
"Hi my name is Gwaine, and Merlin is my best friend" with that Aithusa walked toward the smiling man and put her head next to his hand.
"I think you just made a conquest Gwaine" laughed Arthur, the dragons gesture had broken the silence between the friends, and the all walked back to the castle together.
Taking a detour to avoid the town, they made their way round to the training grounds, keeping the trees between them and the town. As they neared their destination Arthur sent Gwaine ahead to clear the way, and make sure as few people as possible saw the young dragon. Percival had already made sure the guards on duty were handpicked, and not many townspeople tended to frequent the area. They managed to enter the castle with no mishaps and once in the passageways up to Merlin's room had also been cleared by Percival. The guards outside both Arthurs and Merlin's chambers kept as far away from the group as they could. Once in the room Arthur felt he could at least breathe again. Gwen stood up as they entered; wide eyed she forced herself to smile at the young dragon.
"Hello Aithusa, my name is Gwen, thank you for coming to look after our friend" Aithusa walked forward, she liked the smell of this human. It remaindered her of Morgana. Although she knew Morgana had been wrong, the pair had a strong bond and the witch had always been kind to her. Arthur smiled once more.
"This is Leon, who also helps care for Merlin, later I will introduce you to two more people, we are the only ones allowed in this room. Anyone else must be with me or the must not be here" Aithusa looked at Arthur and nodded her head. She then walked towards the bed and put her head next to Merlin's.
Merlin opened his eyes as he heard Aithusa's voice in his mind.
'Lord I am here'
'Thank you for coming, it's good to see you'
Although no one else heard a thing they all knew that somehow the two had communicated. Merlin's hand moved slowly and rested next to the dragons head, he closed his eyes once more. With that Aithusa settled down as if to claim her place by her lord's side.