When Robert left, Jade walked back into the castle, unsure of what to do. She walked into the castle where the kitchens were located to see Helena.

"Helena do you need help?" Jade asked. Helena turned around and smiled to see Jade.

"Are you feeling well today?" Helena asked seeing Jade nod.

"You bet. What are we doing today?" Jade asked. Helena handed Jade a large metal pan.

"I need you to collect the rice plants from the fields and keep them in a dry place for about a week." Helena said. Jade scratched her head and saw Helena giggling at her.

"Don't worry sweetheart, Oscar will show you how it is done." Helena said. Helena placed a small kiss on Jade's head and patted her gently. "He's growing." Helena commented on Jade's stomach, seeing Jade run her hand down and smile.

"I know. They grow so fast. I really can't wait until I hold him in my arms." Jade said seeing Helena smile.

"I cannot wait for him either." Helena said.

With that, Jade lifted her pan and left the kitchen, thinking about the small child she would have in a few months time. Every time she thought about her child, she would eventually end up thinking about both Draco and Robert. How would they both react to her having a child? What would Draco do? Jade went to turn the corner in the corridor but a man sharply turned the corner, scaring her nearly to death. Jade gasped and let go of the pan she was holding from the sudden appearance of the man that she had met roughly four months ago.

Merthin winced at the sound of the pan clattering against the stone floor of the castle. He quickly picked it up and grabbed Jade's arm, pulling her to follow him.

"Wait! Please wait! I haven't done this on purpose! I wasn't trying to look for you, please believe me." Jade said.

Merthin turned around and waved in Jade's face, whispering a spell. Jade tried to plead her case but found that she wasn't making any noise. As much as she strained to say something, nothing came out of her mouth. He had used a silencing spell on her!

"I will not hurt you, but I need you to stay quiet and listen to me carefully." He said.

He quickly led her down the stairs and into the dungeon, a place where Jade had been familiar to when the Queen had her locked up as a prisoner. Merthin approached a room and opened the door, closing and bolting it immediately when Jade entered the room. It was a spacious room but uncomfortable to be in. There was only a cot to the far side of the room and a desk by the side of the cot. There was a table in the center with bubbling cauldrons. There were shelves of ingredients nearby. There was no doubt in Jade's mind that this man was a wizard, but what did he want with her? Jade watched him standing there, watching her, his hands clasped together and he fidgeted from time to time to ease anxiety.

"Please have a seat." He said, pushing a chair towards her. Jade looked at the chair skeptically. He threatened to kill her the last time he had seen her, Merlin knew what was in that chair.

"Do not worry. I will not harm you. I promise." He said. Jade reached for the chair and pulled it back, sitting on it slowly. Merthin stood silently, making Jade wait for his explanation. Merthin suddenly flew towards Jade's knees, causing Jade to give a short scream. Merthin held Jade's legs looking up to Jade as if begging for forgiveness.

"Please forgive me. Please forgive me for everything I have done. I have never felt so guilty and shameful in my life!" he said. Jade gaped at him as Merthin continued. "I was blinded by the Queen. She has betrayed me by taking away my family to gain my alliance. She has dishonestly used my loyalty to ruin your life, but I will not let that happen! I am going to save you and help you out of this castle." Merthin said.

"What? The Queen used you to ruin my life?" Jade asked seeing Merthin nod.

"The Queen is a Squib. She is magically impaired and everything that is governed in this Queendom has been governed through me." Merthin said.

"Then why can't you overthrow-"

"No! You do not know her!" Merthin whispered, shaking his head.

"She has an army and Castile worships her. Even if she is overthrown from her place, it will never allow the people of Castile to worship someone else, someone who is not unknown or possess Divine power." Merthin said.

"Why are you telling me all of this?" Jade asked.

"You must learn to leave this place. Protect yourself and your children for you both are in terrible danger." Merthin said, seeing Jade look oddly confused and horrified at the same time. "Who is telling her this?" Merthin asked.

"I don't understand. How can I leave when I can't find the damned Portkey? And why are you helping me-"

"You do not understand you foolish little girl! She will have you killed! She has done unforgivable things to many people of this country and you are different. She is fantasizing about your death after having your child snatched away from you." Merthin said. Jade gasped her hand flying to her mouth.

"You must reach the Portkey my child." Merthin told Jade.

"A-And Draco? What about him? I can't leave him here." Jade said, her voice strained.

"Forget him. Think about your child and yourself. I will help you and I will protect you until my very death. I promise you." Merthin said. He held Jade's hands together, seeing her sit still, trying to gather herself after such a shock.

"My child, what about my child? Why does she want to take him away from me? She's already taken Draco, why does she need my baby?" Jade asked. Her heart started racing and fear shoot through her. Castile had done enough and if she was ever going to take this child away from Jade, it would literally be over her dead body.

"The Queen has been keeping a close eye on you. That means I shouldn't be seen anywhere near you." Merthin said.

"So if you're caught, you'll be tried with treason." Jade said seeing Merthin cock an eyebrow and give her a nod.

"Yes…exactly and if I am gone, you have absolutely no chance of knowing where the Portkey is located." Merthin said.

"Does this mean that you know where the Portkey is?" Jade asked. Merthin shook his head, disappointing Jade.

"The Queen hasn't even told me about the Portkey's whereabouts. If I had known, I would have sent you the very moment I had found out that the Queen-"

"What?" Jade asked softly.

"That the Queen had betrayed me." He finished. He bowed his head, looking away. The reminder of his family's painful death had looked bitter on him. Jade placed a hand on his shoulder and patted him.

"I'm sorry to hear that Merthin. She shouldn't have done that to your family." Jade said. Merthin nodded and wiped his nose with his sleeve.

"You must leave soon. I would not risk your life to be here." Merthin said getting up. Jade stood up from her seat and started walking towards the door.

"How would I be able to contact you or see you without having anyone suspect anything?" Jade asked. Merthin held up a finger and walked over to Jade and touched her wrists.

"All you need to do is clap your wrist three times and I will seek you out. Do not attempt to meet me in the dungeons without my knowledge under any circumstances. Understood?" he asked seeing Jade nod.

"Good girl. Do you have your wand with you?" he asked seeing her shake her head.

"It was broken when you came to save me from Nicolas and Jack." Jade said seeing smiling at the thought of murdering them.

"Ah yes…I remember that now. I am sorry for that. In fact, you had asked me how I perform magic without the use of wands." He said seeing Jade nod.

"Yes, how do you do that?" Jade asked. Merthin tapped his temple and smiled at Jade.

"The strength of your mentality is the only thing a good wizard needs. I will teach you, but it will take time and practice." Merthin said. Jade nodded and went to leave but was stopped by Merthin again.

"By the way, you have a present at the end of the corridor." He said.

Jade had left Merthin's lair feeling that she had many unanswered questions circling around her. The stress and worry about not having to make it home had come back to her and Jade felt overwhelmed again. Another thing that was bothering her was the attachment she had started to feel with most of the people she had met in Castile. She was unsure of Merthin, even though she had pitied him. She loved Annabelle like a sister; she loved Helena who resembled more of a mother than Jade ever had in her life. Jade loved Oscar and most of all Robert, who had completely stripped down her defenses and melted her. Jade almost didn't want to leave because of them. If she could, she would take them back to her Wizarding World. She would introduce them to so many things and would show Helena and Oscar first and foremost the effects of potions and muggle medicine.

"What about Draco?" Jade asked herself.

She didn't know how to answer this question. Draco didn't even seem like a person for Jade anymore, she felt like he was dead; once amongst her but not anymore. Jade wandered back into the corridor and stopped abruptly to see the pan that Helena had given her to collect the rice plants and dry them out. Jade hitched up her dress as she knelt down to pick up the pan.

"Thank you Merthin." Jade said. As she walked up the spiral stairs and back outside, she made way to the fields, first stopping by Robert's work area.

"Robert!" Jade called, seeing him sitting by himself, looking over his plans. Robert looked up to see Jade and smiled.

"I was waiting for you. Where did you run off to?" he asked, getting up and kissing her forehead. Jade lifted the pan of rice stalks and Robert slid his hand under it took it away from her.

"I need to put them in under the sun for a week to dry." Jade said as they started to walk around the castle. Jade held his hand, feeling his presence calm her and melt all the worries in her body and mind. She felt positive whenever she was around him and just the very sight of him and his smile had all reassured her. Jade lifted his hand and kissed it, getting a slight squeeze in response.

"What are you thinking of?" Robert asked as they crossed the fields.

"You, to be honest." Jade said, seeing him smile mischievously at her.

"What am I doing in your head?" Robert asked. Jade giggled and approached the flat linen cloth that had been stretched on four wooden posts for the rice stalks to dry.

"Stop being cheeky." Jade said as she laid out the stalks on the cloth. He came by, grinning as he too placed the stalks on the cloth.

"Am not." He said kissing her cheek. "You know how much I love you." He mumbled near her ear. He kissed her earlobe and walked off, shaking the pan off from the excess water. Jade stood there, watching him. He had told her he loved her again and wasn't ashamed to show the magnitude of his love. Everything he did for her, Jade believed he loved her, more than she probably ever will. Robert turned back around to her and jerked his head towards the river.

"We will talk near the river." He said.

They both walked towards the river and sat nearby it, hidden from the castle and everyone else. Robert rested his head on Jade's lap, his eyes closed as Jade softly stroked his hair, watching him affectionately. Jade traced every part of his face and felt him intertwine his fingers with hers. They wordlessly exchanged touches and caresses. Often times, Robert would open his eyes and look at Jade and they'd sit there, just staring at each other. Sometimes it got up to a point where they both started smiling and laughing at each other for holding a staring contest for too long. Jade's smile faded as Robert sat up and held her close to his chest.

"I'm terribly in love with you." Jade blurted. Robert looked down at Jade and gave Jade a pleasant look. "Don't look at me like that." Jade said feeling embarrassed.

"No…it's just…well it feels nice to hear that. I always thought there was something that was holding you back…even worse I never thought you would even say that to me." Robert said.

"What? Why wouldn't I tell you I love you?" Jade asked seeing him shrug.

"Does it matter? You have told me and I know you mean it…but I always wondered why you just looked so…"

"Depressed?" Jade asked. Robert hadn't said anything. Jade straightened up from her seat and gently directed his face to meet her.

"I need to tell you something. It's really important that I tell you." Jade said seeing him nod. Jade opened her mouth but couldn't find the heart to tell him.

"Robert please don't change your mind. I want you to think about this carefully." Jade said.

"What is it?" he asked gently. His forehead knitted together in worry and it took Jade all the courage she had to break it to him.

"Robert I'm pregnant." Jade said. Robert sat there looking confused for a second.

"Wait we haven't-"

"I know. I'm four months along." Jade said. The confusion on Robert's face changed quickly into an expression that seemed cold and furious.

"Who is he?" Robert asked, trying to sound neutral but Jade could tell it was taking him all his might to sound civil.

"I'm not supposed to tell-"

"Tell me." Robert interrupted. Jade wiped the tears from her eyes and answered him.

"Draco. The King of Castile." She whispered. Robert threw Jade a look of disgust and shoved her hand away.

"You are a liar. You would be hanged for an outrageous accusation made against the King!" Robert exclaimed.

"Robert, please would you just sit down and listen to me." Jade said weakly. Robert shook his head and pointed a finger at her.

"All this time…I've even told you I loved you…I started to fall for you and you couldn't have the decency to warn me? You don't even understand how embarrassed I am." He said starting to leave. Jade leapt up and caught his arm and pulled him back.

"I know how you feel Robert. Don't you think I know that? I tried really hard to push you away but I couldn't. I had to give in Robert. I can't tell you why I had to, I'm sorry but I love you-"

"You don't love me. You only want someone to save you from losing face. You're a servant in this castle, nothing more. I didn't care what you were and I still lost myself to you, but you took advantage of me. You knew how much I cared about you, but I'm never going to fall into a trap that you've set up. I'm not raising a child from another man." He said.

"I didn't ask you to raise this child! I wanted you to know the truth!" Jade said in disbelief. Robert shook his arm off of her, distancing himself.

"Thank you for the truth, but I cannot continue with you. I do not want to see you again." With that, Robert left Jade near the river, heartbroken for the second time in Castile.

Jade stared at the dark ceiling, feeling the tears continuously pour from the sides of her face. Her eyes were probably swollen into giant grapefruits right now but what did she care? No one was watching her. Jade felt a giant scream building inside of her and it was trying to claw its way out, but she only oppressed it deeper into herself. She raked her fingers through her hair and clenched a fistful, feeling helpless and lost. Robert had left her, someone that she had started to fall in love with and someone that had fallen in love with her. The glow of the moonlight cast down to her stomach, highlighting the small swell. Jade placed a hand over her stomach and closed her eyes tightly, wishing that this wasn't going to be taken from her either.