A/N: Thank you for the reviews. if you like Goblins gold as an episode sorry this isn't that, but assume while Rose is off in Ealdor the events are still happening in Camelot I just didn't know where to fit her in the episode without copying other readers so you have this lovely chapter instead.
Rose arrived in Ealdor at first light and made her way to Hunnith's hut. She went into the hut and saw that her mother was still asleep. Rose smiled she decided to do something nice for her and started to cook some breakfast. She then poured out some tea and put it on the table with the breakfast of porridge.
"Mother" said Rose. Hunnith sat up in bed and smiled to see Rose was standing in her kitchen with breakfast. She got up and hugged her, Rose hugged back it had been ages since she had seen her. She had missed her. It was still weird calling her mother, but Rose decided to call her mother to remind her she is not to blame. She was put in an impossible decision either have two magical kids to care for alone and have people judge her for having two kids and no husband or worse Uther and his men rocking up to find the last person Balinor that was seen with has two children with exactly the same appearance as Balinor or give up her child.
Rose had taken a while to get used to it and it still hurt but she channelled her anger at the right people like Uther. She was interrupted from her thoughts by Hunnith.
"Tonight, is a party for a few of the village boys, Cenred has made them knights" said Hunnith.
"Yeah, I got a letter from Mordred," said Rose. Hunnith looked at Rose with surprise.
"The new physician how do you know him" said Hunnith.
"We have met a few times but mainly we write letters to each other" said Rose. She spent the rest of day talking to Hunnith, she also checked on the life stock before heading to the village hall to help decorate it with garlands and flowers. She stood on a stool to tie up one of the flowers to the pole at the side of the room. She stepped back without thinking and fell backwards she was ready for the floor to hit her, but she felt the sensation of time slowing down and she was caught and put on her feet. She turned around and smiled as she saw Mordred stood in front of her. She hugged him and he hugged her back.
"It has been too long" said Mordred he put his arm out for her to link "walk with me". She linked his arm and they walked around the village. Rose told him about everything the dragon lord stuff, finding out who her real family were and Morgana's plan to take the throne. They talked for hours like they usually did until the party.
Rose was stood in the village hall as she watched everyone dance around her to music by a local band it was usual for village parties. She stood and drank some wine from a goblet. Mordred approached her and put his hand out to her.
"Dance with me," said Mordred. She took his hand and he led, her to the dance floor. It was weird that they were so close she felt comfortable with him. They danced a very fast dance and then it was a slow dance during the slow dance she put her head on his shoulder. Once that dance finished, she went to get her drink and sipped at her wine. She looked around and notice Mordred leave the party she followed him, and they stood outside the party.
"Are you alright?" asked Rose.
"Yeah, I am good thanks just needed some air," said Mordred.
"Yeah, it is warm in there," said Rose. He picked her hand and held it in his she put her spare hand over his hand.
"I have missed you," said Mordred.
"Me too, so may I ask, why are you staying here" asked Rose.
"I saw that they needed a physician and I wanted to stay in one place, and I wanted an excuse to see you more," said Mordred.
Rose was touched by this comment she had never had anyone care about her in this way. They stared into each other's eyes the connection was stronger than ever. She pulled him into the shadows, and they kissed she wasn't sure who kissed who. She wrapped her arms around his waist while put a hand on her back and one hand in her hair. They finished the kiss and went back into the party.
The next few days Rose relaxed into the village life with Mordred and Hunnith. She enjoyed their company, and they were the calmest people ever. Rose would keep kissing and stuff with Mordred in private only Hunnith knew about their relationship but no one else did. Rose was in Mordred's house helping him make some potions when she heard shouting from the outside. She went to the doorway to see what was going on. She saw a few of the knights of Camelot were standing over a man with brown wavy hair and a child who was favouring one leg.
"Stay here, the Camelot knights are here" said Rose to Mordred before heading out of the house and walking forward she stood next to the man "what's going on?". The knights bowed to her.
"They were attacking a druid camp and were chasing this girl down even though she was injured" said the man with an angry voice.
The girl was looking injured Rose stepped to the girl and picked her up. The girl wrapped her arms around her neck and cowered into her shoulder. Rose put her hand on her head to comfort her.
"Stand down! Cenred will have your heads if he found you in his lands," said Rose. The knights looked at each other before running out of Ealdor. Rose took the child to Mordred's hut and laid her down. She looked so frightened and small.
"Hello what's your name?" said Rose soothingly to the child. She gave Mordred a fearful look, so Rose sent him out the front door with her eyes. She felt so sad for the girl she looked so broken emotionally and physically. She had a black eye and a scratch down her face.
"My name is Kara" said the girl in a small voice. Rose lifted her girls dress up to her knees to see that her ankle was broken.
"gebétee se bryce" said Rose her eyes glowed gold and the ankle was fixed.
"Thank you" said Kara politely.
"How old are you?" asked Rose.
"I'm 8 years old," said Kara. She started to cry, and Rose hugged her pulling her on to her lap and held her to her "my whole family is dead, my mum, my dad, my brothers all dead" Rose put her hand on Kara's head and sent a sleeping spell into her so she could rest. The girl went limp in her arms and Rose laid her down before heading outside.
The man who had saved Kara was speaking to Mordred Rose went over and picked up Mordred's hand.
"How is the child," said the man.
"She is resting, I'm Rose and this is Mordred, what's your name," said Rose. She put her spare hand out to shake the other man's name.
"My names Gwaine," said the man. He shook her hand and looked at them both. Mordred looked slightly nervous, but Rose squeezed his hand to give him some reassurance.
"It is lovely to meet you, stay for a few days" said Rose. They took Gwaine to Mordred's hut and they lit a campfire in the garden of his hut and sat around it. Rose left Mordred and Gwaine to talk while she went to the village hall to get some of the spare wine and mead from the party. She took it the campfire and the three of them sat Rose sipped on wine while Gwaine and Mordred drank mead.
"So, what's the deal with you the Camelot knights bowed to you" said Gwaine pointing to Rose looking at her with interest.
"I am the lady Morgana's ward," said Rose.
"Then what are you doing here then" asked Gwaine.
"I grew up here then moved to Camelot when I was nine and been there ever since," said Rose.
"How old are you now" asked Gwaine.
"I am 13," said Rose.
"So, you've been in Camelot for a few years then" said Gwaine. Rose nodded and leant her head on Mordred's arm, he wrapped his arm around her and kissed the top of her head, so she cuddled into him.
"So, what about you then?" asked Rose pointing to Gwaine.
"I travel around, I fight, I go to taverns, not a fan of royalty" said Gwaine.
"How come?" said Rose. Gwaine seemed to misread her question and looked worried for a second.
"I don't dislike you; you seem nice, my father was a knight in Carleon's army, and he died, the king left my parents penniless" said Gwaine. They talked for the rest of the night until Rose and Mordred went to his hut. Kara was still asleep on the bed, so Rose and Mordred made themselves a bed on the floor.
Gwaine left the next day with some food for his troubles. The last few days of Rose's stay in Ealdor Kara got used to being around Mordred it was cute to see them together. He would teach her the medicine skills while Rose would make sure that she was feeling better in herself. On her last day of her stay she got her horse ready. Mordred had a horse ready as well.
"Me and Kara will escort you to the border," said Mordred. Rose smiled at this and then went to say her goodbyes to Hunnith before she headed on her way back to Camelot. Kara and Mordred shared a horse and Rose made her horse go alongside them.
"I am not used to riding" said Kara nervously.
"Don't worry, Mordred will teach you, you are going to stay with him until you are old enough then you'll go to a druid camp," said Rose. Mordred wrapped his arms tightly around Kara so that she felt more secure on the horse.
"Is that better" asked Mordred.
"Yes" said Kara. They got to the border by nightfall, so they got of the horses and tied their rope to a tree after this Rose made a fire. While Mordred got the food out of his bag that he had packed for the journey Kara sat and watched them with interest. The fire was soon roaring, and they were sat around while Mordred cooked some food on the fire while Rose sat and watched him with Kara sat between her legs.
"So, Mordred what are you cooking for us?" said Rose.
"I am making us a simple stew, it'll be nice," said Mordred.
"Hmm it smells nice, so Rose when are you coming back" said Kara.
"I'll be back in a few weeks otherwise I'll miss you both too much," said Rose. Mordred smiled at that comment and continued to cook for a while once the food was done, he gave them both a bowl before sitting down next Rose. They ate their food and then laid back on a log to stare at the fire.
"Kara watch this" said Mordred excitedly he started to make the shapes in the fire he did a rabbit running, a frog jumping and a deer galloping. Rose then caused a bear to walk on two legs and then caused a dragon to go into the smoke. Kara's head lolled at landed on Rose's shoulder, she looked down at the little girl to see she had fallen asleep.
Mordred got up and picked her and put her in a sleeping roll and laid her down by the fire before coming back to Rose he sat down next to her, and they laid back on the floor Mordred had his arm wrapped around her. She put her head on his chest and wrapped her arm around his waist.
"I knew the fire shapes would send her to sleep," said Mordred.
"Good, get to know her, she's broken but she'll get better," said Rose.
"I will," said Mordred. He picked up and her hand looked at the healing bracelet on her arm he then kissed her hand.
"I will miss you while I am in Camelot," said Rose.
"I know you will but get magic back to Camelot or change the opinion of druids and I can come and live there," said Mordred. Rose nodded and made it her life's ambition to get magic back to the land whatever the cost she had a loyalty towards the old religion and that will never change.
The end.
