Arthur could see his father's defenses weaken as Kaitie retold her story, and he knew that he had him when she started to cry. "What household did you say you were from?" Uther asked. "The Hathaway household M'lord" she said. "and am I not mistaken when I say that that is a kingdom of magic?" he asked "It is M'lord" "and do you possess any magic?" he asked finally. "No M'lord" she said. "Well then," Uther began, but then paused. "Wait! You mean to tell me that you were of the Hathaway Household?" Kaitie nodded. "As in Claire and Robert Hathaway?!" Once again, she nodded. "I may not have visited the Hathaway Kingdom much due to my hatred of magic, but the King and Queen were my friends. It wasn't their daughter Lily you were speaking of when you described losing your friend in the forest, was it?" Again, she nodded. "Oh no. Arthur, send out a search party for the Princess. I want her found. As for you," he said looking at Kaitie "you are more the welcome to stay in the palace for as long as you need. Gwen will serve as your servant and you can use some of Morgana's old dresses. I'll make sure Arthur looks out for you, I promise. Oh and please join us for meals. We would love to have a fresh face dine with us, wouldn't we Arthur?" "Of course we would!" Arthur said, giving Kaitie a wink. She smiled. "Thank you my Lord. You have been more generous than I could have ever dreamed!" She said with a smile that stretched from ear to ear. "Are we done here sire?" Gaius spoke up. "I do believe so, why?" the king responded. "Because my lord, Kaitie is both physically and mentally exhausted and needs to rest." "Yes, of course" the king said "but where shall she rest until a room is ready?" "She can stay in my room" Arthur spoke up. "Very well" the king said, sounding tired himself. "Thank you M'lord" she said as she bowed and left the room (with the help of Arthur).
Kaitie slept through dinner but was up bright and early the next morning. As it was so early, the rest of the castle was still asleep. This gave her the chance to go and look through the library before she had to go to breakfast. Just as she turned down the corridor, however, she managed to run straight into a servant. "I do apologize m'lady" The servant said quickly as she curtsied. "Oh, no need to apologize! It was entirely my fault! In fact, I should be apologizing to you! What is your name? I'm Kaitie." "Oh, me?" the maid looked surprised "Guineviere. But please call me Gwen, everyone else does." Gwen smiled. "Oh, you're Gwen! The king generously said that you would be helping me while Morgana is away. I do apologize if this is inconvenient for you." Kaitie gave Gwen a small, tentative smile. "It is absolutely no inconvenience at all, M'lady! Since you're up, is there anything I can help you with?" Gwen asked, smiling back. "Oh, good. I do hope I won't be in your way. Please tell me if I am. And, yes actually, there is something you could help me with." Gwen tilted her head in interest, encouraging the young girl to go on. "The king said that I might be able to wear one of Morgana's old gowns? If you've no idea where they are, then please just tell me and I will wash this dress instead." "No, I know exactly where they are. They should actually fit you quite well!" Gwen smiled at Kaitie. "If you wait here for a few moments," she continued "I will go and fetch them." Kaitie smiled and retreated back into Arthur's room to wait. Soon enough, Kaitie was bathed and dressed in one of Morgana's old gowns. "Are you ready to go to breakfast M'lady? It is almost time." Gwen smiled. "Well... that depends. How do I look?" she giggled, twirling around the room. "Perfect." Gwen said with a smile. "Then could you perhaps lead me to the dining room?" Kaitie asked. "But of course!" Gwen responded, and soon the two were walking down the stairs arm in arm.