A/N- tomorrow is Christmas Eve! I can't believe it…..
Merlin, Gwaine, and Sir Gordon managed to catch up with Sir Adam and Harper.
"Merlin," Harper's face brightened as she sat up. She and Sir Adam had stopped to rest and tend to Harper's ankle.
He eased himself down next to her, "I was worried about you." He admitted.
Harper raised her eyebrows at him, "I can take care of myself you know."
"HHmmm, yes you were doing a wonderful job," he stated sarcastically.
Rolling her eyes she held up the brown jacket lying next to her. "Careful now, I might not give you this back."
"You can keep it for now," He said quietly. "I didn't really like it anyways," he grinned.
"Um Merlin," Gwaine spoke up. "Can I talk to you for a moment?" He motioned with his head to a tree across the clearing.
"Yeah sure," Merlin replied standing. He followed Gwaine across the clearing. "What is it Gwaine?" He whispered.
Gwaine put his hands on his hips, "Merlin I am all for chivalry, you know that but what do we know about this girl?"
Merlin crossed his arms, "she's a slave and she ran away from her master to come to Camelot. She wants to find her family and be free."
Gwaine frowned, "But didn't she try to steal from you?"
Merlin shrugged, "she was desperate and we managed to work things out."
Gwaine sighed a rubbed a palm across his jaw. "Alright Merlin I am going to trust you. But if Arthur finds out and gets mad I'm going to say that it's all your fault."
Merlin shrugged, "fine."
"Hey Merlin," Sir Adam called coming to join the two. "Weren't you supposed to come back with a white horse?"
Merlin shook his head, "I tried but Arthur is going to just have to do with three white horses and a brown one." He shrugged and glanced over at Harper, "My welcome at Meriweather was kind of worn out before I really got there."
Sir Adam laughed and clapped a hand on Merlin's shoulder, "Oh Merlin you are in so much trouble."
Merlin grimaced, "thank-you, Sir Adam."
A/N- tomorrow is the last chapter (sad day) hope you have enjoyed reading, I know I have really enjoyed writing and hearing about what you guys like to do for Christmas