Omg! It's been SOOOOO long, and I can't say how sorry I am! I actually finished this chapter yesterday, but forgot to post it :(. I am so, so, so, so very sorry everyone! Every time someone followed/faved my story, i worked harder. But I got writers block, and then my bro came home and I spent more time with him... But that is no excuse for my delay! I promise i will try and do better for you all. Anyway, I won't keep you all from this long-awaited chapter anymore with all my apologies! I now give you, chapter 7!

Chapter 7: Ealdor in Trouble

It was a normal day for the knights of Camelot. Well, all except for Sir Gwaine. He was currently sitting in Gauis's study looking out the window, watching the other knights, including Arthur, walk off into the forest towards the pond. He sighed, wishing he could go with them, but Hunith was supposed to arrive that day. And of course him and Merlin wanted to see their mother again. But he sensed that wasn't the only reason she was coming to Camelot. "Merlin, when did you say she would be here?" he asked again. "soon." came the reply as Merlin kept reading his book. Not long after, the door opened, and in stepped Gauis. And right behind him, Hunith. Merlin and Gwaine jumped up, "mother!" they both exclaimed at the same time. Hunith smiled, "hello Merlin." she greeted, hugging him. He smiled, "brother, come and tell mom hello." he said. Hesitantly Gwaine walked over, and her eyes widened. "G-gwaine?" she asked. He smiled, and nodded. She ran into his arms, "oh Gwaine. I thought you would never come back." she sobbed. A few tears ran down his cheeks, "i'm here now, mother." he murmured. When she had calmed down a bit, Gwaine explained to her what happened all those years ago. When he was done, she smiled, "and now we are all together again. If only Balinor were here.." she said, then sighed, "i suppose i should tell you the real reason as to why i'm here." she said. Everyone remained silent, waiting. "you two are aware of the two Druid camps by Ealdor?" they nodded. "one of them has join the Dark side, and if almost to our village. They are on their way to a gathering, and we are in their way." Merlin jumped up, "i'm coming back with you." he said firmly. Hunith stood as well, "you can't!" she exclaimed. "mother, i must."

"but son! Their powerful!"

Gwaine almost laughed at their debate. Merlin clearly wasn't going to back down, and it was a pointless debate, but it was entertaining to watch her attempts to get Merlin to stay.

"and so am I. I am Emrys for goodness sakes!" Merlin exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air. "you don't understand how many there are. At least a dozen." she explained.

Gwaine stood, "then i'll come as well." they turned to him. Thankfulness and relief was on Merlin's face, and worry on Huniths. "but-"

"mother, we are the two most powerful wizards ever to exist. With both of us, we're unstoppable." he explained, interrupting her. "and with Kilgharah on our side, they don't stand a chance." Merlin added. Hunith sighed in defeat, "alright... If you can talk Arthur into letting you two come, I'm not going to stand in your way." she said, sitting down again.

"yes!" the brothers exclaimed, high-fiving each other.

"no." Arthur said, glaring at Gwaine. "but Arthur-"

"no buts. There is no reason for you to go with Merlin to see his mother."

Gwaine glared at him, wishing that the prat wasn't the prince so he could punch him.

Merlin cleared his throat, "actually Arthur... There is." he said. They both turned to face him, "and what might that be?" Arthur asked, crossing his arms across his chest.

"the path closer to Ealdor is filled with bandits. My mother barely made it through. But with Gwaine, who is a knight, there to help us..." Arthur sighed, and nodded,

"alright. Maybe you should take Lancelot with you as well."

"no, that's not needed. More people will only slow us down." Gwaine said. Arthur thought for a moment, "alright. Fine. Go." he said in defeat. Merlin and Gwaine grinned, "thank you, Sire!" Gwaine said with a slight bow, before they walked off to pack.

Early the next morning they headed off. Osvaldo and Forbes were more then happy to meet the mother of the wizards, and Hunith was rather surprised to meet the unicorns. With only Hunith around, Merlin undid the invisibility spell for the horns. Hunith was riding behind Merlin, so that way a normal horse wouldn't slow the unicorns down. They galloped down the road, the colts more then glad to have a good gallop. They made it halfway there in one afternoon, and made camp in a small clearing right off the road. Gwaine took first watch till midnight, when he woke Merlin up to take the next watch. Merlin woke them up right as the sun was rising, and they were off again. It was midday when they made it to Ealdor. Everyone was surprised to see Merlin again, and even more surprised to see Gwaine riding with them. Most of them remembered Gwaine from when he was a child, and were thrilled to see him again. Gwaine was thrilled to see him childhood home again. Simple as it may be, it still felt like home. Not like Camelot was home, but close. That night, he couldn't sleep. Something was wrong. A quick peek in Merlin's room told him his brother was sleeping, so he snuck out to the stable. Osvaldo put his head over the stall door, "so you feel it to?" he asked. Gwaine nodded, "yes. Is it the Druids?" Osvaldo nodded, "they are getting closer." he replied. Gwaine stroked his chocolate-colored neck, "when do you think they'll be here?" he asked the unicorn. Osvaldo was silent for a few moments, "maybe sunrise, or a bit later." Gwaine sighed, "this is going to be a long night." he said. Osvaldo chuckled, "not going to sleep?"

"i don't think i'd be able to."

"i probably won't either."

Gwaine chuckled, "so, whats unicorn land like?"

Which was how they spent the night. Neither of them realized it was morning until Merlin walked in. He was surprised to see Gwaine there already, "what are you doing up already?"

"i never slept."

Merlin nodded, "well, come on. The Druids are almost here." he said, turning around and walking out. Gwaine nodded at Osvaldo, and followed his brother. When he got there, they could see the Druids. Almost the whole village was standing behind Merlin and Gwaine. "they'll see us do magic." he whispered. Merlin shrugged,

"what do you think most of them saw when we were children?" he replied

Gwaine chuckled, "good point."

The Druids were there quicker then they expected, and Gwaine could feel the Dark magic surrounding them. It was sickening. The leader looked at them, "what do we have here?" he asked. "ah, thats interesting. Most Druids know who I am as soon as they look at me. Anyway, I am Emrys." Merlin said. The Druid looked him up and down, "so your the great wizard? And who might this be?" he asked, looking at Gwaine. "this is my brother." Merlin said before Gwaine could speak. "well Emrys, would you mind stepping out of the way?" the leaders asked. Merlin said nothing, but didn't move. And neither did Gwaine. "so we will have to force you, will we?" said someone else, raising their hand. Everyone else following. Gwaine didn't move, and Merlin raised his hand as well.

"marwolaeth!" the leader shouted.

"tarian." Merlin replied, and a shield surrounded them.

"astrice." he whispered, and the leader flew back.

"dammit, you should have brought your staff." Gwaine whispered to his brother. Merlin cursed, "and you remind me now.." he said. they barely caught the spell one of the Druids were muttering, but Gwaine did. Just barely he heard them muttering, "trawiad ar y dŵr yn eu." and water was coming towards them. In just enough time, Gwaine yelled

"tân yn dod i fy nghymorth"

Fire met water in between them. Gwaine was so focused on the fire, he didn't catch the spell Merlin yelled, but half of the Druids went flying back. Eventually, the Druids called back the water, and Gwaine did the same to his fire. Merlin raised his hands up towards the sky, where thunderclouds were quickly gathering. As he lowered his hands, lightning came down, striking several Druids who weren't fast enough to put up shields. The pace quickened from there. Sometimes two spells were shouted at the same time. Finally, Gwaine took a step back, and roared. Everyone froze, listening as Gwaine called the Great Dragon. When he was done, he smirked, "continue." he called, which is what they did. Shouting spells at the shield the brothers had put up. It wasn't long before they heard the sound of the Dragons wings, and then his roar. Gwaine was distracted just long enough that a Druid hit him with a fireball just as Kilgharah made it there. In seconds most of them were burned to a crisp. The lucky ones quickly retreated back the way they came. As soon as they were gone, Merlin rushed over to his brother, who was sitting up. "are you okay?" he asked. Gwaine grinned a little, "now I know how you felt." he said, sitting up. Merlin chuckled, and helped him up. Kilgharah landed where the Druids had been standing, "hello again, young warlocks." he greeted. Hunith came running up, "are you okay?" she asked, concerned. Gwaine smiled, "i'm fine." he said, then looked up at Kilgharah. That's when Hunith noticed the Great Dragon. Her eyes widened, "Kilgharah?" he smiled, and lowered his head, "hello old friend." he said. She grinned, and they started chatting. The brothers left them alone, and walked back to the house, where Merlin healed the wound as best as he could.

Gwaine was in Merlin's room, looking for the wands. He threw stuff on the floor, looked under his bed. Panic filled him. The wands were no where to be found! A person wearing black appeared behind him, and he spun around. "looking for these?" it asked, holding up the two wands. Gwaine gasped. "now you and the great Emrys are done for!" it said, laughing darkly.

Gwaine woke up with a start. He had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. Quickly climbing out of bed, he walked out of his room. It was later in the morning, and him and Hunith were talking in the kitchen. "good morning son." Hunith said with a smile. He smiled back, "good morning mother." he replied, before turning to his brother. "Merlin, i think something happened." Merlin frowned, "what is it?" he questioned. Gwaine then proceeded to explain his dream. Merlins frown deepened, "that means nothing good, even if the wands aren't gone, someone could be planning to take them." Gwaine nodded. Hunith looked from one to the other, "you two should go home. Ealdor os safe now, thanks to you two. And Kilgharah has agreed to stay for a few days in case some of the Druids return." Merlin nodded, "thank you mother." he said. They hugged her, before quickly running out to the stable to get Osvaldo and Forbes. A few minutes later, they were galloping down the road. "good thing your a unicorn." Gwaine told Osvaldo, who chuckled slightly, "i'm sure this isn't the first thing you'll be thankful for about us." he replied. It was sunset when Camelot came into view. Gwaine felt extremely worn out, and that's when he realized he had been using magic to help them go faster by accident. "oops." he muttered to himself as he led Osvaldo and Forbes into their stalls. Merlin had left Gwaine in charge of the unicorns, while he went on ahead to his room. As soon as the colts were taken care of, Gwaine quickly made his way to Merlin's room. As he pushed the door to it open, the first thing he noticed was that Merlin had thrown his things everywhere. The second thing he noticed, was his frantic expression. Dread filled him as he asked, "what's wrong?"

"the wands... Their gone!"

Alright everyone! I finally finished the chapter you have all been waiting so patiently for! Thats right, the wands have been stolen! What will happen now :o? I will probably not update for a few days, because with school, and practicing my piano, and trying not to get caught, it will take a bit. But it should be here soon! Oh, and could you guys give me ideas for Gwaine Druid name? I cant decide on one! Thank you all for being so patient, and for following my story! And, if any of you want to know what the spells are, go to google translate, and change it so it is welsh to english. It means a lot to have your guy's support! Reviews would be great too. You all are great! Thanks so much for reading my story!

~cunning bird~