The Lore

The Lore prologue and Chapter 1

"I, Queen Lucky, am stepping down from my position as queen, for I cannot continue over the loss of my beloved husband, the king. I will continue living in the castle as it is the only home I have ever truly known. I hereby appoint Tyrus the Tyrant as the new ruler and king of Terrasen. His wife, now Queen Elise the Extravagant, shall rule this kingdom alongside him. All hail the new king and Queen, King Tyrus the Tyrant, and Queen Elise the Extravagant." Everyone yells, "ALL HAIL KING TYRUS! ALL HAIL QUEEN ELISE!" After the announcement, Tyrus and Lucky head through the corridor into the castle. "You may be dismissed," Lucky says to the knights who were accompanying them. Once they leave and they are out of earshot, Lucky whispers a command under her fan to Tyrus."Send some sort of threat to Asheatha, and you are to report to me whatever happens here." A shocked look is left on 'King' Tyrus' face."What? I know this is your home kingdom and all, but you've just left it up to me to ru-" "I. am the one who rules this kingdom, and you, you're just a silly pawn I must use. So, yes, I may have left this kingdom up to you, but keep in mind that I was its rightful heir." Tyrus is silent. "I understand, but why do this?" Lucky stops in her tracks and is silent for a moment. "Because what's life without a little chaos?" A graceful smile crosses her face.

                                                                        The Lore Chapter 1

King's (Rylan's) POV:

"I worry that our enemies from Terrasen are threatening this kingdom and I plan to take action," says one member of the court, "But, Sir Nicholas, nobody from Terrasen has put anybody in any physical danger or sent any signs to prove what you are claiming." This was from another person in the court. "Then what do you call those so-called 'criminals' who keep running around making the King's warden look like a fool every time they slip away?" "I'm sure Warren the Warden will be able to handle this situation. After all, his majesty trusts who he appointed to watch over the prison in his kingdom. Right, your majesty? And surely you aren't questioning King Rylan's trust in his people, Nicholas." Nicholas glares at the man. " First of all it's SIR Nicholas to you and how dare you accuse me of-" "Of course, I put faith in my men. Warren the Warden will handle it all in the end," Rylan interrupts. The court member smirks at the others. "But if my kingdom is in danger, I shall not take any chances. I command security to be strengthened around these borders and a bounty placed on the two men." The man named Nicholas returns this with a smug grin on his face back to the other court member. The head guard, Noah the Noble, who stood near the door, said, "I shall see to it that security is tighter your majest-" The doors swung open with a large bang, accidentally hitting Noah and trapping him behind the door."DAAD, I CAN'T FIND MY PANTS!" And before the court stands the crown prince. Prince Odom... without pants... barging in. "ODOM! You can't just run in and interrupt Dad's meeting!" said Prince Roland, the 2nd prince, younger brother to Crown Prince Odom. King Rylan sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose. "What have I said about interrupting me when I'm doing my kingly duties?" he questions. "To leave you alone," says Prince Odom. "Especially when you're in a meeting..." continues Prince Roland. A moment of silence is held between the whole courtroom until Rylan, sighing again, finally responds. "Where's your knight?" "Right here, Your Majesty, I stepped out of the room to fetch a maid to go get the crown prince's pants," says Kevin the Knight. "I I- I could have handled that myself. I'm 19, you know." stammered Odom."Ugh. Just leave," replies Rylan, shaking his head. "Come princes, your younger sister, Princess Meadow, wants to play dolls with you," called Kevin. "O- Oh! Of course. We're going." Prince Roland drags Odom by his collar. "Owww! That hurts!" A few seconds later, somebody from the royal court pointedly clears his throat. "Right, but before we get back to the matter at hand, Noah, are you alright?" Rylan asked "I - I am–" says Noah coming from behind the door in a drowsy voice. "I am perfectly f-ine, a- as I- I said I s- shall increas-e sec- security a-" The door slams open this time hitting Noah. again. "Odom I already told you!-" As Rylan rises from his throne, he stops when he sees who comes in. "HELP! Please!" a girl barges in, (she doesn't seem over 18) Rylan thought. A random knight comes in, running after her. "Ma'am! You aren't allowed to be in here! Unless you have an appointment!" he says as he struggles to drag the girl out. "Please! I need help!" says the girl. "Let her speak," says Rylan. The guard slowly releases her. "Thank you, Your Majesty!" The girl bows most gracefully. "What is your name and what do they call you?" Rylan says, ignoring her gratitude. "Sofia, Sofia the Swan, sir." "And what do you plead?" She fidgets with her hands a bit. "It's my lady, We usually go out in the garden to pick flowers, and it should've been safe for us to be alone! But.." she goes silent "But?" "But these two men jump out and bag her and make a threat saying, 'This is just the beginning,' and it was a message directed to you, Your Majesty." "I see......can you explain who they took?" Rylan says "My lady, Princess Julianne from... Ocheral.." Sofia says. "Ocheral?" "Yes, it's a very small kingdom. Will you help me?" "Yes, of course, Noah, set out an army for Terrasen," Rylan says, completely forgetting that Noah is completely knocked out.

Back with the royal siblings (Odom, Roland, and Meadow + Kevin) POV:

"Odom, I cannot believe that you just did that!" says Prince Roland, "WHAT DID YOU WANT ME TO DO??" Odom whispers-shouts back at him. " OH, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE WAIT IF I COULD FIND THE PANTS? OR ASK IF ANYBODY'S SEEN THEM, OR MAYBE COULD'VE GRABBED ANOTHER PAIR??!?" Roland continued the whisper-yelling argument "Not only did you interrupt Dad's meeting, but you humiliated yourself in front of the WHOLE court! And ME in front of Kevin!" "Why do you care what Kevin thinks of you?" Odom asks. "W-whu wha- IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, WHO SAID I DID?!" Roland says in his regular voice. "Is everything alright your Highness?" Kevin says facing away from the princess still holding the doll while the princess just continues what she's doing. Roland's face flushes. "U- Um yeah of course!" "You seem quite distressed, not to be nosy, but what were you talking about?" Kevin asks. "Oh! Um, we were just uhh-" The doors slam open by another knight named Lang, Lang the Loyal, also Prince Roland's personal guard. "Kevin, your presence is required immediately," he says. "Is everything alright?" Kevin asks "We may be marching into battle." Kevin's eyes widen but he quickly recovers and nods. "Give me the scoop," he says while getting up. "A neighboring princess was kidnapped by the newly crowned Terrasen king's subordinates." "Let me guess, Randig the Ravager and Luna the Ludicrous?" Kevin says, walking up to Lang. "Yeah, they fit the description but I don't know anything any further, so get ready," Lang says while walking out. Kevin goes to join him, but before that is tugged back. He whips his head around finding Prince Roland holding him back. "Your Highness?" Roland is silent for a moment but then says, "Be safe, ok? I want you to come back.. and you can just call me Roland...," the prince says with a calm voice but a sad smile, Kevin does an about-face and clasps Roland's hands into his. "Don't worry. I'll be back for you, my prince," he says with a smile and his eyes filled with honesty. Roland's face turns a darker red. Kevin exits the room, leaving Roland speechless. Odom stares at Roland for a while while he stares at his hands, "Rol? You alright?-" "WOO! YESSSSS! ODOM CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT HE HELD MY HANDS!? I MEAN- HE- I- I CAN'T- I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED?! IS IT HOT IN HERE? IT FEELS HOT IN HERE, MY face is getting hot-" Roland drops unconscious. "Is RolyPoly okay?" the princess asks, "Um, yeah, he's okay" (I think) Odom adds in his mind.

This was originally in a fancy font when I wrote it, but for some reason, Wattpad doesn't like it when you try to change the fonts. >:(

I'll post weekly until I catch up to what I've already written (23 chapters),