Enchantment

Advise from a King

"Princess,"

I bristle slightly at the title and peer at the portrait. Now there's a handsome man there. He has long, golden hair that is braided, clean shaven with a simple crown. By the looks of it, he is standing,

"Merlin told me to be expecting a call from you." Instead of letting the fact that Merlin is real give me a heart attack, I focus on his English accent. My, my. King Arthur is quite the dream man.

Cherry slid into view of King Arthur, "You're sexy as hell,"

It's not like I don't agree. He's very tall, blonde and a walking dream.

"Why the hell did your wife leave you for Lancelot?" Cherry kept lowering her shirt and twirling her hair.

Arthur chuckled, "Her heart did not belong to me,"

"Wait, aren't you dead? Didn't losing Guinevere to Lance hurt you so much that Mordred took over Camelot?" Jordan gently pushed Cherry aside and gave Arthur a curious stare.

"Most stories are morphed to sound pleasing. Losing Guinevere did greatly wound me but I did not let it ruin me. I let Mordred think he had won and as much as I hated it, I had slain my nephew. But in turn, Camelot was saved."

"Whoa," I comment. Arthur did what he had to, he pulled himself together and kept his kingdom safe. Maybe I should be taking notes.

Arthur smiled at me with this insane level of grace, "I am well aware of your predicament, Princess."

I wave my hand, "I'm no princess,"

"Yes, you are. You should learn to love your title," He advises.

I grin, "Just Melody."

"Then I'm just Arthur,"

"So, Arthur, on to business."

"What information do you seek?"

"How do we take our kingdom back?" I explained several in depth details, telling him about our situation and answering any question he had. We wait in complete silence as Arthur fingered his tunic as he gathered his thoughts.

Finally, he said, "This Laufeia woman makes Mordred look simple. Here's what I suggest. You say you want your kingdom but it is your people you must conquer. Firstly, travel. Go around Enchantment, do good deeds, use your power to save your people. Become heroes, let them know that you do care.

"Secondly, make allies. There is a war brewing, you must have numbers. Gather those who support you and Light. Do not just focus on your own planet though, spread out to the other realms, get whomever you can.

"Thirdly, challenge Laufeia. Make it as public as possible but that shouldn't be too difficult. Everyone loves seeing the forces of Light and Darkness battling. Once the word gets out, you'll have the largest audience; those from diverse realms, planets, dimensions, we all love a good show."

"Basically, parade around Enchantment, build our street cred and army, then take on Laufeia." I summarized, glancing at Aliyah and Jordan to make sure they had the plan.

Arthur nods, "It is plenty work. Worry not, for I will send you Lancelot, my most trusted knight, to aid you."

"Arthur, I'm honored you're prepared to help but it is very dangerous-" I started to speak.

"He will meet with you when he feels the need. His main job will be a spokesman, letting Enchantains King Arthur supports the Elementals. I will get to work also, chatting with higher ups of other realms and seeing if they will side with you in the upcoming war.