An Undying Truth

For Our People: Prolugue

"Meeeerllliiin!" a voice called out. "Wake UUUP we're bored!" a younger one said. Merlin groaned, opening his eyes, with a fake annoyed face on. His Sisters smiled at him, the younger of the two barely containing her laughter. Of course his immediate reactions was to grab her and cry out, "HERE COMES THE TICKLE MONSTER!!!"

This caused Elaina, the older, to burst out laughing, rolling onto the floor. Cordelia shoved her elbow into his face squealing with laughter. Her elbow had caused his head to bounce back into his headboard. The resounding thud, had made a poor knight, Sir Arnold, come rushing in with a fearful look on his face.
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The three royal children, skipped stones with four young boys all around the age of the prince. Charles, Charlie for short, the son of their mother Hunith's handmaiden. Micheal, the son of the greatest blacksmith in the kingdom of Amor. Will and Samuel twin sons of a knight who had died four months after their birth. The seven where inseparable, and were known to cause mischief around the capital, nothing bad of course, delaying the water coming out of the pipe and similar things.

"Well, Merlin today is an important day!" Elaina proclaimed, Merlin gave her a confused look as the other 5 nodded in agreement, Elaina looked at him awe in her eyes, "Don't tell me you've forgotten?" Merlin turned green, "What have I forgot?" Elaina rolled her eyes, "Happy 8th birthday, clotpole." The group burst into laughter as Merlin contemplated the fact he had forgotten his own birthday. But then they heard something a bell, a bell that they never wanted to hear, it was bell of twisted fate that rang that day, and one that could only mean war.

The group paled at the bell, but thought they must be hearing things. This thought was crushed by the simple tromping of hooves, and the appearance of Queen Hunith, and Sir Arnold. The Queen dropped to the ground rushing over to the children, "Come we must leave!" Merlin said a gentle firmness in his voice, "I need to fight." Queen Hunith looked at him her eyes filled with unusual seriousness, "Prince Merlin, it is for the good of our people that you and your sisters survive." Her eyes said it all, No Arguing. The Prince relented, and the small group began their journey.

"We will go to Camelot, they have been our allies for years, magic is outlawed there so you must not-" The Queen was cut off an arrow to the head, luckily it was blunt and acted more like a stone, knocking her unconscious. Will and Merlin jumped after the Queen, but the horses were scared off leaving the three to hide in a bush that the two eight year olds had managed to drag the Queen to. They waited as the hunters looked for them, far too close for Merlin's taste, but they escaped carrying the Queen as far as they could to a small town called Ealdor.