the lost prince

intro

the kingdom of mieldor was a peaceful one. kids running around  in the fields. friends showing of there skills, whether it was magic or swords. knights practicing  with there fellow  knights.

everyone was happy, everyone didn't know what would happen  in a couple of minutes, maybe an hour.

but inside the castle walls, the king and prince were talking of something important, probably one of the most  important talks they could have.

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Merlin opened  the doors to the throne room. his father wanted to  see  him. it was something important.

Merlin didn't know  whether it was a sad important,  or a  information of war type thing.

''you wanted to see me   father?" the young prince asked in a princely voice. he was only 14, yet he had mastered being able to make his voice  princely or subject like. ''ah, yes, my son  I would like to  give you something, a early birthday present how 'bout.''

Merlin was confused, he rarely ever got early presents.  his father turned his back on the prince, opening a chest. the young prince stood on his tippy toes  trying to see what was in the chest. but his father was to tall to see over, so he gave up  trying.

the king turned around with a sword in hand. ''this sword has been  passed on from  father to son-or daughter if that's what you  had-'' balinour paused before continuing  ''usually, you would be given the sword at your coronation, but seeing as you are the best swordsman in  the 5 kingdoms and have passed all  you need to know in order to be king, I shall give it to you now'' the king walked towards his son.

once he reached the young prince, he held out the sword. Merlin was hesitant to take it, but once he grabbed it he could fell the power coming off of it. ''it was forged in a dragons breath'' his father said  smiling at his son.

''thank you father'' Merlin said turning the sword around in his hand. ''well you des-'' the king was cut of when sir Eric ran in the room. ''sire! were under attack!" the knight said a little out of breath.

''by who?" the king asked getting his own sword out. the knight looked sad before answering. ''sir Ellios'' the two men of  mieldor couldn't believe what they just heard.

sir Ellios was there most trusted knight. he was the kings best friend and was as close to an uncle as Merlin ever had. ''ready the men'' the king said, sir Eric nodded and ran off.

''go get your mother and run away'' balinour said to his son, ''im going to stay and fight with you father'' Merlin said. his father turned to him and placed his hands on his shoulder's. ''please son, I beg of you, run for safety'' this was the first time Merlin has ever seen his father so sad and broken.

he knew he wasn't going to stay here and fight no matter how much he wanted to. ''yes father'' Merlin said and ran for his mothers room.

luckily, Merlin only met a few men of Ellios. which he took down easily despite there skill. he burst in the queens room to see her standing there, sword in hand ready to defend herself if necessary. the prince ushered his mother out of her room and out a secret passage way near her room.

they ran into some of the knights on the opposite team. they swung at merlin, aiming for his head and chest mostly, which Merlin blocked. he swung at them with full force, taking them down in a minute or three.

he grabbed the queens hand and lead her into the forest away from Mieldor. they ran and ran and ran until they couldn't run no more. they set up camp once the forest got dark.

''where are we going to go?" Merlin asked his mother. the queen was probably the most brave and most kind person Merlin has ever met, and he looked up to her more than anyone. ''we could go to ealdor, that was where i grew up, we could go to my old home and stay there for as long as we can'' the queen gave her son a side hug and left to go to sleep.

the young prince-former prince that is-stared into the fire thinking of what would come of all that has happened today. the sword, the betrayal, the running. eventually he got up and went to sleep.

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 7 years later

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the prince found himself in the stocks of Camelot on the first day. he never wanted to go to Camelot, but his mother-once the queen- forced him to go, saying it was for the best. he also found himself saving an old man's life, and -sadly- saving the prince's life.

in return, he got to become the prince's man-servant. yay. he never wanted to become a servant, it just sort of  happened.

now he was watching Arthur train with some knights, when a group of knights from a different kingdom come searching for help.

and that is were we meet our prince in hiding.