Chapter 1

The secret knights

It was always law that girls couldn't be knights, not since Lady Percival, Uther wouldn't have another death of a girl fighting men battles. Though, no girl tried to defy his law, especially if it was knight related, Uther figured they were too weak or afraid. He also hated magic. Magic was also forbidden. But he could never expect what was about to happen to his kingdom.

So, we start at two girls, born and raised in Ealdor. Adeline and Veronica.

Both born poor, even though their fathers were knights for the king, they never really had much, they grew up on necessities, not on wantings. Their fathers were great friends, and Addy, what the people called Adeline, was best friends with a wizard.

Addy never told anyone about her friend's gift, not even her other best friend Veronica knew. She was a good secret-keeper, now that she had one herself.

Every since they were young, their fathers trained them to be knights, and that's all they saw themselves being. Addy was the thinker, always thinking of a good fighting strategy. Veronica was more of a daredevil, never thinking twice just following her gut. It was like that even when they walked out of Ealdor and headed to Camelot. But on their way, deep in the forest, they saw smoke.

"A campfire?" Addy asked Veronica.

"No, there's too much smoke for a campfire" They both looked at each other and then dropped their stuff, they both ran to the sight. It was a cabin that had been set ablaze. Addy saw two men fleeing.

"Is there anyone inside?" She turned to Veronica, but he had already bolted, Addy went after the two men.

Veronica knew there was someone in there, she could feel it course through her veins, their scardness. She kicked the door open and breathed into her arm, to not breathe in the fumes. She didn't know where to start, the life force was fading, but she decided to go in the very back. She cautiously crossed to the back of the house. The boy was shivering of fright, no doubt thinking he was going to die. Veronica pushed a burning beam out of her way and reached the boy.

"It's going to be okay" she said to the boy, looking at his pale blue eyes as she picked him up in her arms. "I won't let you die here" As Veronica turned to leave, a fire spread out, trapping her into the corner where the boy was found. She then looked at the window next to her. "Don't let go of me, okay?" As the boy nodded and wrapped his arms around his neck, she jumped out of the window.

Addy ran over to her right as she stopped rolling, and gently pulled the boy away. Addy knew a bit of magic, but it was just simple healing abilities, like soothing burns and healing non-threatening injuries. Addy gently lied the boy down and ripped his already ripped shirt carefully. The burns traced his whole stomach, he watched her, tiredly.

"Don't worry" Veronica said to him, griping her shoulder and moving to the boy. "She's a friend" The boy lifted his hand slowly.

Sandrina She heard in her head. She looked at the boy as Addy mumbled a few words and closed her eyes, after a few seconds, the burns were healed.

Addy opened her eyes and looked to see if there were any burns she missed, when she saw none, she then noticed the mark on the boy's chest. It was a mark of Magic, the druid's mark. She knew of this since she fell in love with one a few years back. She then looked at her friend, who had dark skin and eyes, she was looking at the boy.

"Are you alright?" Addy asked Veronica.

"Yes..." While Addy was healing the boy, he must've fallen asleep, Addy stood up and looked around, since they left their village, she had the sense of someone following them. she just hoped it wasn't Thomas.

To Addy, Thomas was too cocky and arrogant, he always thought that a girl had to be saved, she always wants to fight him.

"Where is your family?" Addy heard Veronica ask the boy as she made her way to the tree-line. And she looked through the opening, she saw him.

"Thomas, I saw you" Thomas cringed and stepped out from the bushes. "What are you doing here?"

"It is not your business to know why I'm here" He told her. Addy then tackled him and pointed the dagger she hid in her sleeve to his throat.

"You know how much I despise you Thomas..." She snarled at the man.

"You have a bitter heart Adeline while I gave you love" Addy snorted laughing.

"Love you say? Oh please! You know why I hate you, so why are you making it harder on yourself?" She snapped at him.

"Oh sure! You heal the boy, but you don't look at-" Addy didn't take her eyes off the man when Veronica walked over. "Thomas?" Addy rolled her eyes. "What are you doing, get off him!" Addy looked at her friend then at the man who she had pinned to the ground. She groaned and got off him, he smirked.

Veronica hugged the man Addy so much despised, Addy went to check on the boy. She heard magic words being muttered and she stopped, looking around.

"What the-" She recognized one word: water and it started to run over the house, she was getting wet, but not Thomas or Veronica. She glared at Thomas. "You see what happened!" And just as the last flame was out, the rain subsided. Addy started to yell at Thomas, most of it became gibberish, but she screamed out:

"YOU COX COMB!" Which rang louder than the rest of what she was saying to him.

"Uh... Addy?" Addy sighed.

"There's the father behind me, isn't there?" The two nodded and she turned on her heel. The man had his arm wrapped around the little boy in a fatherly way, Addy could tell the man didn't like her. She backed away as the man approached the other two.

"I would like to thank you both for saving my son" The man smiled.

"Oh no, not me... It was those two" Thomas stepped back. Addy watched as the man shook Veronica's hand.

"Thank you" He smiled at Veronica, but then used magic to disappear. Addy watched her friend's nose crinkle.

She walked over. "What are you thinking?" veronica jumped.

"Nothing!" And went back to the stuff.

Veronica saw their bags scattered everywhere, their stuff picked through, Addy came over and looked at the mess.

"Oh dang..." Addy bit her lip.

"How did this happen?" Thomas bent down and lifted up a cloth. "What is this?" It was Addy's Veronica didn't have a cloth like that. Addy gasped.

"My ring!" Addy searched through the dirt for it, but couldn't find it.

"I didn't know you had a ring..." Veronica told her. Addy looked at her.

"You don't remember the ring my dad gave me?" Veronica realized what it meant to Addy now. Her father had a ring, the ruby inside was orange, it was passed down the family. Addy had received it from her father.

"Oh, Addy.." Veronica got to her feet, but Addy stepped away.

"No" She snapped. "Right now, i just want to be alone" And she walked away.

Merlin and Arthur walked through the woods, Merlin carrying Arthur's things because well, he was the servant. He dragged slowly behind the Prince, gasping, the weight was heavier than it looked.

"Come on Merlin! I don't have all day!" Arthur was waiting for him on top of a hill, but Merlin collapsed from the weight. "You imbecile!" He growled. Arthur pulled Merlin back to his feet and glared at him.

"Do you know how heavy that is?"

While Addy was cooling off, Veronica and Thomas sat down on some blankets they laid out. Veronica could tell that he had something on his mind.

"What are you thinking?" Veronica asked him.

"How long have you been a knight... Or at least know how to save people from burning buildings? And how does Addy know magic?" Veronica sighed.

"Our fathers taught us, Addy was taught healing magic by her mom, but you must not tell anyone, you understand?" Veronica looked into his eyes, he sighed.

"Of course I won't" He said after a moment.

"Not even Addy's secret?"

"I said I wouldn't"

"Alright, good" They stared into each other's eyes for a moment, a magnetic pull seemed to pull them together.

"Verni! Verni!" Addy barreled through the bushes, Veronica and Thomas turned away from each other. "Did I interrupt something?"

"No!" Thomas and Veronica said together. Addy raised an eyebrow but decided to let it go.

"Nevermind that!" She said. "People need saving" She said, grabbing Veronica's arm.

"Hey, hey, heeey!"

"Hay is for horses!" Addy kept tugging until she reached a clearing, there were two men, both around their age laying face down on the dirt.

"Oh okay..." Addy took out her dagger, while Veronica grabbed her sword and pulled it out of its sheath.

They approached cautiously. Addy noticed it was quiet...

"Quiet, too quiet" She said.

Thomas had caught up, his sword drawn and ready. And that's when they were surrounded.

Addy counted the men, there were ten.

"Protect the men" Addy said to the other two. "I have a very weird feeling that these two are very important people"

And the battle started.

TBC...

So, the other two stories had no feeling lemme know what you think!

I know it's short but please for give me!