Chapter 1
Ordinary. Be ordinary. Try to be ordinary, at least that's what our mother tells my brother and I. You see I'm not ordinary, in fact I'm far from it to be honest. My name is Nessa Nicole Emrys, twin to the great Merlin Emrys. My brother and I were born in Ealdor, to Hunith and Balinor Emrys. Before we were born, the King Uther Pendragon declared war on magic in the event of his wife's death. To him magic was evil, it had no place in Camelot and all who practiced would be condemned to death. Witches burned, wizards be headed, children murdered in cold blood just because of the magic their parents practiced. Dragons struck down from the sky, villages burned. How does this effect our story? Well sit tight and let me tell you..
The Great Purge*
The city burned in flames, women and children laid dead in the streets. The great bell rang fiercely as King Uther declared war. Hunith was calmly singing to her ever growing bump , soothing the unborn that kicked in her womb. For two weeks she was quarantined in her brother Guias' chambers in the court physicians quarters scared of the war amongst them in Camelot. Guias assured her she would be safe,as long as she remained hidden. Throughout the days she became worried for Balinor her soon to be husband who was running from the king.
Balinor was the last Dragonlord in Camelot, he served king Uther and his family since he was a boy. Dragonlords were born with magic to serve and control Dragons, Balinor was the greatest and most powerful Dragonlord and for that reason, he was seen as a threat to Camelot.
Tired of singing and staring at the remains below of the city, Hunith stood and began making dinner for her brother and herself. She was half way finished when the door burst open revealing Guias her brother. He came to her and immediately pulled her to him.
"Guias what's happened?! Is it Balinor? Guias!" Hunith questioned worriedly while trying to escape her brothers grasp
" Uther knows Hunith, it is no longer safe here. We must get you out of Camelot tonight. " He told her " please sister, it's the only way to protect yourself and the children. We must. "
Hunith simply nodded, tears threatening to spill at any moment. Once she composed herself she hurriedly packed up the belongings she was able to carry on horse back with her. Guias met her at the door and waited as patiently as he could for her to emerge from her room.
Making sure she had everything she needed, she turned and looked at the little room that had became her home for the last few weeks, and sighed. She prayed that this wasn't her last time to be in Camelot, for her it was always home. After a moment of longing, she picked up her bag and the little wooden dragon Balinor and carved and made her way out of the small room.
Guias Pov*
Guias watched as Hunith walked out of her room towards him. He watched her face fall with sadness and grief , if only she could stay. It wasn't possible, no matter how much he loathed the fact of her having to leave, he knew it was for the best. Hunith was merely 9 years younger then him, their parents never planned to have another after him. Needless to say she was a surprise but none the less a blessing. He vowed to protect her with every fibre he had in him. That was what he was doing now, the children she carried weren't ordinary children and he knew. The great Dragon told him that the children of a Dragonlord would indeed behold magic as well, and one day they would bring Camelot peace. It broke his heart for her to leave, but it had to be.
" Do you have everything you need? " he asked her quietly
"I believe so" she replied " I'm going to miss it here, this has always been home Guias. Where are you taking me brother? ".
He simply smiled and said "Ealdor".
Guias peeked around every corner carefully and quickly led Hunith to the Armory, there he guided her through the small corridor hidden behind a curtian with the crest of the Pendragons. With in 10 minutes of walking down the dark torch lit corridor, they found the gate that lead out of the city. With no time to waste they ran into the forest and found the two saddled horses Guias had left for them. Quickly they mounted the horses, and made way on their journey to Ealdor.
Normal Pov*
Halfway through there journey, they stopped and made camp for the night. As Hunith and Guias ate dinner, Guias broke the silence and spoke to his sister.
" Huni, " she heard her brother say.She looked up knowing well something was wrong , he only used that horrible name when he was about to upset her.
"Yes brother?"
" I can't follow you any further, I must return to Camelot in the morning. I'm very sorry sister, " he quietly explained.
"Why? ," she asked angrily, " Why must you return to that wretched place? There is only one reason you would and I pray it is not the reason I am thinking of Guias. "
Moments of silence passed between the two siblings before Guias replied to his sister.
"I am still the court physician, if I do not return Uther will know it was me who helped you escape dear sister. I can't let them find you, Balinor would have my head if I let anything happen to you. I promised I would keep you safe, And right now it means you leaving for Ealdor. One day sister , it will be safe again and you may return but for now, it might at be this way." Guias waited for her response, but in the end there was only silence.
The next morning the siblings parted ways, Hunith crying as she watched her brother leave. She gathered her things and readied her horse. Looking back she could barely see her brother in the distance making his way back to what used to be their home. Wiping her tear filled face she nudged her horse and set off for Ealdor. She missed home, she missed her brother, she missed the kitchens where she worked , but most of all she missed Balinor. Her heart breaking from her thoughts she simply carried on her way, reaching Ealdor within a days time. When she arrived, she met an old woman named Winny who helped her to settle into a home in the village and gave her work as barmaid. Her home wasn't big, it was very small consisting of two rooms separated by a curtian, it was smaller than Guias quarters, but for her it would have to do.
After settling her belongings into the home, she smiled a sad smile and caressed her growing bump. She looked down to where her two children were growing and said to them" this is our home now, it's not much but it is ours. I can't wait to meet you both my children, not much longer now. "
Little did she know the trouble her two would bring the moment they were born for they were both very special and very powerful for a young sorcerer and sorceress.
