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Seven Rays of Light

The First Signs of Rain

When everything goes south and no more alternatives are left who will save the day? The answer of course isn't some person's name or a strange hero's name we would expect to appear from nowhere saving the day in that matter. Instead the answer you are looking for is… the result of team work; the result of the amassing of the best gifts and best virtues known to mankind throughout the centuries put together in action to produce a result known as reality; because no one needs anyone and everybody needs everybody. So what the answer is trying to tell you is about the seven rays of lights. These seven great rays of light, these seven great virtues are spread to all objects, living creations and to everyday events. Seven rays of light combined gives us the beautiful light that we human beings can see; the light we feel in our skins when the sun is shining. Especially after a terrible storm has passed and the clouds make space for the sun to finally regain his throne and role. To spread warmth, safety and hope.

King Arthur, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table were out investigating the recent events that were happening just outside Camelot and were causing distress to his people. All seemed fine until completely suddenly they found themselves surrounded by an army of bandits. They immediately engaged in battle.

After a while they were all separated away from each other as the battle lead them to different directions. King Arthur was fighting his last opponent at the north and Merlin was trying too at south of where the straggle had first started. The knights after strategizing managed to regroup all together at the east of the battle's commencement point. Things though did not end well...

The only one who managed to win his opponents and win a free passage to a safe return back to Camelot was Arthur. The knights even though managed to come up with a smart plan and use the advantage of them being a team, they were surrounded and captured.

Arthur found them a little later in the cold woods locked in a huge, rusty cage. Upon seeing them he hurried to help them but stopped when he noticed some man guarding it. He hid behind the trees and took a minute to think how he would deal with the situation. But before he could think of anything something had distracted his concentration: he heard a man shouting to the guards...

"Let them go!" Said one of the men, who was now approaching the other guards.

" On whose orders ?"

" Aleman's orders. The king's orders! "

"Why?"

"That is what I was told he has decided this is what I'm telling you. You can go ask him yourselves if you would like"

"No..." Replied one of the guards with a voice that proved that that was the last thing they would want to do.

The guards let the knights go but their faces were full of uncertainty, suspicion and confusion as to why they were let go free that easily.

So Sir Leon asked "how come you are letting us go?"

"Your freedom was paid for…" The nearly arrived guard responded.

"By whom?"

"It seems that someone offered valuable information about the king in exchange for your freedom boys. You should run before they change their mind. I am sure the king won't let you go that easily."

"Who offered information?"

"You should be grateful he did boys and let it go because I am sure that with his information he offered his life too. King Aleman isn't so foolish to let an enemy just walk away."

"Who is the traitor? I demand to know"...said Sir Leon in a now furious tone.

''It was your king's manservant'' shouted another man who was getting irritated by the whole conversation and wanted it to just end so they can also go home to their wives and kids.

The man they were talking didn't look too sure about the manservant being called traitor. His expression only in the mention of the word and his tone towards the boys were signs that the man knew more than he was telling. He wasn't convinced that the manservant was a traitor. He did give up his freedom in the end with the information and it was in the exchange of their freedom. So why would they not see that? ...the guard asked himself.

"Merlin?..." Sir Leon asked puzzled.

"If that is the name of the king's manservant then that is him…but I wouldn't be that quick in judging him. He did sacrifice himself and it seemed as if the boy had some other plans in mind."

"Well we can't be sure of that...Desperate times call for desperate measures after all. We have to find the king and inform him that his life is in danger before it's too late."

As Arthur was hearing all of that hiding behind the trees he found himself in a big shock about his friend. He didn't know what to think. He knew that Merlin wasn't capable of betraying him but he was afraid of the consequences of his actions and the purpose of them.

He came forward revealing himself to his knights.

"Am here and I don't believe that. This is Merlin we are talking about. He was the one who saved me from the dorochas. You are talking about the same Merlin who was always by my side when things got dark. No…" said in a certain tone, "I refuse to believe that another friend has betrayed me. But I do believe that he has some stupid plan in mind. We have to find him."

"You should hurry" The guard said urging them.

"We will. Could you tell us the way to the castle please?"

The man explained to them the way and the dangers they needed to be aware of.

Upon his parting he told the knights the truths about king's Aleman intentions for war against Camelot and let them leave in alert for what they were about to meet.

"Thank you for your help."

"Don't thank me boys just run…Oh and my name is Arithon."