Chapter 2

Italics mean that they are speaking in Gaelic(Irish)

When Artur woke up, he noticed three things. One was that he was feeling groggy. The second was that he couldn't move his arms. The third thing he noticed was that there was something in his mouth, and it wasn't a pleasant something. Artur jerked his head up when he heard a voice say, "Looks like Goldie is finally awake."

"Yeah", another voice said. "Raven's been awake for the past hour." At the mention of his brother, Artur whipped his head around. Myrddin was still next to him, and was similarly tied up. Myrddin's eyes and body language showed that he was terrified, and he had a good reason to be. They'd been captured by slavers.

"Now that they're awake, we can finally leave", the first man said. The only way to distinguish one man from another was their voices. Both men wore dark tunics and breeches, and they had hoods on. The first man grabbed Artur by the rope on his wrists, led him over to Gypsy, and tied him to the saddle horn. The second man took Myrddin to Calypso and did the same thing.

The slavers took everything, mounted the horses, and started trotting. The horse' pace forced the brothers to jog and occasionally run. Because of the pace, terrain, and his own clumsiness, Myrddin tripped more than once. After about the fifth fall, the men actually took notice, and slowed the horses down to a walk.

Throughout the day, the men stopped and gave them water, as well as food. At dusk, the men stopped to make camp. The brothers were untied from their horses, the retied to a ring the second man had brought, which was then inserted into the ground via a stake. The brothers were ungagged, and given more water and some bread. This also gave them some time to talk. "Artur, I'm scared. I want to go home."

Artur opened his arms as wide as they would go, and beckoned Myrddin towards him. Myrddin slid under his arms, and put his head on his shoulder. "I want to go home", he said again, starting to cry. "It's okay Myrddin. I promise to bring you home." After a few minutes, Myrddin's sobs subsided. "Feeling better?", Artur asked. "Yes", Myrddin responded.

Myrddin slid back out of Artur's arms. One of the slavers came over, carrying a single bedroll and blanket. "This is all we can give you. By the way, my name is Agravaine, and my partner is Cenred." The brothers only knew a little bit of English, but they caught the names of their captors. "Thank you." When Agravaine gave him a puzzled look, he said, "Thank you." Agravaine nodded, then left them alone.

They snuggled together, then Myrddin asked, "Can you sing me a song, the one Mum used to sing."

"Which one?"

"The one with the angels." Myrddin looked up, and Artur couldn't resist his puppy face. He nodded, then started singing. "Lay down your head, and I'll sing you a lullaby, back to the years of loo-li lai-lay. And I'll sing you to sleep, and I'll sing you tomorrow, bless you with love for the road that you go. May there always be angels to watch over you, to guide each step of the way. To guard you, and keep you, safe from all harm. Loo-li loo-li lai-lay." When Artur looked back down, Myrddin was snuggled up to his shoulder. He smiled, and said, "I Promise to bring you home Myrddin." He laid his head over Myrddin's, and fell into a peaceful sleep.

A.N. Yay! Chapter 2 is posted:D I'll update when I can, but my life is gonna become really hectic, and them I won't have a laptop(maybe) for at least 18 days. Anyway, the song that I used is called "Sleepsong" by Secret Garden. Hope you're enjoying this story:) Love y'all!