~ Hubert and Phillip Say Goodbye
"Ah, son. I have to talk to you." said King Hubert finding his son near the kitchens.
"Yes, Father. I need to speak to you too," said the young prince Phillip as they walked back to their rooms.
Hubert was surprised, reluctantly sitting his young son down in their rooms in King Stefan's castle. "What about?"
"I can't stay. I can't go home either. I'm the spellbreaker, if the fairies fail. Maleficent is going to be after me, I think."
"Yes, that's exactly what I needed to talk to you about." Hubert said sadly, though proud of his boy for figuring it out himself.
"I'm pretty good at hide-and-seek, but I don't know how to hide from a witch," explained Phillip seriously in his boyish voice.
"We aren't sure ourselves. We are going to make you a squire to one of Stefan's knights for now. I'll be borrowing a child to take home so it looks like we will be going home together. We won't be able to talk directly. I'm thinking I'll be able to leave messages for you at our consulates throughout the capitals of the continent. Here is a letter of recommendation. It will be able to get you aid if you show it to nobles or royalty." Hubert handed Phillip a letter with a large royal seal on it.
"Thank you father."
"You should try to keep a low profile, Maleficent will be looking for you and Aurora. She is very powerful. It's okay to run away if you see her or if unusual or magical things start to happen near you. You have to stay safe to save Aurora."
"Yes, father." Seeing Queen Leah crying her her throne made him angry at Maleficent and he would do anything he could to help Leah and Aurora be together again.
"There are so many things I'd like to tell you, but there isn't time." Hubert sighed, "You know those stories I read to you before bed?"
"Yes."
"You need to be like the heroes in those stories. You need to keep yourself clean inside and out. I put a few words of advice in a letter that will make more sense later. Stay safe. Things will change after Aurora's sixteenth birthday. But for now we hide as best as we can." Hubert put his hand on Phillip's shoulder and Phillip nodded.
There was a knock at the door and the maid let in a knight, the man that will take his son away from him as he began his journey to manhood.
"I'm gonna miss you, daddy." Little Phillip hugged his dad.
"I'll miss you too." Hubert hugged Phillip back.