Chapter 2

I woke to the sound of crackling fire. I opened my eyes and saw I was in a small house. My mother was sleeping in a bed across from me whilst Leo sat in front of the fire, his back to me. "Leo? Where are we?" I asked. He turned and gave me a small, sad smile. "We are in Ferini" he said. I looked at him for a little bit longer then everything came flooding back. Oh no, my father's kingdom. Rage boiled up inside me when I remembered what Leo did to me. "What did you do?! We should of stayed to fight!" I shouted at him, I rarely raise my voice at my friends but he had really pissed me off. I could see the sorrow in his Safire blue eyes when he said "I didn't have a choice. We would all be dead and then we wouldn't have are prince and queen to rule are kingdom." I froze for a moment. "Does that mean…" my voice trailed off at the thought my father was….dead. My worst fear confirmed when Sir Leo nodded his head slightly. "I didn't see him make it out, I'm sorry. I heard Chester's father also perished" he said. I bowed my head slightly, feeling the tears form and threaten to spill over. In all the years I have known this man he had never seen me cry, one time he actually asked if I could feel emotions. I smiled slightly at the memory, but it wasn't a happy smile. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, regaining control on my emotions. I looked up to see worry on Leo's face. "What?" I asked him, thinking there was more bad news. And I was right. "Mother was also injured when we was escaping" Leo always thought of my parents as his because they raised him after his family were killed by an evil that even my father was scared of. When he said this, my eyes snapped to my mother, finally seeing the bandages around her stomach. I stood and went to her, kneeling at her bedside and taking her hand. Leo walked over and sat next to me taking my mother's other hand. "She will be fine, Merlin. The physician said that she is healing nicely" I looked over at my adopted brother and said "Physician?" Leo smiled a little and nodded. "He found us in the woods and brought us back here, he also knows that you are the prince of Alelikor." I nodded and felt a wave of tiredness wash over me. Leo must have seen it because he pulled me to my feet and walked me over to my bed. Surprisingly I didn't protest and just lay down to sleep.

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After putting Prince Merlin to bed the Physician walked in and went to my adoptive mother. "How is she?" I asked, she has been sleeping since the attack and that was 3 days ago. Merlin woke up sometimes but I doubt he will remember. "She is getting better, she should wake up soon." And with that said he went out the door, leaving me to my thoughts.

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When my sons and I were completely recovered we left in search of the small town I grew up in before I met Balinor. I still remember that day…

"Hunith, will you go find your little sister? Supper is almost ready" my mother said. I was sat in a small little house with only three small beds and a window. In the middle of the room there was a small fire burning and that's where my mother sat, cooking our meal. My father was in a place called Alelikor as a knight for the prince. Our little town of Ealdor doesn't lie in the Kingdom of Alelikor and was closer to Camelot but my father insisted that he travel north to the great Kingdom. I got up from my bed and said "yes, mother" I walked out of the little house in search of my sister Sara. I walked through the little town and couldn't find her anywhere. When I had built up the courage I went to search the woods. As I got deeper the woods started to darken, the trees towering over me and blocking the sun's rays from entering. "Sara?" I shouted, I waited for a reply but all I got back was the still silence of the forest. "Sara?" I shouted again. After an hour of searching I realised I had gone so deep inside I didn't know my way back. "Sara?" I shouted, this time I got an ear splitting scream as a response. "Hunith! Help!" I turned and ran in the direction the voice was coming from. "Sara!" I screamed. I could hear horses so I ran in that direction, praying it was the right one. I found my 10 year old sister being held captive by bandits. I was hiding in the bushes so I whispered a spell "Onhríne achtung bregdan" my eyes glowed gold and the bandits holding my sister went flying in different directions. Sara turned to where the magic had come from and found me hiding there. Her eyes widened and she started to run to me only yo get stopped by another bandit. Before I had the chance to do anything the bandit drew his sword and put it to Sara's throat. "Do that again and she dies" he said. I drew out my sword that was hidden by magic. The man laughed and said "what are you going to do? Kill me?" The man laughed some more and he was laughing so much he left an opening. I saw my chance and I took it. I slashed at the man's torso where my sister wasn't and when my sword sliced his skin he let go off my sister and she ran to hide behind me. The man growled at me and said "now you've done it…" he ran at me with his sword so I moved out of the way, that's when I knew what I had done. I had started a sword fight with an older and more experienced man which my father always told me not to do. I was so caught up in my thought the bandit sliced through my upper arm. I didn't feel it now but I knew as soon as this was over I would be in some serious pain. Too focused on the battle I hadn't realised three men come out of the forest. They were dressed in Gold and White armour with a Safire crest on the chest. They were Alelikor knights. "Daddy!" Sara yelled, which caught me by surprise. I stopped for a second to look back and I saw my sister run up to one of the men. I felt the sword stab me through my gut and I cried out. Finally feeling pain in a battle. When the sword was pulled out the pain intensified and I had to stop myself from screaming. "Hunith!" my father shouted as he ran to me. He caught me just before I hit the floor. "Daddy?" I whispered as I felt him running his hands through my hair. "Shhhh, everything will be ok" he said. I could feel myself fading and that's when I knew I was dying. "Sire, please, will you help my daughter?" my father asked. I felt someone take my hand and I looked to see Sara sitting there. We stared at each other for a moment and I knew she could see me slipping. "Hold on Hunith, please" she whispered and started crying. I could feel my dad's eyes on my for a moment the turn back to one of the people he came with. A man came and sat next to me and said "close your eyes" I refused because if I did then I knew I wouldn't be able to open them again. "It's ok, sire. She can do magic" my father said and the man nodded. He placed his hand on my heart and said "Þurhhæle dolgbenn" I felt the wound close up slowly. I could also feel my life returning to me. Every second that went by my strength grew. I looked at the young man who had saved me and realised it was Balinor Ambrosius , the Prince of Alelikor. We stared at each other and I felt the connection we had and from the look in his eyes he could feel it to. My father sat me up slowly and the prince held out his hand "hello. I'm Balinor Ambrosius, prince of Alelikor" I took it hesitantly, thinking he was going to shake it but instead he brought it to his lips and kissed it. I smiled slightly "I'm Hunith, it's nice to finally meet you. Whenever my father comes to visit he is always talking about you" I said. The prince smiled and I swear I could see a slight blush grace his cheeks. My father cleared his throat and we turned to look at him.

I smiled at the memory. Please Balinor, be safe. But no matter what happens i will always love you.

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