Hello everyone. Here is chapter 12 and I hope that you will enjoy it. :)
Mordred and Tomada were still hugging each other before they eventually broke the hug and Tomada saw Banderas which caused Tomada to instantly bow knowing that Banderas is the prince of King Henry's kingdom and Banderas bowed back in respect.
The two had finished their bowing before they shook wings with each other while Mordred watched on with a smile on his face since he was happy to see that his two best friends were getting along well together being the first time that they have seen each other.
"Wow, my prince, it's good to see you" said Tomada with a smile on his face. "So, you must be, prince Banderas, the son of King Henry and Queen Sarah?".
"Yes, I am, that is correct" said Banderas who was also smiling. "You must be, Tomada, the childhood best friend of Mordred?".
"That's me for sure" said Tomada before turning to Mordred. "I can't believe that you are friends with a prince".
"Same here" agreed Mordred before he got down to business. "Tomada, I need your help, do you know where my mother is?".
"Yes, I do" said Tomada before he quickly patted Mordred. "Come on, follow me, I will take you to your mother".
Mordred happily began to follow Tomada as they both began to try and search for the new home where Henry along with his new wife Eleanor now lived knowing that they are now living a happy life together for not only themselves but for their respective sons.
Banderas followed the two since he really wanted to meet Mordred's mother who sounded like a kind and caring woman from what he heard from Mordred himself although thr prince really wanted to see and hear it for himself.
They eventually made it to the house where Tomada let them in and Mordred was the first one to walk inside only to be hugged by none other than his mother who had tears streaming down her face as Mordred hugged his mother back.
"Mordred, I can't believe, you're here" said Eleanor as she sobbed. "I can't believe that you have grown so much".
"I really missed you, mom, I really did" said Mordred as he also sobbed. "I felt very alone in the castle and it was only made bearable when Queen Sarah took care of me".
"I am so glad, that she did, Mordred" said Eleanor as she broke the hug. "I missed you too, Mordred, you don't know how much I missed you".
"I know but there is someone, I want you to meet" said Mordred as he shows Banderas to his mother. "Mom, meet the son of King Henry and Queen Sarah, prince Banderas".
"My prince, I am so glad to see you, it's an huge honour" said Eleanor as she bowed to Banderas. "I have heard so much about you".
"It's an honour to meet the mother of my best friend" said Banderas as he bowed back. "Your son has told me all about you".
Eleanor looked at Mordred and smiled which made her son blush much to Eleanor's happiness as she continued her conversation with Banderas who was all too happy to tell Eleanor about his family and their history as Tomada and Mordred went outside to have a walkabout.
The two best friends were walking down to the local pub but they soon changed their choice of destination as they now walked to the market where they saw the people of King Eduardo's kingdom doing their usual routine as they both bought and sell as well as trade their products with each other.
"So, Tomada, what has been happening here while I was away?" asked Mordred as he and Tomada walked through the market. "Anything, interesting?".
"The King is having some problems with his council of nobles" said Tomada as he looked at different stores. "They are disagreeing on how they should deal with outlaws".
"The usual problem, I'm guessing, hmm, thought so" said Mordred as he looked at the different products. "You would have thought, he deal with the outlaws by now?".
"Yeah but the problem is constantly increasing" said Tomada as he bought some flowers from a store. "As well as the fact that the dragon-bird is still on the loose".
"No kidding, Sir David tried to kill it but failed" said Mordred as he soon noticed the flowers that Tomada was carrying. "What's with the flowers, anyway?".
"These are for my mother's grave, Mordred" said Tomada which brought a tear to Tomada's eyes before he wiped it away. "Do you want to see the grave, yourself?".
Mordred nodded in agreement knowing the pain that his best friend had been and was about to go through since he had heard about what happened to Tomada's mother who had apparently been stabbed to death possibly by outlaws while walking down a public route.
He followed his best friend to the local church graveyard since he knew that the graveyard is where Tomada's mother had been buried sometime after her death but Mordred knew that this was going to be very emotional for Tomada himself although Mordred was willing to be there for Tomada during this emotional time and he planned on helping Tomada get through the painful process of accepting his mother's death and the fact that there is nothing he can do to change it.