Lords and Ladies DM x J3T
Hey guys, this is an AU set in the middle ages. For this I am going to be splitting them up into the following groups:
Danny and Jorel (brothers, Jorel older than Danny by 4 years)
George, Dylan and Jordon. (also brothers, George the older boy and Dylan and Jordon twins)
I have done a lot of research on what it was like in the middle ages to make it as accurate as possible.
Danny p.o.v - 5 years old- House Murillo
"Jorel, don't forget to look after Daniel when you go out together," Mother tells us. Father and Mother have lots of boring meetings all day. That is why mother has given us permission to play on the grounds of the house as long as we didn't go too far. Our older brothers Rigo and Ruben are knights who are expected to fight for our house whenever necessary. Our sister Larissa has to stay at home, she isn't allowed to do much other than stay at home. "Don't worry Mother, we will not go farther than the front garden," Jorel tells her and I was quick to agree. We will have people watching out for us while we play in the garden for a few hours. Jorel has knight training later on in the day while I have reading lessons.
As soon as we got our mother's approval we went out side to play knights. Jorel says that it is a good way for me to begin to learn the things Jorel is learning earlier. I love playing knights with Jorel, there is not much else we can do here but that makes the day pass faster. We get two very long sticks and start play fighting under the careful supervision of those in charge of looking after us. They do not like it if either of us become too aggressive towards one another and they make us split up before it can cause injuries. We also have to be as careful as we can not to get our clothes dirty. Mother does not like it when we come back from playing covered in mud and dirt. Even though she does not wash our clothes, she does feel sorry for the ladies who do.
"I wonder when Rigo and Ruben are coming home," I tell Jorel after a while. It is no secret to him that I miss my older siblings. "It should be soon Daniel, we know that father wants them home before the visitors arrive," Jorel says, he pays more attention to the conversations that father has than I do. I just find them boring, even though as I get older I will have to learn all of these things as one day I know that I will be Lord of house Murillo so these types of things with be more important. I hear the sound of horse shoes on the path up to our manor house, so I stop playing just as Jorel bashes me on the head with a stick. I knew exactly who were on the horses and I rubbed my head while staring at Jorel.
"Sorry Daniel, didn't realise you at stopped," Jorel apologies, he was getting a look of disapproval from those looking after us so he had to apologise or else he would face the wrath of father later on. "I think Rigo and Ruben have arrived home," I tell him, looking towards the two horses which were vaguely familiar to me. "I believe you are right there," Jorel says, and we cautiously walk towards the horses much to our caregivers displeasure. Rigo took his helmet off first and I went running off to my brothers open and waiting arms. "Hello little brother," Rigo says and lifts me up into his arms. Ruben did the same with Jorel and then put us down on the ground to chase us around for a while. Father had left his meetings to watch us play as siblings.
"Aha I got you," I tell Rigo, I had used my small height to my advantage and gotten Rigo onto the floor. He chuckled and seemed to be surprised at how I had managed to overpower him so easily despite my small stature. "Indeed you have Daniel, you would make a fine young knight one day," Rigo says, as father calls us all in for food. I stay close by my eldest brother, if someone was to suddenly rush us then I would be protected by him. We had been ambushed once before and Jorel and I were lucky to come out of it without serious injuries according to father. Father hugs my older brothers tightly and smiles at us. He rubbed my head; a mark had formed where I had been bashed on the head by Jorel's stick so it hurt a little.
"Jorel, you must be more careful with your brother," Father says, and that is usually how far he takes it as Jorel, and I would apologise again and promise that we would not do so again. "I am sorry father, it will not happen again," Jorel says. Mother looked concerned at the bump on my head as we entered the dining hall. She was happy to see her eldest sons arrive home though, she always worries when they go off for more training. "Daniel what on earth happened to your head?" Mother asks me, I winced as she touched the lump that had formed on my head. She always worries about what we would get up to while we were playing outside especially with our knight roleplay. "Jorel accidentally bashed my head with the stick while we were playing," I tell her.
"He has apologised a couple of times and all we need to do is keep a little eye on Daniel throughout the rest of day. I think he should be fine though, he is a tough young lad," Father says as we all go to sit at the table. I was glad that I did not have to see the physician today. He is not keen on the fact that according to him I am a lot shorter than any other boy of my age and always tried to push remedies on my mother to encourage my growth. My mother said as I was only five that there was no need for that yet and I should just be left to grow naturally. Rigo happily sits next to me as we eat lunch and I was surprised he still kept his armour on. Then again he has not really had the chance to change out of it into his normal clothes.
"Who are the visitors father?" Rigo asks, I was going to pay attention this time, so I am not caught out. I knew that father often invited lords and ladies to the manor to make sure that relationships are kept nice and that no civil wars are to break out. "Lord and Lady Ragan are coming in two days' time. They are bringing their three sons with them this time and I would like you and Ruben to oversee the younger two boys meeting them as they might be unsure what they should do," father says, I had heard that I was even the youngest there. He has a set of twins who are nine like Jorel and their older brother is twelve. "Of course I will father, I am sure the younger boys will be eager to learn this," Rigo replies, and I nod my head.
I am so curious to learn about what it would be like to be a proper lord. I was also curious to see what another child would act like as I had not been outside of the manor since the day I was born. Father has said he would like to take Jorel and I on a trip outside of the manor to see what life lay ahead of us as we grow and change and what we would inherit at the time we would become lord of the Murillo house. Rigo was eager to play with Jorel and I after lunch as long as I was not to have another bash on the head from the stick. "Maybe we should get you a helmet made like me to keep your little head safe when you play with Jorel," Rigo tells me. I don't think they would make a helmet that small honestly and it would be very costly.
"Maybe, or maybe that Jorel should take more care not to bash me," I reply, and Jorel smiles at me. I enjoy moments like this with Jorel and Rigo as they do not happen often. Larissa was allowed to watch, but she was not allowed to take part. "Indeed he should, the only people he should consider bashing on the head are the enemy knights and not his younger brother," Rigo replies. I laugh as Jorel sighs and attempts to bash Rigo's legs only to have it returned to him because Rigo was very skilled at what he did. That was why he is currently the best knight to represent house Murillo in battle as well as in social occasions. We had a lot of fun until I had fallen quite far, and it had scared one of the horses I was under.
"Oh my goodness, Daniel are you okay?" Rigo asks, as everyone runs to my aid as I had become partially trapped under the horse which had fallen over when it was spooked. "Yes Rigo, I am fine," I tell him, only lying a little bit. I was shaken up of course and a little sore, but that was not really much to shout about. My father taught me to be brave when such things occur. Rigo scooped me up into his arms just as mother and father ran out of the manor's front doors. The servants were told to take the horses back to the stables. "What happened, all Larissa could tell us that there was a horse and it fell on Daniel?" Mother asks as they usher me inside the manor and called for the physician to come and check me over.
"I fell underneath the horse and it got scared and fell over," I tell them, able to speak clearly for the most part. I was shaking a little bit and I did not think that I had been injured during that. Father gives me a very detailed check over and decides there is no need for the physician after all. God had smiled down on me and protected me from harm. "I think all servants should make it very important that any horse that is not attached to a cart should be stabled immediately upon arrival to prevent such incidents to occur. We are very blessed that God has protected Daniel from any serious harm which would call on a physician," Father states, not happy that the servants who should have already done this had left the horses there.
Mother had taken me in her arms, always super protective over me and hugged me very close. Father had called for an emergency meeting of all staff and servants who work here. Mother had sat in her chair before taking me into her arms. Father sits at her side in the larger chair. Rigo, Rueben, Jorel and Larissa all stood on either side of mother and father evenly. I could tell by my father's posture that he was not impressed by any of today's events outside. He spoke in a very serious tone when he told the servants what today's mistake could have done to his family. He sees us all as very precious individuals and he as equally defensive over every child which is not often seen in this time period. Well, not often written down on paper.
He asked which servant it was who was supposed to lead the horse that fell on me back to the stable. The servants in the room all looked at each other, clearly nervous about handing themselves in if they were the one that did it. I was still shaking a little bit so Rigo got me a cup of water. When the male servant finally revealed himself to be the one tasked with putting Ruben's horse in the stable he was fired on the spot for putting lives in danger. I felt a little sorry for him, but at the end of the day father is only doing what is right to protect us. He will bring dishonour to his family name now for sure. If there is one thing I know about the village surrounding our land is that people talk whether it is truth or false. Nobody would want to be known as the man or woman who failed to do their duties which could have led to the son of the lord being killed.
"I think that is enough excitement for Daniel for one day. Rigo maybe you should take him to his reading lesson and Ruben can take Jorel to his knight lesson," Mother says once the room was empty of everyone but us. I was feeling a whole lot better now, just sore from the bruising I knew I was going to get. I will do my best for the teacher and make sure I can learn as much as my brain will allow me to. "He's incredibly intelligent for a five year old boy, as a result I am giving him harder words to read to see how he does. I want to push him as far as his ability allows him too," the teacher says when we get in. Mother always sits in the lessons and writes down notes to pass along to father to keep as a record of how I am doing.
"I am very pleased with Daniel's progress, I have always wanted my sons to push himself to the best of their abilities and I am glad he has the perfect teacher to enable this," Mother says, I know that I do speak a lot posher for a five year old compared with some of the children in the village. Then again, the poorer people within our community can not always afford the level of teaching mother and father insist that I have. They have insisted that Rigo and Ruben has the same level of education that I have, and I wish that Larissa was allowed the same. I am too young to be told why my sister cannot have he same level of education that I can have, and it feels a whole lot unfair. I get along with reading until the teacher told me to stop.
Two Days later
Today is the day that the Ragan house is coming to visit us. They will be staying for a couple of days as Lord Ragan has a lot that he will be discussing with father and we have been encouraged to play with the sons outside in the backyard this time. Mother is worried about us playing in the front since the horse incident two days ago. I was feeling fine now, just sore as I have been bruised from the fall and the horse partially trapping me. I felt incredibly nervous, I have never met these people before and I am afraid that they will not like me because of how young and small I am. The twins should be fine as they are the same age as Jorel, but George is 3 years older than I am. I am hiding in my bed, feeling a little too frightened to come out and have breakfast with everyone.
"Daniel, I know you're hiding. Why don't you come and tell me what is wrong?" Rigo says, I could hear him at the door to my room. I don't make a move, but I hear the footsteps of Rigo's boots on the wooden floor as he gets close to me. "Daniel, you can tell me anything you know," Rigo says, sitting on the edge of my bed and putting his hand on my back. I lift my head up and look at him, and I attempt a smile at him. "I'm scared Rigo," I tell him. that was all that I felt comfortable telling him about right this moment. "Is it about the Ragan's coming today?" he asks, and I nod. He lifts me onto his lap and wraps his arms around me, making me feel protected and comforted. "Don't worry too much Danny. I was about your age when I met the Ragan's for the first time. Back then they didn't have any children but the thought of meeting another lord even the King sent shivers down my spine," he tells me.
"You've met the king? Oh wow," I tell him, one day I will meet the king. Father said he is keen to check on the different houses to make sure we are following the rules and things. "Yes I have, but I was just as frightened as you when I woke up that morning knowing of the king's imminent arrival. You think several different things all at once. Will I act in the correct manner, will I be able to speak properly and know what is required of me. They know when it is the first time and they are patient with you," Rigo tells me, making me feel a bit better about it all. Rigo is 15 years older than me, of course he has been through all of this before. The king would have met him to make him a knight possibly. I am not sure how all of that works yet.
"Fear not Daniel, I will be there right at your side and make sure that you will do just fine. All that is required of you is to introduce yourself to the lord and then we will have some time to get to know the children of the lord and enjoy ourselves with our father and mother talk boring things about the kingdom and things of that nature," Rigo says, and I saw father shake his head and smile at the doorway. "Of course it is boring for a boy of five, but one day Rigo you will be a lord, dealing with all of this business while your children play with the other lords children," father says, making Rigo look at him. It is true, Rigo is far more likely to become a lord than I am. He is the eldest, so he is the first to be in line when father passes away.
"I know that father, Daniel is quite frightened like I was when I first met the Ragan's, so I am trying to make him feel a little better," Rigo informs our father who walks into the room and sits next to us on the bed. He takes me from Rigo, and I snuggle into his embrace. "I remember this very well, Rigo as I am sure you are aware felt the exact same way. Lord Ragan will understand, his boys will be feeling the same I am sure," father says, and shortly after we depart to go and eat breakfast before getting changed into our best clothes to prepare for the arrival of Lord and Lady Ragan and their three sons. Father informed mother of how nervous I have been feeling and she said I could stay by her side initially and by Rigo's when we go and get to know the sons better.
Soon I am standing by my mother's side, still nervous but Rigo was standing behind me with his hands on my shoulders to make me feel comfortable as we prepare for Lord and Lady Ragan to walk in at any moment with their sons. I look up to Rigo who was smiling at me just as the doors opened, which made me jump. It was Lord and Lady Ragan, behind them was a young man who almost towered over his father and the two smaller boys behind him. Not looking identical in the slightest but even I could tell that they were twins. "Good to see you again Lord Murillo. I am glad to see your family has grown," Lord Ragan says, standing up to hug my father after a handshake. Father smiles at him and then tries to encourage me over, but I felt too nervous.
It was okay for me to stay next to mother for now. "Indeed, young Daniel was born five years ago. He is just as nervous as Rigo was when he first met you," father says, and I felt a bit embarrassed. I did not find it necessary for him to say that, but I guess Lord Ragan needed some explanation for how shy I had become. "That is completely fine, Jordon and Dylan are feeling the exact same way as Daniel is. I am sure that once they get to know each other better that they will all feel more comfortable around one another," Lord Ragan says, and we are ushered into another room while the adults could discuss more private matters. I heard Dylan tell his twin how short I looked, and Jordon reminded him that I was four years younger than them, I had a lot more growing to do before I could catch up with them.
"Dylan you cannot go about insulting the lord's son of whom you are visiting. I am sure Daniel knows that he is the youngest of all of us. You were his height once," George says, and I looked at the tall teenager. He looked as intimidating as his father did. Of course he knew more about what to do and what to say than any of us younger boys. "That's right George. Daniel can also take on a fully grown knight if he needs too. He is a powerful young boy just like your brothers," Rigo says, ever defending me and Jorel. Larissa is here and mother had given her permission to join in with us and have the day off from learning about what it takes to become a good lady and to be a child for the day. We get to know the Ragan sons better before going out in the back gardens to play.
I had proven Rigo right as I had managed to tackle George to the floor as we all played knights. I smiled as I looked down in victory only to be tackled by Jordon who was then tackled by Jorel. "I see what you mean Rigo. Daniel is an incredible example of how a knight should be in physical form and uses his height as an advantage rather than a disadvantage. I would love to see him fight side by side with the twins and Jorel in the distant future," George tells him. I knew by now I would follow in my brother's footsteps and become a knight first and then one day, I will be a Lord and I was learning from my father about what type of lord I should be in accordance to his legacy he wants to leave behind.
The day went well, I was good friends with all of the Ragan boys by the end of the day. George had proudly spoken of how I was proving to be an incredible knight already and how happy he would be to fight alongside any of the knights of House Murillo should any battles arise. This pleased both of our fathers. That was the ultimate goal of the meeting, the Ragan's are our allies and we all need to get along in order for this partnership to work. I could tell father was incredibly proud of me and walked over to me. "Daniel is definitely a fine example of a knight and I am looking forward to the day where he turns seven and he could finally take up knight training properly," Father says, proudly. I am excited to take up knight training in two years' time.
I fell asleep that night relieved that all my fears and worries were for nothing and everything went so well.
George p.o.v – 20 years later –
Something does not sit well with me. House Erlichman have been extremely aggressive in their behaviours and their letters. They had murdered my mother and father ten years ago and my brothers and I have sworn we would get our revenge. House Murillo had plead their allegiance to us, and we even had the king's support which is something house Erlichman lacked currently. I felt like they had gone to our allies and had caused something, so I put my eldest younger brother Jordon in charge of our house while I make the 2 day trip to house Murillo to hopefully put my suspicions to rest. It was eerily quiet as I rode up the path to the Murillo manor house. Something was seriously wrong; the house is usually full of life and activities.
I dismount my horse, making sure my hand was on the hilt of my sword should any enemies be lying in wait. I was devastated as I walked into the main hall to find bodies everywhere, no one seemed to have been spared. "Hello, is anyone there?" I called out, I could not tell immediately if there were any survivors. I held my breath as I waited in vain for someone to say something. Then a shaky hand appeared from under the table. Young lady Larissa Murillo crawled out from under the table and once she had seen me she threw herself into my arms and I comfort the young lady. "Lord Erlichman was horrible, everyone is gone," she says, before breaking down into sobs. I felt my heart break; my father and her father were great friends. I had managed one day to express to my father how I wished to marry young Daniel instead of a young woman and I had their full support.
I had brought a physician and my most trusted guards and with my orders they started moving the bodies one by one so that they could all have a dignified burial on their grounds. All servants and knights alike shall be treated as equals as Lord Murillo would have wanted. They had found Daniel's body after a while. "This boy is alive," my physician shouted, and we carried him up to his bed chambers where Daniel would have his injuries treated by the physician and Larissa while I take the physician's place when preparing for the burial of the members of House Murillo. I wanted to make myself busy, even though Daniel was found alive, I had fears that he would not survive the injuries from the attack.
We had no idea of how long ago the attack was. Larissa has lost her mother, father and two older brother in the attack. We had found Jorel hiding unharmed close to where we found their mother and ushered him to be by his brother and sister's side. We can ask them questions when they feel more able to do so. Daniel's health should be their priority currently and Jorel has a huge responsibility upon his shoulders now as he will be Lord Murillo. Once we had laid the bodies in rest, not buried yet I go to write a letter to the king, to inform him of the horrors we have just witnessed and to ask what was going to be next for the broken house I was desperate to fix. I had sent the letter by crow to the king and went to join the young members of the house.
They all need help and support moving forward like they have with me and my siblings when our parents had died. "I am so sorry for you loss," I told the awake two as the physician worked hard to stabilise the youngest. "Thank you Lord Ragan, we were not expecting house Erlichman to be as violent as they were. We will definitely join you in acting out revenge against the bastards," Jorel says, acting much as I had done on the day I discovered my parents dead. I feel like I have some blame for what had occurred here. House Murillo did not have to so publicly declare allegiance with us, that might have been their downfall. Now we wait for what the physician has to say on Daniel's fate. I was nervous.
The physician says that Daniel should survive fine and all we could do is wait for him to wake up. that could take days, weeks or even months due to the severity of the injuries which he has received. Jorel and Larissa were both aware of my affections towards Daniel. They both supported it and did not question me sitting next to them at the young male's bedside. Later that evening we receive a crow back, the king was angry at what had occurred and set out to capture Lord Erlichman and bring him to public justice for the crimes against the kingdom he committed. He said that we would visit in two days' time to give the members of house Murillo the burials that they deserved and Lord Jorel Murillo will take his place with as much support and guidance he would require.
Jorel did not receive as much training on what the Lord's duties were as his older brothers had done as they did not predict that Knight Rigo would have passed alongside his father before he could become lord of the house. The next in line was Ruben who had also passed. Now it is down to Jorel, it would have been Daniel had we not have found Jorel alive. "You can mourn your loss Jorel, do not feel afraid to do so. You have lost so much this day," I tell him, I was in the middle of writing my letter to my brothers to explain why my absence will be longer than I first thought and to keep them updated. Larissa had fallen asleep at Daniel's side and Jorel was awake, staring at the peaceful face of his younger brother.
"I do not feel as if I am ready for such responsibility that awaits me George. All of this is too sudden and soon," He tells me, and I was glad that he could open up to me. I would not mind him calling me George if he made him more comfortable. Once I had sent my letter off I had turned to Jorel, looking him in the eyes. "You will be given all of the support that you require in order to become the greatest lord that you can be. This will be hard at first, I can tell you that from experience," I tell him, then I go into more detail about how my feelings were the same as him just ten years ago when my father and mother passed away. I sat down beside him and hugged him closely until he had fallen asleep, clearly the day's events have exhausted him.
The day after the burial of his parents and two of his older brothers Daniel had woken up. Confused and in pain Daniel had cried. I let Jorel take the young lad into his arms and comfort his brother that at least two members of his family had survived. I had waited until he was calmer before I hugged the younger male offering my condolences as he had done ten years ago. It took him a while, but he had managed to calm down and I had smiled at him. One day we will both be Lords of the Ragan house. I am just going to wait for the right moment in order to do so. At the moment it is too soon as the young man will need time to grieve and I will be there with him every step of the way and I will extend the support to his brother and sister.
I carry Daniel supportively to the back garden in which we had one played in so that he could have the proper goodbye to his parents and two older siblings that he desired. I had not asked him if he wanted to do it. He had requested that I take him, so he could say goodbye. The king watched on as I took Daniel to each grave so he could lay down flowers and say his goodbyes to the family he adored so much. The next few weeks will be tough, but we can all unite and defeat our greatest enemy with something that they didn't have. Friendship, loyalty and support from multiple strong people and the support of the King. The king would surely have the entire house Erlichman killed for treason to the crown.
The king departs, promising to bring the house of Murillo and Ragan the justice that it deserved. I love young Daniel with all of my heart and shall protect him with my life. That is how I want it to be, and I can picture the two of us uniting the house of Ragan and Murillo. I want to do both of our fathers proud like we have done so far in our young lives.
And that is the end of another one shot. I hope you enjoyed and see you next time!
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