"Why'd you stop me?" Sonic asked the female wizard, an annoyed look on his face as the four of them walked through the woods. "I could have taken him down, no problem!"

"Sure, Nic," Maurice chuckled with folded arms. "Sure…"

"You do not understand," Merlina said with fear. "He cannot be wounded."

"But…how can that be?" Ogilvie scratched his head, confused.

"He bears the scabbard of Excalibur."

Maurice narrowed his eyes at her as Sonic got into thinking.

"Hey, wait a second..." he seemed to focus on thinking. "I think I've heard that name before? Ummm lemme see..."

Merlina smiled. "Excalibur is King Arthur's sword."

"Oh yeah right!" Ogilvie gasped and grinned. "So that means..."

"This is the land ruled by King Arthur."

"Woah," Sonic gasped. "but was that really the King himself? I mean he seemed way different in the stories."

"Yeah," Maurice felt uncertain and uneasy in the female wizard's company. "REALLY different…"

"Who are you, anyway?" Ogilvie questioned, being cautious as usual.

"Let us go. We can talk along the way. But let me introduce myself. I am Merlina the Wizard."

"I'm Sonic," the azure speedster grinned. "Sonic the Hedgehog. And these are my older and my younger brothers; Maurice, Maurice the Hedgehog and Ogilvie, Ogilvie the Hedgehog,"

"Hello there!" the lime-eyed azure hedgehog waved.

"Hold it!" Maurice pulled his brothers close as they came to a stop.

He glanced at Merlina for a while before turning back to them.

"Guys, I don't know if we should follow her," he whispered. "Or even trust her, for that matter,"

"What?" Sonic scratched his head.

"Why shouldn't we?" Ogilvie was just as confused.

"Think about it," Maurice was very suspicious. "She seemed to be REALLY prepared to tell us that we are where King Arthur rules and that he has the scabbard of his sword the Excalibur. Wouldn't she be cautious because we're beings from a distant world? She should NOT trust strangers unless she had a plan…"

Unfortunately, his brothers couldn't follow his theory.

"Sorry, Ric," Sonic shrugged, placing a hand on his older triplet brother's shoulder. "but I just don't get you,"

"Same," Ogilvie nodded before they turned to continue walking.

Maurice growled as he watched them go.

'Yeah, sure. Don't hear me out. But if Merlina catches you two off-guard, don't tell me that I didn't warn you…'