Irony of Secrets
Galaya
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Chapter 13! Yea!
On a more serious note, I may only do about seven more chapters. But I am fairly sure I'll do a sequel.
Chapter 13: Darkmoore Castle
After two and a half weeks of travel, they finally arrived at the heart of Ebycul; Darkmoore Castle. All of them were relieved to finally see the end of their journey. Thoughts of fresh food and warm places to sleep filled their minds.
Well, all but Merlin's. He knew he would have to separate from the rest of the group there. It wouldn't look good for a king against magic to arrive with a sorcerer. The young warlock had slipped away during the previous night. The others had noticed. He had heard them talking.
"Where'd the sorcerer go?" Arthur had asked.
"Don't know," Gwaine had answered.
"Maybe it's better he's not with us. I mean, it might be better if you were not to arrive with a sorcerer. It would show the king of Ebycul that you are true to a decision," Gwen had said.
'Exactly my thoughts, Gwen,' Merlin had thought, smiling slightly.
Merlin was currently watching them enter Darkmoore Castle's frosty gates. The king of Ebycul, King Niarchon, stood with his council. He was quite lean and had long black hair and beard and greenish-grey eyes.
"Arthur Pendragon," Niarchon greeted. His voice was deep, but not threatening.
"Niarchon de Gascoigne," Arthur responded, nodding his head, "These are my most loyal Knights: Sir Leon, Sir Gwaine, Sir Percival, Sir Elyan, and Sir Korwan. This is my fiancé and future wife, Guinevere Thomas."*
"I am pleased to meet you all. These are my most trusted Knights: Sir Vérmol, Sir Castrwy, and Lady Jécelyn. She is my fiercest Knight, unlikely as that seems. And here is my court sorceress. I am aware you dislike magic, but she has never done a thing to harm the kingdom."
The sorceress removed the cowl of her cloak, revealing her long red hair and single green eye. Her right eye socket was a mess of scars. Merlin recognized her before she even had had the hood off for a second.
"I am Keiyva," she said.
Arthur nodded his head in forced acceptance.
"I am pleased to meet to meet you."
"You aren't. You aren't comfortable around magic. Don't try to lie, I don't really care. People have their own comforts," she replied.
"Well, let us begin the peace talks," Niarchon announced.
Another short chapter. Anyways, Keiyva has reappeared! As the court sorceress of Ebycul even.
* I once saw "Thomas" as Gwen's last name and thought it fit her, so I used it.
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