“About forty two percent, the rest are not magical” Anberine explained surprising him once more.
“You said your mother was ill, plus it will help the others in the Dark Realm who are having problems... so just take it before anyone else finds out” Skye said as he placed the bottles in Helga’s startled hands.Looking down at the greeny blue bottles Helga’s eyes started to sting, her throat soon started to feel uncomfortable as tears formed in her eyes.
Later on that day Anberine walked towards the library with the prince who remained emotionless, despite the fact he was worried about any unwanted eyes catching them in the act leaving him more antsy than ever.However as the thoughts continued to swirl around him he glanced at the girl who remained very calm to his surprise.
"Hey! Where-"
For Merlia, being somewhat named after a famous person who should have been respected for his talents and deeds, turned out to be more of a curse than a blessing since her birth.For the wizard himself, who had been declared a shameful traitor to his cause, only left Merlia unsettled about her own future throughout most of her life.But the unsettled feeling remained more unwelcoming due to the legacy Merlin left behind, a lineage that remained after his passing.To this day, so many unanswered questions filled the minds of those who knew of him or had suffered because of him.Why did he do it?Why did he set them up to suffer a fate worse than death?Did he hate his kind so much that the ends justified the means?No one knew nor could they fathom what was going on in his mind.The mind of a warlock.Some could only guess and then still find themselves unable to believe that the theory was right.Even now, hundreds of years had passed and Merlin’s line remained hated and scorned for si
Helga as she looked at them blinked in shock before relaxing knowing that Anberine cared about them, no matter who they were related to or what they were.“I can’t ask that of Merlia nor Mordred for anything, especially they are not ready for it S-Sire” Anberine said while looking down for a bit before giving Skye a stern look, hoping to spare her friends any more pain.“Sorry” she added in a firm tone that left him almost shaking with mixed emotions.“We need answers! If Merlin can somehow help us uncover what Father’s hiding-” Skye raised his voice only to see her pursing her lips in anger.“And then what?!” Anberine snapped, shocking him into silence.His lips parted and his body froze from how she spoke- stern and unbending, as if nothing he could say could sway her.In truth it scared him, it caused fear to slip into his bones making him completely unsettled.How did she do that? Making him feel vulnerable and ashamed for being weak, showing signs is bad enough, but it was out th
The trio silently walked towards the Restricted Section with Skye leading the way, the girls walked side by side while Anberine gave Merlia occasional glances from time to time despite trying to keep it subtle.However after the fourth glance Anberine almost jumped and stopped as she took notice of her left hand being grabbed. Looking at Merlia, she noticed a calm smile forming on her face.At times Merlia truly did feel blessed to have a friend like her, unfortunately it did leave her worried when Anberine often could be seen having her heart on her sleeve. Even though the timid girl did try to keep it from being noticed."Anbery, I'll be fine don't worry about me" Merlia said in a serene tone as she tilted her head to the side causing her curls to rest on her right shoulder, biting her lip Anberine looked back at her."Are you sure, Merlia? We can just abandon the plan. I'm not putting you through anymore pain just because of what the prince claims to see" Anberine said sternly only
“And he still smites me with his words” Merlin chuckled, earning himself a humorous chuckle from Arthur who in turn looked back at him while resting his head on his right hand.
With one hand Merlia gestured quickly for Anberine to take a look, confusing the girl as she peered at the book while standing beside her friend.“My time is nigh and I fear for our kingdom. I was a fool, a true fool to have allowed him into our kingdom. If I had known then I wouldn’t have had to lose so much.We have no more options left and my wife is due. Our child must not die or the kingdom will fall. For this, they will need to…” to their dismay the next page had been torn, signaling that someone had ripped away whatever had been written.“This writing looks like it’s only hundreds old compared to King Arthur’s writing” Anberine commented with curious eyes as she examined the page carefully, checking to see if there were any clues that she was missing.Skye as he stared at the page frowned as questions formed in his mind as to who would have done such a thing.“This must be talking about the skirmish that took place two generations ago” Anberine and Merlia stared at Skye in surpr