Rebellion

Few years later a few days after Arthur’s 18th birthday the trouble had started, Gwendoline had been spying for Olaf’s enemy who in turn sought to take the land away from Olaf, with the promise that Alfred and Gwendoline would inherit a fair share of the land, the problem was when Olaf found out he drew his sword and stabbed her right in front of his son who was pulled away. Now trouble was on his way; Otto and Alfred marched to Olaf’s land even though their army was taking a lot of damage trying to march through other lords land, most belong to those who either supported Olaf or feared on it potentially happening to them leaving Arthur to decide on where he sided. Brienne and David like usual was consulted whilst Cersei herself plotted claiming they are both as bad as each other.

As the battle raged on between the two fraction I readied myself seeing Brienne ready herself and Yara to my surprise grabbing her bow and a sword to fight, David was to watch over Cersei and Margaret who waited quietly in the wine cellar. They watched as David set out leading a small band of native Scots which Yara still had connections to, Arthur’s men which he naturally had on hand like his brother and Cersei’s men who Cersei used her powerful links to get men out here. The battle was halfway through great numbers of troops on both sides were dying leaving the battlefield clear as they focused on slaying the rival faction to show he was remaining neutral despite their support for Alfred. It was then when Arthur was confronted by Otto who barging through the people was met by an arrow to the back from Yara who shot another one into his back as Arthur grabbing the glowing sword that was given to him by Brienne with the apparent story that it was found in a stone but the stone cracked and she picked it up but it never felt right for her to use it, either way despite the reaction it caused leading golden marks all over his body he slammed the sword through his stomach as Brienne using her long sword decapitated the man leaving his men to back off and surrender providing now an more stressful situation.

“Why son?” Olaf snapped swinging at his son who took cut before retaliating to his father, “I loved her and unlike you we want what’s best for this land!” “Him? He wants to control the entire North and slaughter every other lord who opposes him. There’s a code that we all follow and respect!” “We need change!” “No he’s gotten into your head!” “Lies!” the continued to exchange blows with Olaf being the more seasoned veteran dodging more of them and retaliated when possible, “Arthur please!” Alfred snapped cutting his father as they stopped to see the glowing lines that consumed his body and his father to look down causing them both to stop, “Brother what happened?” “I wielded this sword and since then this is what I look like!” “How?” he took hold of the sword but seeing no difference in his bleeding skin stopped when he felt an knife pierce his chest this was by Olaf who shaking his head snapped, “Never turn away from the enemy in battle!” Alfred coughed falling to the floor as Arthur comforted him whilst Olaf regain his cold stern self spoke, “Why? That’s because Arthur’s mother isn’t Jennifer like yours. When fighting in Greece I met a Greek woman who needed help, we became close and she came back home with me, Jennifer knew and cared only about the unborn child!” “Name?!” Arthur spat causing Olaf to state, “Her name was Kassandra and as I grew older she left saying she couldn’t stand to see me age, I don’t understand what she meant but she just left with no sign of where she went. The same lines were on her...it’s your blood!” “So I’m illegitimate?” Alfred laid still before returning back to his father who nodded spoke, “Not anymore Lord Arthur the bastard rule of the Borderlands. There is more than one way to inherit land and you have done as such. David will go with you with some cash to change improve it!” “I could kill you for cowardly killing Alfred like that!” he laughed before wheezing spoke, “I don’t think I have long anyway but spare me until you have experience in successful governing then do it, please!” Arthur nodded before walking away spoke, “Brienne prepare the coach for us five. We’re leaving. Take as much money as we can carry on the carriage!” she nodded as Arthur looked back and seeing his father nod spoke, “And Brienne, I want it put out there that I am looking for a Greek woman named Kassandra! I want her found” fully unaware of the woman who holding her glowing staff had watched the conflict unfold and remaining neutral was still glad and proud her son was alive and well but also that he wasn’t willing to sink to such lows as his father.