The Seventh Prince
Episode 1
Authur is critical
Prince Authur sat in his study reading a book of history of the kingdom of Naviel.He is fair in complexion, had dark eyes and was considered the most handsome man in the whole kingdom.He was dressed in a black tunic shirt with white trousers and black boots.On his right hand was a golden bracelet and on his the forth finger of this same hand held a ruby ring which was his signet ring.He was still busy reading when Martins the Chief guard burst into his chambers with two guards unannounced.
"Am sorry for barging in on you like this your highness but your father the king request for your presence in his chambers right now" martins said to him
"Go tell him that I would be with him shortly"
"Your highness am sorry but the king asked me not to return into his presence without you coming with me"
"Okay just give me a minute"Authur said as he began to tidy his table, but he couldn't help but ask himself what would have made his father call for him because as far as he can remember he had been in check fir the past one week trying to avoid all the foul play and traps that his step brothers and step mother set for himself because they always want to implicate him in all their dealings and that he can't account for.
Prince Authur finished tidying his table and followed martins and his boys to his father's chambers.
King Alfred sat in his bed chambers waiting for his son Authur.He was thinking of how best to handle him as he always receive reports of his bad behaviors outside the palace.
If it's not about him fighting with someone, it would be about him insulting on of his Ministers or cabinet members and so on and this was getting him worried.
Left to him if he could send him far away intibone of the cities in Naviel to reside and take up official duties he would have done that a long time ago, but the thing is that his second wife and his only true love Queen Cordelia wouldn't hear of it as he(Authur) was her only son whom she dotes upon.
Just then Martins walked in with prince Authur.
"Your majesty" martins bowed down with respect then left the chambers so as to give the king and his son some privacy to discuss their matters.
"Father you sent for me"Authur said
"Yes I did pls seat"
"Thank you father"
He then sat on the couch opposite his father.
"I want you to explain to me why you beat up Maxwell Kent the son of Lord Kent and when confronted by Lord Kent you splashed mud water on him?"the king asked prince Authur calmly trying to hold back his anger so as not to do something disastrous.
But prince Authur would not buy the idea as he had a principle of not covering up for his step brothers wrong doing which was calling a spade a spade and a sword a sword.
"Father I did no such thing"he said to the king calmly as he would never disrespect his father no matter if he was wrong or right in the matter being discussed.
"Rather it was Erics who committed tye crime you just accused me of doing. I tried to correct him but he wouldn't listen to me but wanted to pick a fight with me instead"
The king said nothing to himself but instead called fir his guards.
"Martins! Martins!!"
"Yes your majesty" Martins said as he entered the room.
" Go and call me prince Erics"
"Yes my king"
Meanwhile prince Erics sat in his chambers with a young man whibhd his head bandaged
He was no other person but Maxwell Kent, the son of Lord Kent whim King Alfred and prince Authur was discussing about in the king's bed chambers.
Prince Erics threw a purse at Maxwell's feet.
"I believe you know what to do?"
"Yes your highness"Maxwell replied smiling as he opened the purse which contained gold
"I won't let you down"
"Okay"
Just then Martins knocked on the door before walking in.
"My prince, the king asked bmw to call you"
"Where is he?"asked Erics lazily
"In his bed chambers my Lord"
"Okay I would be with you shortly"
"Yes my prince" martins said and walked out.
"I hope you remember what to do?" Prince Erics asked for the umpteenth time.
"Yes I do my prince" Maxwell replied smiling.
"Okay let's go now, you know we can't keep my father the king waiting"
Authur sat in his father's chambers waiting for his brother the crown prince to come and defend himself from the crime he committed wholeheartdly.
Erics walked in with Maxwell Kent.
"Good evening father"
"Good evening your majesty"
The king nodded at them and asked them to sit.
"Erics your brother here prince Authur when asked not too long ago said he did not commit the crime you levelled against him, do you have anything to say?"
But it was not prince Erics who spoke, instead it was Maxwell.
"Your majesty sorry to say but prince Authur here is lying."
"What do you mean by that?"
Prince Authur asked
"You know correctly well that you were the one who beatvme up and when prince Erics here wanted to defend me you insulted him and also splashed mud water on my father"
"But father he's lying, I did no such thing"
King Alfred lost his patience and shouted at Authur
"Shut up!!!what have I done to deserve this treatment from you.You just keep on making trouble for this royal household because of your useless behavior.Am disappointed in you"
Authur felt bad when he heard this from his father.He turned to leave his father's chambers but was stopped by the king.
"Stop there do you think that you can go like that unpunished?"
"Guards!!!!"
"Yes your majesty". the guards bowed to the king as they entered.
"Take him to the dungeons and have Varrons keep him in one of the cells where he's to eat nothing till tomorrow morning"
"Yes your majesty"the gaurds replied then walked up then picked Authur then went out.
Meanwhile prince Erics was happy in his heart and said
", Father please forgive him and show him some mercy"
"No way. I need him to learn his lesson"
"Okay father I would return back to my chambers now"
The king waved his hand to show that he understands.
In the dungeon Authur sat crying and cursing his birth. He wondered why he was being treated like this because he knew he had not offended anyone in any way to deserve this treatment. He even wondered whether king Alfred was even his biological father.
He was still thinking like this when his sisters Princess Crystabel and Princess Helena walked in to see him.
"Authur why are you crying"Crystabel asked.
"Am just tired,why am I being treated like this.Is this fair?"
Princess Crystabel handed him a bag containing bread and butter with a skin bag of wine and some fruits and said to him
"Authur please eat while I go talk to father to plead on your behalf so that he can release you because you can't stay here"
Authur was touched but told her
"No need to worry about me just leave me because I've given up all hope on this matter"
"Awnnnn indeed our Authur is really critical" Helena said as they walked out to find their mother as they had sneaked in while the guards on duty weren't watching to deliver the food to Authur.