MERLIN
The most famous magician in myth or history.
The mage who guided a great king.
He was Merlin.
Delving deep into the mythos of King Arthur, this
issue tells the tale of a young Merlin-called Myrddin and his mysterious beginnings. It
shows how he came to ambiguously prophesy a future for the land of Britain. Living in
Carmarthen with his mother, the men of King Vortigern come to seize the "fatherless
child" whose blood is needed for a sacrifice so that Vortigern’s stronghold
against the High King’s sons can be completed without incident. But Myrddin, while in
a trance, has a pointed way of convincing him that he knows more than the king’s own
druid. Will Myrddin’s predictions come to pass?
QUEST FOR HONOR
In the days of the great king, Uther, there was another good, but
lesser King. A man named Gereint. He was wed to his love, the Lady Enid who was much
younger than he. His love for her was so great, that he spent his days with thoughts of
only cherishing her and abandoned his adventure and noble actions.
Now he ventured out to prove not only himself, but to prove how
strong the love of his was with Enid. Would he ride against an unbeatable foe to prove his
worth…to prove his rightful place on the throne…to prove he deserved the Lady
Enid’s love?
An enchanting tale deep in the past of King Arthur.
THE ENCHANTED LADY
A secret amongst the Druids…
A mysterious Lady of the woods.
A young king-to-be.
A compelling saga entrenched in the mythos of Arthur.
An entirely fictional twist that tells a tale from young
Arthur’s foster age with Sir Ector, before he became king. Fifteen is a difficult age
for anyone and that includes the young Arthur. While all the knights do the fighting and
reveling, Arthur wearies of the day-to-day duties of being squire to his brother Kay. When
a beautiful noblewoman comes to the manor requiring his assistance, Arthur is eager to
accompany her, and as they walk the same path, the lady enlightens Arthur on how to be
insightful and look within himself, however her own life has been a tragic one. It seems
that Saxons and dark druids conspire against this mysterious and enchanted lady. This
narrative is a lesson learned early for the king-to-be of all Britain.
SIR BALIN and the DOLOROUS STROKE
Chastised for causing the death of Lancelot’s
betrothed, Balin desires to return to the graces of the Round Table and Arthur gives him
the opportunity. Balin delivers a pledge to a dying knight that he will pick up the cause
of Lady Ceri and then finds himself battling an invisible knight. Can a magical artifact
save him?
