Monday 25 August 2008

The Book of Mordred part 3

 

Part 3  

 That  night  Mordred  wandered  through  the  woods  where  he  had  managed  to  escape. He  finally  came  to  a  little  hut  built  under  the  roots  of  a  great  oak. He  knocked  on  the  door,  hoping  to  get  some  food  and  shelter  for  the  night. An  old  woman  answered  it  and  asked  him  to  come  in. She  was  small  and  looked  like  an  old  brown,  shriveled  up  leaf . Somehow  he  didn’t  like  her,  but  he  went  for  he  was  very  hungry. She  showed  him  a  stool  to  sit  on  and  immediately  set  about  getting  him  a  bowl  of  porridge. As  he  finished  eating  he  began  to  tell  his  story,  thinking  it  only  polite  after  taking  food  and  lodging  from  her. But  half  way  through  his  story  she  interrupted  him  saying, “you  needn’t  tell  my  your  tale. I  already  knew  it  when  you  knocked  at  the  door.”

  Mordred  stared  at  the  old  woman  for  a  moment  and  then  said, “How?” She  laughed,  a  dry  cackley  laugh  that  made  him  dislike  her  even  more. “I  have  a  bit  of  hindsight  and  foresight,  what  the  people  of  your  village  called  magic. They  would  probably  call  me  a  witch,  like  they  called  your  friend  Naman  a  wizard,  only  they  would  have  more  reason  to  call  me  so.”

   Mordred  continued  to  stare  for  a  moment. He  had  no  fear  of  magic. He  had  heard  of  it  so  much  in  Naman’s  stories  that  it  seemed  commonplace  to  him,  though  he’d  never  seen  it  before. Then  an  idea  struck  him. “You  said  you  had  hindsight?” “Yes,” replied  the  witch.

   “Then  can  you  tell  me  who  my  real  parents  are?” The  old  woman  looked  thoughtful  for  a  moment  and  then  said, “Yes. But  its  not  as  simple  as  that. You  must  be  patient.” Then  she  walked  over  to  her   fire  and  closed  her  eyes  and  began  to  repeat  many   words  in  a  strange  tongue. This  lasted  for  some  fifteen  minutes  and  then  she  turned  around  to  Mordred,  who  had  been  watching  in  wonder  and  dislike. “I  have  discovered  that  your  mother  is  no  less  than   Queen  Morgawse  of  Lothian,  the  half-sister  of  the  great  King  Arthur,”  she  cackled  in  triumph,  evidently  overjoyed  to  find  his  mother  one  who  could  pay  her  well. “But  who   is  my  father?” Mordred  asked  hurriedly. “That  will  take  more  time. Be  patient.” Just  then  a  knock  came  at  the  door  and  then  several  more  and  before  the  witch  could  answer  it  the  door  fell  and  a  throng  of  fishermen  poured  in  shouting. “The  wizard  failed  him  so  he  turns  to  the  witch!”

   “Kill  the  murderer!”

   “And  kill  the  witch!”

  The  witch   was  beaten  to  the  ground  in  a  moment,  but  Mordred  flung  the  stool  in  their  faces  and  barged  through  them  with  flailing  fists. He  was  halfway  through  the  door  when  strong  hands  grasped  him. But  he  was  free  again  in  a  moment  after  several  quick  bites  and  a  kick  in  one  of  his  captors  eyes. He  sprang  away  into  the  brush  and  ran  as  hard  as  he  could  through  the  bracken,  disregarding  the  enormous  tears  in  his  clothes. Soon  he  had  outdistanced  his  pursuers  who  had  a  harder  time  getting  through  the  brush. He  sat  down  by  a  stream  after  running  for  another  hour  and  drank  deeply. Then  he  fell  asleep.  

 

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I am starting to dislike cliff hangers :D. Once more another great part!! I am eager to read more as the stories seems to be getting under way!
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