The Heart and The Flame part 4The Heart and the FlameChapter 4: Part 1, the OathIt was the year 984 when Prince turned 15. It was then inthe presence of his proud mother and his rather disapproving father that hekneeled before his mentor, Bowen, to whom he owed so much, and placed his handupon his heart and bowed his head, his eyes shining with emotion as he sworethe oath that would bind him to live by the ancient code of king Arthur anddevote his life to eternal chivalry and honor. His father had snorted duringthe bit about honor, being of the belief that honor could only be achieved byvictory in battle. Einon had beensaddened by his father's la
The Heart and The Flame part 3The Heart and theFlameChapter 3: Learning the CodeIn barely 4 years, Einon transformed from what was said bymany to be "a winey snot nosed git" to what was acknowledged by all as thegrowing heir to the throne. In the past his mother had taught him to read and writeand speak in Latin and Norman. Under Bowen's instruction he learned battletactics and the techniques of leading an army, he learned to skin a deer andhow to start a fire to safely cook it over. Only after he could really lift asword would Bowen teach him to fight with a sword. Einon would spend hourslearning strokes and blocks and how to strike from above a
The Heart and The Flame part 2Chapter 2The GirlThis chapter isabout Kara. Kara was a very wily little girl, her face was often grubby withdirt, only when her father made her wash in the river could you see the tawnyglint of her red hair that always streamed from her neck when she ran. Thevillage she lived in was very close to the castle of the King Freyne, but itwas far from being a village of wealth or prosperity. The peasants paid half ofwhat they made to the Lord Brok who ruled over them with a fist of iron. Theking was even worse. Many a time Kara had listened in horrified delight to thetales of his terrible deeds in faraway lands. They said he'd t
and if u add dirt u may end up outside on the street