Magic forest story- Arthur

On an island, the land was broken into small realms of warring clansmen that called themselves kings. The Romans had long left and the old druid Merlin sat in waiting.

Before Uther Pendragon had received the crown he lusted for the queen of the Saxon- Mary and in his lust, he went to the druid ruins. There he found him the old remaining druid of the lost arts. He bagged of the old man to let him lay with the Queen Mary if only for one night. Merlin asked the king " What is it that I will receive in return for this deed? Uther offered him a wealth of gold. But Merlin simply replied " and what shall I do with this gold you offer me? I am too old to carry it around with me and the ghosts around here no longer have a need for it? "Then, what is it Merlin that you want from me, land, women?" Uther replied. "There is nothing you have now that I want young prince". Uther thought long about before his next answer " Then tell me what it is that I should get and I will give it to you". Murlin looked up at him and grinned holding his staff " Then sware to me that you will give me all you receive all land you are given and conquer and then we will have a deal". "Agreed," Uther said.

First, the sward you carry is not one you will need. Go east towards the rising sun to the farthest river before it is an ocean, follow it upstream until you find a lake and there you must ask the lady of the lake for the sward of the land and when you return with it you will have your time with the queen.

Uther road for many of days until reaching the lake and as foolish as the request sounded he said: "lady of the lake I have come for the sward of the land". Then he heard a voice speak to him and say"  you but only have to reach into the water and you will find the sward you ask for". The young prince looked into the shallow water as he could see right through it to the sand and reach his hand down and dug it into the sand until he felt the grip of a sword and he pulled it out from its water slumber. As he lifted it into the air he could hear it chime with the wind and the sin shot from it in all directions.

When he brought it back to Merlin the old man asked him to cut himself with it and pour the blood into the chalice. Merlin then added some herbs and sap from a tree then said an incantation and told Uther to drink the potions down. As soon as the last drop passed Uther's lips he fell to the ground and when he stood up and picked up the sward he could see in his reflection he had a long beard he did not have before and now looked like King Cynric married to Queen Mary.

Merlin told Uther that King Cynric was off claiming a new kingdom to the north and would not be back for many years. However, the spell would only last three days and it would take two to ride to the kingdom. The young prince did not wait another minute to hear more and jumped on his horse and road to the Saxon kingdom. He road right through the front gates as though the guards did not even notice he was there. Then followed a young servant girl who happened to be bringing tea to the queen. he pushed opened the door behind her and when he saw her he grabbed her with both arms and said "my Queen I am here now". She replied," the campaigns were to last many more moons until your arrival". "I am the king and if I wish to be home to my queen for a night no one is to stop me" .

He laid with the queen that night and awoke to a fog in the morning. Uther used the fog to sneak out of the castle and back to his brother's kingdom where he had found out that his brother had died in his sleep. As for Queen Mary, she received a letter the next day that her husband would not be back to the kingdom for another two years. However,  now with child when he was born she gave the child to Merlin who brought him to a farmer to raise as his own.