North America / Kingdom of Yorkania (Crownlands of Manhattan): November 7th, 1517.
(Gareth de' Manhattan's POV)
"How long has it been. A week, maybe two." Thought gareth. His eyes lifeless. His face dirty and sunken in.
*Tak* *Tak* *Tak*
Gareth Immediately looked to where the noise was coming from and seen a rat run past the medevial like cell any human body could not fit through. with bread in it's mouth.
"Dose mother Intend to kill me by letting me rot to death in this cell. She has changed" Thought gareth as he coughed hardly, wheezing for air as he adjusted the chain around his neck with both of his chained hands.
Suddenly gareth coughed hardly again. Large amounts of blood shooting onto the ground from his mouth.
*SPLAT*
*AHEM, AHEM…Fuck, I need water." Said gareth with gritted teeth. Adjusting his throat loudly with a hoarse voice as he wiped his blood stained mouth with both of his chained hands.
"Do you now." Said a calm but familiar deep and husky accented old voice from out of nowhere.
Gareth glanced up and seen a very tall, dark brown skinned old man with a cane and said with a sigh "Uncle. What do I owe this lovely pleasure."
"Nothing at all. I just came to see how a ugly creature of your kind could survive in such a environment like this." Said bagdemagus with a gentle smile on his face as he looked around at the horrid dungeon.
The dungeon was silent. Gareth's eyes angry.
Bagdemagus looked back at gareth with one eyebrow raised and snickered and said with a wave of his left hand as he closed one eye an stroked his bearded chin "You can't even rule if you tried. Are you even a man at this point in your life."
"I COULD….I WOULD BE A EXCELLENT KING." Said gareth roaring loudly with rage as he clenched his chained hands tightly and glared at bagdemagus.
Bagdemagus had a Intrigued look on his face and asked while opening his right eye "And what would you do as king."
"I SHALL TAKS OVER THE GRAND DUCHY OF QUEENS AND PUT YOU ANTS IN YOUR PLACES. HOUSE MANHATTAN IS THE GREATEST." Said gareth roaring loudly with a dry, hoarse voice as he tried to break free from the chains.
*CHK* *CHK* *CHK*
Bagdemagus had widened eyes and thought while stroking his bearded chin "I've never met such a blinded creature like this in my entire life. It just keeps getting better and better"
"Well anyway. Your not ruling and you will be under my guardianship from henceforth now on and will be taught as my successor to the marquistate of somerville." Said bagdemagus with a chuckle as he started slowly taking his leave.
Gareth had a flabbergasted look on his face and said loudly as he tried to crawl to the cell and said loudly and stuttering "W…WAIT UNCLE. WHO'S DECISION WAS THIS AND WHY AM I YOUR SUCCESSOR."
"Your not Inheriting upon the order of your queen mother. She and I aren't so heartless and I have no children of my own so I need a successor upon my passing. Now If you'll excuse me I have a date with the dowager duchess of house Bronx. She's is still a fine woman for her age and can spread the legs well." Said bagdemagus with a sigh and wave of his hand as he walked away hurriedly with his cane. His back dsappearing into the darkness of the dungeon.
Gareth looked down at his own hands and thought as tears suddenly streamed down his face "Am I to no longer be crown prince and inherit the throne. What has yorkania come to father"
(Morgan's POV)
"What are they doing." I asked calmly as I watched gawain, enid and elaine kick a ball back and forth outside the window in the castle courtyard.
The beautiful and mature lady in waiting shifted her shoulders nervously and said while glancing at the other three ladies in waiting "They are playing a game called football your majesty. You mentioned it two years ago to his majesty because you were bored so he had a the thing called ball made for you."
"I see. I bealive that's also the same day. I kept getting criticized for being to carefree as the queen mother of this kingdom and should act with grace and self control." I said calmly as I stared down at the three stooges in the window as memories of a beautiful light skin woman's mouth mouth silently with her hand gripping my arm flashing across my kind.
The hall was silent. The ladies in waiting bowed their heads as sounds of hurried footsteps was heard.
"YOUR MAJESTY." Said john's voice loudly from out of nowhere.
I glanced to my left and seen john as fast as he could down the hallway towards me and said calmly with a sigh "I have two ears. One for I'm listening and the other for I don't give a fuck. Pick one."
The hall was silent. John finally arriving in front of me with haggard breathing. Bent over with his hands on his knees to catch his breath.
"If this is your best, I fear for your worst." I said calmly as I stared down at john breathing hardly and trying to catch his breath.
John flinched and stood back up straight and said stutteringly while standing up with large amounts of beads of sweat trailing down his face from his forehead "Y…your majesty. The Duke of bro…"
"You are quickly approaching irrelevance at an impressive speed john. Speak carefully. You are moments away from being dismissed permanently from your station." I said calmly while turning to look back out the window and straight at the sky.
John swallowed mostly all the spit inside his mouth and said with a serious tone "The duke of brooklyn is h…"
"Hehehe. I bealive I can speak for myself little cutie." Said lancelot's giddy voice from out of nowhere.
John flinched and immediately positioned himself right behind me.
I glanced at Lancelot and said calmly while looking back out the window at the sky "I hope this is good news your grace."
"Indeed it is your majesty. If I may have a word alone with you." Said lancelot with a closed eyed smiled on his face.
I glanced away from the sky and straight at lancelot for a moment and said calmly "You may not. Speak freely your grace. My servants are tight lipped. Am I wrong."
John and my ladies in waiting nodded their heads Immediately.
"Thank you for your benevolence your grave, I have gotten the dollars and am ready to give you it whenever you are ready your majesty. I have to see the value of my fighters first though if it is permitted." Said lancelot calmly with a closed eyed unchanged smile.
Suddenly I chuckled with my left hand over my mouth. It making the faces of my ladies and waiting and john shocked.
"Be careful, uncle. Your confidence is beginning to outpace your competence. You play at power like a merchant plays at nobility. It is entertaining, but ultimately meaningless because men like you thrive in weak courts. Unfortunately for you, this one is no longer weak." I said calmly. My fave back to normal as if I never had laugh to begin with.
Lancelot was silent for a moment with the smile on his face not wavering in the least and said calmly while opening his left eye slightly "Now, now your majesty. There is no need to degrade everyone you meet to assert dominance. We all know you have the backing of the military, chancellor wood pecker is likely gathering the ton to your side so it is inevitable that you have usurped this kingdom to the very heart."
"I am not offended. I am disappointed you thought that was worth saying." I said calmly while blinking five times as if the conversation was serious to begin with.
Lancelot was silent momentarily and said with a smile still on his face "When can I s…"
"Men like you thrive in disorder. That is why you fear order." I said calmly as I stared at be still unchanged look on his face. His right eye twitching slightly.
"Got you" I thought as I walked past him and started to head down the hallway at a quick pace. John and the ladies in wait following after me.
Both of lancelot's eyes opened slowly as the smile on his face fadded completely as he glanced out the window at gawain, elaine and enid and said calmly with a soft chuckle as he followed in the same direction I had left "Time will Indeed tell your majesty."
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THE END…