The Battle for Northside

Everything in this story came from the kids’ imaginations. I just wrote it all down. Your Humble Secretary, The Lady Mary

Tonight we fought the Battle of the Library Battlements at the Northside Castle. In real life, this means we played on the patio. The battle opened with immediate injury for Arthur’s side, for Sir C was struck in the stomach by a rock from the enemy’s catapult. Sir H took an arrow to the stomach, whilst Sir TT suffered a blow to the arm. Luckily, Merlin’s Apprentice, the Lady K, cast a spell to heal our brave knights.

At first we could not identify our enemy, but Sir H’s quick intelligence revealed that none other than Mordred was lurking outside Northside Castle. Sir H, ever the standard-bearer for chivalry, asked for permission to shoot an arrow at the enemy. He and Sir TT also killed a cow and a goose for a medieval feast, even though Sir H is a vegetarian.

Meanwhile, the wicked Mordred cast a spell that turned Sir C into a monster. Sir C attempted to curse Lady K with the same affliction, but the powers she learns at Merlin’s side protected her from this evil spell.  While Sir C and Lady K battled, Sirs H and TT teleported to the Civil War to steal guns. They had sadly concluded that guns were the only effective weapon against the monster that had possessed Sir C.

The effort to save Sir C failed, and we gave him a Viking funeral to salute his valor in battle. We also risked losing the brave Sir H, for he temporarily lost his mind to a spell cast by Mordred. At first he uttered nonsense, but he gathered his wits to tell us he was uttering the prophecy for our next quest. He and the brave knights returned indoors to plan their strategy for the quest. Tune in next time to learn what the quest will be!