(ORP) The Druid Prince
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:14 pm
A cold wind blew through the trees as Loki urged his horse along the path that he'd been following for several days. He wasn't sure exactly where he was headed, but he knew that he'd have to find shelter before the weather took a turn for the worse. He pulled his cloak tighter around him and held onto the reins as he looked at his surroundings. It had been nearly six months since he discovered that he was a Druid Prince and since that day he'd been trying to find the answers to the questions that had been treading around in his mind. Loki couldn't help but wonder why his birth parents had chosen to send him away as a baby. Had they been in danger and sent him away to protect him? He knew that the only way he'd ever get the answers he sought was if he found his parents. He could remember clearly the day his adoptive parents told him the truth about who he was.
Loki was in the process of feeding the sheep when he heard the gravel crunch behind him. He turned around and saw his father walking towards him with a somber expression on his face. "What's wrong father?? Has something happened??" Loki questioned as he sat the feed bucket on the ground and dusted his hands off.
"Loki there's something that I have to tell you...Take a walk with me" Tristan stated and Loki looked at his father with a confused expression on his face. It wasn't like his father to pull him from chores early.
"What do you have to tell me Loki questioned as they began walking towards the huge pond that resided towards the back part of their property. Tristan looked over at his son and sighed knowing that what he had to tell him wasn't going to be easy.
"Loki now that you are 19 it's time you knew the truth about who you really are" Tristan replied and Loki crossed his arms as they continued to walk towards the pond.
"I don't understand" Loki said and Tristan ran his fingers through his hair as he tried to find the right words to say to explain the truth to his son.
"Loki this is really hard for me to say so please just listen...A few months after your mother and I got married the King and Queen of the Druids came to us with a little baby...They told us that we were to take care of the baby until his 19th birthday and then they left...That baby was you Loki" Tristan responded and Loki stopped in his tracks as he tried to process the words that had just come out of his fathers mouth.
Loki was jolted from his thoughts when a huge gush of wind swept over him. He looked around for some shelter and suddenly spotted a cave a few feet from him. He nudged his horse towards the cave and rode inside to escape the storm. Loki climbed off his horse and walked back out into the storm to gather some firewood. Once he had collected enough wood to last him the night he re-entered the cave and quickly prepared a fire. He then unpacked his bedroll and spread it out beside the fire before pulling the sack of provisions from his saddle bag. His adoptive mother had packed for him before he'd left home and he was longing to dig into it. Loki pulled out some bread and a chunk of cheese as he settled down onto his bedroll. He ate his dinner silently and pulled a knee to his chest as he stared at the fire. After he finished eating he curled up beneath his fur blanket and laid down knowing that he'd need all the sleep he could get before resuming his journey the next morning. Loki held the blanket around him and stared at the fire until he fell asleep.
Loki was in the process of feeding the sheep when he heard the gravel crunch behind him. He turned around and saw his father walking towards him with a somber expression on his face. "What's wrong father?? Has something happened??" Loki questioned as he sat the feed bucket on the ground and dusted his hands off.
"Loki there's something that I have to tell you...Take a walk with me" Tristan stated and Loki looked at his father with a confused expression on his face. It wasn't like his father to pull him from chores early.
"What do you have to tell me Loki questioned as they began walking towards the huge pond that resided towards the back part of their property. Tristan looked over at his son and sighed knowing that what he had to tell him wasn't going to be easy.
"Loki now that you are 19 it's time you knew the truth about who you really are" Tristan replied and Loki crossed his arms as they continued to walk towards the pond.
"I don't understand" Loki said and Tristan ran his fingers through his hair as he tried to find the right words to say to explain the truth to his son.
"Loki this is really hard for me to say so please just listen...A few months after your mother and I got married the King and Queen of the Druids came to us with a little baby...They told us that we were to take care of the baby until his 19th birthday and then they left...That baby was you Loki" Tristan responded and Loki stopped in his tracks as he tried to process the words that had just come out of his fathers mouth.
Loki was jolted from his thoughts when a huge gush of wind swept over him. He looked around for some shelter and suddenly spotted a cave a few feet from him. He nudged his horse towards the cave and rode inside to escape the storm. Loki climbed off his horse and walked back out into the storm to gather some firewood. Once he had collected enough wood to last him the night he re-entered the cave and quickly prepared a fire. He then unpacked his bedroll and spread it out beside the fire before pulling the sack of provisions from his saddle bag. His adoptive mother had packed for him before he'd left home and he was longing to dig into it. Loki pulled out some bread and a chunk of cheese as he settled down onto his bedroll. He ate his dinner silently and pulled a knee to his chest as he stared at the fire. After he finished eating he curled up beneath his fur blanket and laid down knowing that he'd need all the sleep he could get before resuming his journey the next morning. Loki held the blanket around him and stared at the fire until he fell asleep.