King Of Britain

It was the year of our Lord 496; the wars had been raging for more than fifteen years now. England was falling apart, not one corner unscathed by the horrors of war. King Richard’s campaigns had claimed the lives of so many of England’s young men and boys that there was a fear it would not survive this war. It was rumoured that the legendary sword, Excalibur had stopped responding to Richard, proving to all that a new king was needed. Richard himself had no heirs, his love betrayed him for another and the wound she had left consumed his heart. Fearing his own death and the question of who was next in line, Richard banned all talk of a new king and stoically claimed that Excalibur was still working for him, the way it had when his heart was still open. But Excalibur wouldn’t and couldn’t protect him any longer…