Episode Title:
The King, Under Attack
Episode Description:
Arthur recalls when an emissary from another nation attempted to assassinate him, so he executed the man’s family to spare them years of torture, and the emissary thanked him. Reynolds begins teaching Arthur the sword and is astounded Arthur is already a skilled swordsman. Realizing he and Alice aren’t capable of training Arthur they move to Xyros city to find him an instructor. For the journey they hire their old party Twin Horns as bodyguards. Arthur learns Alice is an especially rare Emitter mage who can use healing magic. Adam, Twin Horn’s spearman, decides to test Arthur’s abilities, which Arthur loses as he is unfamiliar fighting with such a small body. Jasmine, Twin Horn’s scout, notices Arthur use Ki on his legs to increase his speed. After teaching her how she gifts him a knife. They are attacked by bandits seeking Alice. Reynolds reveals Alice is pregnant. A bandit mage attacks and Arthur is thrown from a cliff but uses Jasmine’s knife to drag the mage with him to protect Alice and his future sibling. As he falls he realizes he understands why the emissary thanked him, feeling he can die happy knowing Alice will survive. Arthur awakens in the forest at the bottom of the cliff and is confronted by a terrible monster that greets him by name.
