Invocatus Rex, Part I: Xavier, Chapter IV

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Title: Invocatus Rex, Xavier, Chapter IV
Fandom: Original Fiction, The Witch War Histories, Vol. III
Prompt: #36 Devotee
For: by Taming the Muse
Warnings: Increasing angst and mucho strange mojo. Sniffles for Etienne.
Rating: PG-ish
Summary: As some of the family depart for England, Aisling goes with them, giving Etienne an all too brief respite… for a dying druid, the last of his kind, calls on The Healer, and in doing so, turns the entire house on its collective head.
Word Count: 4,075
A/N: Memories almost wholly reorganized, and all stories tagged! Ongoing story, in chronological order, here.
A/N2: Once again, beta by meredevachon, who is as intimately familiar with this family as I am. *g*

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This chapter has been moved, along with all prior chapters, to my LJ, where they're located in chronological order in the IR section of my memories.

Comments

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

“Do you believe in legends, Xavier?”
From a man who was possessed by a knight from Britain, who sent Medraut into Wales for seven years.... Medraut is Mordred. So who was Kincaid?
Are we in an anti-Arthurian legend here, with Arthur the king Kincaid's character feels should not be on the throne? Ahh, hang on. Mordred was Arthur's son by his sister, who was a witch. So does this follow Arthur's death? Is that what the characters in the prologue were running from - Arthur's last battle? Is the sword Excalibur? Or is it Albion, or one of the other swords of Weyland?
You have me well and truly hooked here. I can see possibilities, but my knowledge of Arthurian legend is not good enough to do more than speculate.
Great chapter, but what a mystery to leave us with for a week. Well done. I'll look forward to the next.

[smwright.livejournal.com]

Oh, you're doing well.
But Mordred, too, fell at Camlann. Now, with that, re-read the early bit of the prologue and what Kincaid says while possessed. You may be the only one to guess who Kincaid was. Even my husband didn't, and I think he knows the legends better than I do! (some of them at least)
Sylvie doesn't actually give it away until Book Four, and only then in a passing comment! (And I probably shouldn't have told you that much!)

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

re-read the early bit of the prologue
I would, but I can't get in. I either get web page denied, or just the headers. No story.
As for what Kincaid said... You mean - My father was the enemy of the man you loved and whose memory you protect.” I'll have to think on that. Who were Arthur's enemies? There was Mordred... and Kay was not so keen on him, although I seem to remember he got over that. Who else? I can't remember at the moment.
See, my further guesses are merely betraying my lack of of a real clue *g*

[smwright.livejournal.com]

How do you do that? Your timing is amazing. Just got out of the shower.

I would, but I can't get in. I either get web page denied, or just the headers. No story.
Right. I moved it when I posted the new chapter last night. Oops. I do that every week to keep track of this one since I can't post publicly (damned publishers, and this one's gone flaky). It's on my LJ now. Here. (http://swweeks.livejournal.com/27637.html)

As for what Kincaid said... You mean - My father was the enemy of the man you loved and whose memory you protect.
Now you can access the prologue again. Figure out who is the enemy (and you've really already done this), and I'll tell you it's the father bit that's important in Kincaid's comment. Which knight was the known enemy of Arthur's enemy? Now, who was his son (who was also a knight)?

Damn, I'm the fucking Sphinx!

[smwright.livejournal.com]

Okay. This isn't it, because it's on a disc at my office. Will have to fix that as soon as I get there today. At any rate, it's close enough for the current purpose. Here. (http://swweeks.livejournal.com/24147.html)

Now. Done. *g*

[smwright.livejournal.com]

I seem to have done away with the prologue. Oops. Hold on.

[smwright.livejournal.com]

but what a mystery to leave us with for a week

Me??? What about Sparrow? Who deserves the harder spanking I ask?

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

Yes, but I beta for Sparrow, so I don't have to wait a week for that. *snigger*

[smwright.livejournal.com]

See, that's just not sporting at all.