The Knights Code solo

_{Backdated to 6 year old Henry}
Warning: Mention of death
Date: January 2nd, 2015
Time: 6:30 pm
Henry
Arthur
Luke Alluring
Adam Alluring

The night before was almost a blur to young Henry Knight. He remembered it being a full moon and how his twin sister and him begged to go stargazing that night. He also remembered laughing and looking at the stars above with his family, everything was peaceful for a moment. Then that's when everything started to slowly fade away...

Two werewolves attacked his family, his parents fought them, held off one each so him and his siblings could escape. Henry couldn't remember who ran and who didn't, but he did know that he was the nearest. His mother was attacked before he was then everything went black and Henry was fading in and out of consciousness.

January 2nd ~ evening

Henry would slowly open his eyes, blinking a little as light flooded in. It took the six year old a moment or two to recognize where exactly he was.

White walls, no windows except for the one next to the door looking out into the hall with the binds drawn shut, a nightstand with a bowl sitting on top and his older brother sitting on the foot of the bed he was in.

Henry tried to lift himself up but couldn't, his body felt weak and chest was making it painful to move. The boy brought a hand to his chest and felt a bandage wondering what just happen...

Arthur seemed to have sensed his younger brother was conscious and moved closer on Henry's bed as the teen gave a soft smile as he spoke"your awake, how do you feel?"

Henry would reach for his brother's hand, gasping it in his before quietly speaking" okay, my c..chest hurts. Where... where a..are we Art?" Henry would look to his older brother with fear in his eyes and instantly feel his brother squeeze his hand before hearing his voice, "St Mungo's, Henry do you remember what happened last night?"

A strange question to the child. The memories were fading fast and he couldn't exactly picture what was fact and fiction. The six year old look into his brother's eyes and with a trembling lip spoke" we w..were s..stargazing last n..night and t...then- and then uh w..werewolves attack us," Arthur then squeezed his younger brother's hand a bit more and smile at him calmly as he spoke" anything- anything after the attack?"

Henry was getting worried and started to feel his breathing quicken and tears swell up in his eyes as his lip trembled a little and somehow the boy choked" n...no, Art? W..what happen?" Arthur would look into his brother's eyes keeping his grasp on his hand and barley keeping himself together as he spoke" the werewolves they were stronger than what mum-" Arthur looked away for a moment while squeezing his younger brother's hand, a tear would fall onto his cheek and immediately he would wipe it away.

Arthur would turn back to his younger brother as he continued" they were stronger than mum and father, one overpowered mum and attack her before.... before going after you," Henry was now concerned and confused, his mind was instantly thinking about the safety of their mum and his twin sister; Annabeth as he spoke" is m..mum alright? W..where is s..she and Anna? Is s..she alright?"

Arthur would squeezed his younger brother hand with his right and brush his left against his brother's cheek for a moment before speaking with emotions threatening to over take him, "Anna is fine, she's at home but mum. She's... she's..." Henry was now worried about his elder brother as Arthur leaned closer to Henry and suddenly braced him into a tight hug with tears flowing from his eyes as he spoke"Mum... mum is dead Henry. The werewolf killed her and then.."

Mum is Dead

Three words felt like a lifetime.

Three words and his whole world shattered.

Three worlds and his whole world that the boy once knew was now gone.

Henry would lean his head on his brother's shoulder still in his hug as now tears flowed from both brothers still in a tight hug on a hospital bed.

Seconds turned into minutes and the two brothers were still in a tight hug, both semi crying when Henry softly spoke" it's m..my f..fault she's d..dead isn't it?"

Arthur would wipe his tears and pull away from Henry allowing him to sink back into the hospital bed pillows however Arthur would keep a firm but gentle hold of Henry's shoulders as he spoke" it's not your fault Henry, alright it isn't your fault. It's no one's fault."

"B...but now d..do you k..know? I d..didn't r..run did I? I f..froze and s..she lost c...concentration and d..died because of m..me," Henry choked out as tears fell down his cheeks with thoughts entering his mind and belittling him.

Arthur would squeeze his younger brother's shoulders a bit as he spoke" it's not your fault, mum death isn't because you didn't run Henry. Believe me none of this is your fault, alright," the thirteen year old would give his younger brother a light smile before continuing" you froze because you were worried. Worried about mum and father and their safety, you wanted to help but couldn't because your brave and loyal and-" Arthur would come to a stop and squeeze his younger brother's shoulders a bit while touching his forehead with his for a moment.

Henry would pull his forehead away as he spoke" or m..maybe I f..froze b..because I'm a coward a..and w..weak and c..can't d..do anything! If I w..was b..brave t..then mum would b..be here and e..everything would b..be okay," and then the boy would break down and let his tears fall to the bedsheets creating small splashes.

Arthur would squeeze his younger brother's shoulders while he thought for a moment before speaking" it's not your fault that mum is dead and you are brave Henry. Your extremely brave, braver than most actually because your a Knight," Henry would eye his older brother for a moment as he asked" Knight is j..just are s..surname Art, it d..doesn't m..make us a..actual Knights."

Arthur would smoke a bit and ruffle his younger brother's hair as he spoke" that's where your wrong, fox," before holding one of his brothers shoulders and with the other he held on his knee before continuing"A Knight is someone who is recognized for their bravely, honestly, loyalty, intelligence, and events that they been through," the older boy took a pause to see that Henry no longer was crying but waiting for the story to continue so Arthur did continue to speak" before coming a Knight, they have to take the Knights code which is-"

Arthur would stand up and dramatically start speaking"The Knights code also known as the Oath of Chivalry which entails that that you will always protect the weak, the helpless, and the defenseless, you will obey the authority in a place, and you will always speak the truth, you'll always remember that your brave no matter what situation your in, you'll give to those who have less than you and show your generosity. You bring those who do harm to others or break the rules to justice and finally you'll honor your friendship and remain loyal to friends till the end of time."

Henry felt a smile grew on his face as Arthur took a rather dramatic 'Knight' position before speaking in a voice that sounded a bit official, " so, Henry what do you say? Would you take the Code Of Chivalry and become a Knight?" Laughter spilled from the six year old for a moment before he would speak"W..will you t..take it a..as w..well? S..so w..we can b..be Knights t..together?"

Arthur would ruffle his younger brother's hair as he spoke" of course fox," Henry would then nod a bit with a smile as he spoke"o..okay, s..so what d..do we d..do t..then?"

Arthur would return his brother's smile as he spoke"just repeat the code after me and when you say them, believe in them and treat them like a vow," the teen would smile toward his younger brother before saying" are you ready, fox?"

Henry would nod excitedly and Arthur would the start as he spoke" I Arthur Knight vow to protect those who are weak, helpless, and defenseless-" a short pause so Henry could then say" I Henry Knight vow to protect those who are weak, helpless, and defenseless-" a pause as the boy waited for his brother to continue.

"I vow to obey the authority and if someone harms anyone or breaks the rules then I will bring them to justice-" Arthur would speak taking pauses so Henry could then repeat after him, "I vow to obey the authority and if someone harms anyone or breaks the rules then I will bring them to justice-" the boy smiled toward his older brother excited to become a Knight with him.

"I vow to always speak the truth and I will always give to those who have less than what I have-" Arthur spoke with a smile clearly glad that his plan was working as Henry spoke" I vow to always speak the truth and I will always give to those who have less than what I have-" and the younger brother would look up wanting to stand as well but his chest was to painful to do so.

"I vow always be brave in any situation that I face and honour my friendships and remind loyal to my friends till the end of time-" Arthur spoke realizing that he was at the end as Henry repeated" I vow always be brave in any situation that I face and honour my friendships and remind loyal to my friends till the end of time-" the young boy would smile up at his brother not expecting to hear that he was a werewolf. That he was a monster as well as a Knight.

"With these vows that I take, I will follow the code till my last days and I am a Knight by the code and by blood," Arthur finished with a smile before his younger brother then spoke" With these vows that I take, I will follow the code till my last days and I am a Knight by the code and by blood," Henry smile was wider now and Arthur suddenly felt a pain in his chest for what he was about to tell his little brother.

Arthur would take a seat back on Henry's bed and take his hand in his and squeezed it tight as he spoke" now that your a Knight that means your brave Henry, so brave especially for the years ahead," Henry's smile started to fade as he stared at hid older brother confused a bit as Arthur squeezed his hand a bit before continuing" when the werewolf attack you Henry, it starched your chest and so..."

A moment of silence

"Your a werewolf."

A beat.

Arthur would squeeze his brother's hand a bit tighter but Henry was focused on his words.

He was a werewolf.

He was not longer human... or was he? He was a monster... at least that's what the papers and others said about werewolves.

Henry would look over at his brother and speak" Art? N..nothing changes r..right? B..because I'm a... a w..werewolf?" Arthur would look up at his brother and smile say him as he spoke" of course not, you'll always be my brother and I'll always love you. I always be here for Henry," the teen would move next to his younger brother and wrap his arm around Henry as he then leaned against his older brother.

"Being a werewolf won't change anything between us and you what Henry?" Arthur spoke and looking down at his brother a bit as he spoke" you not just a werewolf, your a Knight. We are Knights and knights are bound together by more than blood for life," the two would connect eyes for a moment and sit there in silence with Arthur holding his younger brother close and Henry now thinking that he wasn't a monster but a Knight.

Meanwhile right outside the door, Henry could hear the whispers of two men in a discussion. His father and another, a voice that he never heard before but their words were clear.

"Think about your family Luke."

I am trust me and going back to you and the rest isn't what best for them."

" With Ivy dead, there isn't much you can provide for them now and if you come back then you'll be giving your boys the best chance they have."

I'll be ruining their life, exactly like you did to me. I want to give them a better life than what I had and I'll find a way to provide for them."

"Don't be so dramatic, Luke. If it wasn't for me than you wouldn't be here or have your position in the ministry."

"You done nothing for me and you made it clear when I was a kid that I was cut out of the family, so I suggest you leave me and my children alone."

"Your making a mistake."

"Trust me I'm not."

The voices then became too low to hear and Henry would look up to his brother who would squeeze his shoulders as he spoke" your alright, fox. We're alright, just try to get some rest for now."

Henry would lean against his brother and play the words that he just head on repeat until they slowly started to fade away and the only thing that Henry could think of was that he was a Knight.

Him and his brother were now bonded by the Knights code and that was what Henry thought of as he started to drift off to sleep.