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The Age of Nobility

and how Arthur made a New Friend

Merlin came to realize that the changes the comet foretold did not affect King Uther
but the king’s future son, Arthur. When the time came, Merlin would be instructed to
watch over the young prince and he delighted in this prospect.

As Arthur grew, Merlin took matters fully in hand. He oversaw not only his safety
and his education but ensured that his heart would be true and noble.

Having discovered years earlier that the secret from the sky had released Pen Dragon
into the kingdom, he knew that this dragon and the young prince’s future paths were
inseparably entwined. But how do you introduce a young boy safely to a dragon? It is
not without risk!

One summer’s day, Merlin decided to take the schooling of Arthur outside and away
from the castle. As they walked through a nearby forest, they realized that it was
strangely silent. Moving forward with more caution, they caught sight of a very strange
beast drinking from a pool. It was peculiar indeed, as its neck looked like a snake,

its body was covered in spots like a leopard, its upper legs like that of a lion with the
lower legs and feet of a deer. If you had seen it today you might think it was a Giraffe.
But this was a terrible, cursed creature and one bite would mean certain death. Men
tell the tale that Merlin and Arthur saw off the Questing Beast, and this is true. The Age of Nobility Puzzle

Well, mostly true.
What is the name of the cursed creature in the

It was the intervention of the young Pen Dragon that saved Arthur from a slow and Age of Nobility?
torturous death. Arthur, in gratitude to his new friend and powerful ally, wanted to
Rearrange the letters below to reveal the Third magical Name
share the truth of this adventure with his father and the entire court of Tintagel, but
Merlin forbade this. It was imperative to keep Pen Dragon a secret from his father.
He knew Uther had a heart darkened by grief and the desire for control, and that he
would want to imprison the dragon and use his power for his own means. QUEENSTIGBAST

When the prince became King at the grand age of fifteen he applied all he had learned
in his youth and created a kingdom based on bravery and chivalry; these were the
foundations for the age of nobility.