Vol. 1The White Dragon’s Oath

Sovell swore to serve Artoria and helped her gather allies and establish her rule as King of Knights. As Arthur’s court faced rebellions and Liens’s assault on Kerimud, Sovell’s duel with Liens remained unresolved.

  • Merlin revealed Sovell’s identity as Vortigern’s adopted son and trained him to become Artoria’s confidant and retainer.
  • After the White Dragon’s power overwhelmed him and Merlin sealed his memories of Lia, Sovell reunited with Artoria and swore to serve her as she drew the Sword of Selection.
  • Artoria claimed Caliburn, and Sovell and his companions rallied villagers to fight the Saxons before Vortigern possessed Sovell through Rhongomyniad.
  • Merlin restored Sovell, and after the companions secured a ship from Tristan, they sailed for France when Merlin warned that King Ban and King Bors were losing their war.
  • Sovell and Artoria secured Benwick’s alliance, then returned to find their home ruined and regrouped in Caerleon as Artoria formed the Round Table.
  • Artoria appointed Pellinore and Percival to the Round Table, and Sovell challenged Caerleon’s knights to test Percival’s claim to the Second Seat.
  • Artoria defeated the Six Kings’ rebellion, and Gawain joined her court as its Pendragon and the Fourth Seat of the Round Table.
  • Artoria and Sovell defended Kerimud and entered a three-on-three duel with Liens, which remained underway when Liens drank a secret potion and prepared to unleash Marmiadoysse.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The White Dragon’s Oath

Sovell accepted Merlin’s plan to become Artoria’s confidant, trained with her, and returned to Britain as a powerful wielder of Rhongomyniad. After his dragon blood overwhelmed him and Merlin sealed his memories of Lia, Sovell reunited with Artoria and swore to serve her as she drew the Sword of Selection.

  • Sovell refused Sir Brian’s demand to return to court and leapt from a cliff, but Merlin saved him and revealed that he was Vortigern’s adopted son and the Son of the White Dragon.
  • Sovell accepted Merlin’s plan to make him Artoria’s friend and future retainer, trained with her for years, and learned to use his Mystic Eyes and magecraft.
  • Merlin gave Sovell control of a projection of Rhongomyniad, which Sovell reshaped into a sword and named with its sheath Invisible Air.
  • Sovell saved Gawain and his soldiers from a King Beast, then defeated Gawain in a duel and secured his promise to follow Artoria if he accepted her as king.
  • Sovell traveled south with Barghest, killed Saxon invaders, and lost control when his dragon blood awakened, transforming him into a White Dragon.
  • Merlin restrained Sovell and sealed his memories of Lia, limiting his magecraft, while Sovell refused to surrender those memories.
  • Sovell reached the king-selection town, reunited with Artoria, and watched her prepare to draw the Sword of Selection.
  • Artoria chose to draw the sword despite Merlin’s warning, and Sovell swore to serve and protect her as she pulled it free.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The White Dragon and Cornwall

Sovell and Artoria gathered allies and defended villagers before confronting the White Dragon, which seized control of Sovell through the Holy Spear. After Merlin restored Sovell, the companions reached Cornwall, secured a ship through Tristan, and departed for France when Merlin warned them that King Ban and King Bors were losing a war.

  • Artoria claimed Caliburn as the Sword of Selection victor, and Kay and Ector swore fealty to her as Britain's destined king.
  • Sovell, Artoria, and Kay traveled south, rallied villagers against Saxon soldiers, and helped them defeat the invaders and rescue captives.
  • Vortigern confronted Sovell, revealed his power as the White Dragon, and forced Sovell to unleash Rhongomyniad before the creature took control of his body.
  • Merlin fought the possessed Sovell until the Holy Spear's divinity ebbed, then helped him recover and remove the seal on his Magecraft.
  • Sovell reunited with Artoria and Kay, rescued a Kelpie from the sea, and met Tristan, who agreed to provide a ship for their crossing to France.
  • Tristan brought the companions before King Mark, who approved the ship, and Sovell discovered that its Magecraft Array copied Merlin's design.
  • After half a year in Cornwall, Merlin warned Sovell that King Ban and King Bors were losing their war against King Claudus, so Sovell, Artoria, and Kay said farewell to Tristan and boarded their ship.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The King of Knights

Sovell secured Benwick’s alliance, then returned with Artoria and Kay to find their home ruined and regrouped in Caerleon. As Artoria prepared to rule as Arthur, Pellinore and Percival joined the Round Table, and Sovell challenged Caerleon’s knights to test Percival’s claim to the Second Seat.

  • Sovell and Artoria won King Ban and King Bors’s alliance, then helped drive King Claudus’s army from Benwick before Sovell’s dragon transformation frightened both armies.
  • After Tristan’s letter revealed that he was gravely wounded, Sovell, Artoria, and Kay left Benwick to begin uniting Britain.
  • Sovell and Artoria found the town near Saynor Manor burned and learned that Kay’s family home had been taken over, then traveled to Caerleon to reunite with Sir Ector and Merlin.
  • Merlin revealed that Tristan had survived in Ireland, while Sovell learned that the Holy Spear’s divinity had altered his body, soul, and magic circuits.
  • Sovell and Merlin persuaded Artoria to claim the title King of Knights, and over the next two years her growing following gathered in Caerleon as she formed the Round Table.
  • Sovell welcomed King Pellinore and his son Percival to Caerleon, recognizing the Holy Spear Longinus carried by Percival.
  • Artoria pardoned Pellinore, removed his ducal title, and gave him the Eleventh Seat while naming Percival to the Second Seat.
  • Sovell invited challengers to defeat Percival and claim the Second Seat, urging Percival to trust his strength and Artoria’s judgment.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Duel at Kerimud

Artoria defeated the Six Kings’ rebellion and brought Gawain into her service, then marched to defend Cameliard and Kerimud from King Liens. The arc ended with the three-on-three duel still underway as Liens drank a secret potion and Sovell struggled to hold him off.

  • Artoria defeated the Six Kings’ army, and Gawain admitted his wager with Sovell had ended in defeat and swore allegiance to her.
  • Artoria pardoned Gawain, named him Pendragon, and gave him the fourth seat at the Round Table after Sovell explained their wager.
  • Artoria and her allies crushed the Eleven Rebel Lords’ forces, then rode to help King Rodgerens repel Liens’s attack on Cameliard.
  • Sovell met Guinevere at the banquet and wrestled with Merlin’s plan to make her queen, while Morgan secretly offered Liens an alliance against Arthur’s Court.
  • Artoria and Sovell defended Kerimud from Liens’s assaults, and Artoria accepted Liens’s challenge to settle the conflict with three fighters on each side.
  • Sovell defeated the transformed Llywelyn, while Artoria knocked Joras unconscious with Caliburn after Gawain held him off.
  • Sovell fought Liens as the deadline neared, but Liens’s armor resisted his spells and he drank a secret potion while preparing to unleash Marmiadoysse.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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