The Legend of Prince Valiant

The entire town of Harmony is up in arms against the neigboring town of Perkshire. The dispute centers on the fate of Adam's Oak, a beautiful and historically significant tree that is in danger of being torn down to make room for a bridge. Prince Valiant must settle the dispute but soon learns that both sides have convicing arguments in their favor. Valiant's eventual decision leads to a surprise stand-off against an old friend who tells him to change his mind or fight to the death.

A message from King Hugo asks that Camelot's army be send to the Misty Isles to help defeat a barbarian army. Arthur's knights, who have always believed that realm to be a myth, are suprised that their king plans to help the man who once tried to usurp his throne. It falls to Valiant to lead Arn, Rowanne, and 100 men across dangerous waters to reach the island nation. The prince then finds an unexpected source of beauty and spirit residing within these dreary shores.

Despite King Arthur's misgivings, Valiant sets sail for the Misty Isles in order to bring King Hugo back to talk peace with Camelot. The mission affords Valiant the chance to get closer to Princess Aleta, which does not sit well with Rowanne. This delicate situation is made more tenuous when Rowanne suggests that Valiant plot a faster course through rough waters. What happens when this new course is taken puts the ship's passengers in more danger than Rowanne intended.

The people of Camelot give Mordred a hero's welcome when he returns in the company of Valiant and his party. King Arthur is less than pleased by this turn of events - the same goes for Valiant, who is hostile towards his old foe as well as the Princess Aleta. Revealing the events of the past voyage is the only way for Camelot's enemies to be driven from its shores. Can Rowanne put her jealousy aside and do what's right for the kingdom?

Still reeling from the events of the past few days, Valiant requests permission to be sent on a mission that will take him away from Camelot for awhile. The king dispatches him to the Hinterland to help Sir Gawain investigate reports of missing townsfolk and livestock. What the prince finds there is more repulsive than he could ever have imagined. Meanwhile, Rowanne has a talk with Aleta that leads the princess to make a drastic change in her life.

Trouble is brewing in Christendon in the form of a secret rebellion among soldiers loyal to Sir Mordred's philosophy. King Arthur, aware of this threat, advises Valiant to watch himself around Aleta since she may pose a threat to Camelot. The prince, once sure of Aleta's feelings and loyalties, finds himself doubting the princess when he learns that she intends to sail back to the Misty Isles. His efforts to find proof of her true affiliation leads him right to the inner circle of Christendon's traitorous rebellion.

King Ian of Kengary has been killed in the middle of his campaign against the McGrath clan. Duncan Draconarius - Ian's trusted friend and advisor - cannot hope to continue the war and avenge his king's death until the subject of Ian's succession is settled. A peace delegation led by Sir Valiant is sent to Kengary to help straighten up the mess and determine whether Camelot should send military aid to its ally. Unfortunately, all is not solved even when a new ruler is abuptly decided upon.

The kingdom of Arcadia, a longtime ally of Camelot, is celebrating a Silver Jubilee in honor of Queen Eleanora's twenty-five year reign. Guinevere is positively giddy at the prospect of being reunited with her oldest and dearest friend after ten long years. The two women pick up their friendship right where they left off and devote most of the festivities to catching up. This joyous reunion turns sour when the trio reveals to the queen exactly what Eleanora has been up to in the years they've been separated.

Troubles with the Vikings have been growing steadily worse this past spring. King Arthur decides that he must finally make a direct effort to form a peace treaty with King Olaf in order to stop the loss of life and property. But this delicate mission begins on a ominous note when he discovers that an item critical to its success has been stolen. It's one bad turn after another as Valiant and the others journey to the north during a time of great unrest in their kingdom.

The neighboring kingdom of Velquin would make a powerful ally for Camelot, so Arthur and Guinevere decide to meet with King Edward to discuss the matter. While Edward appears to be open to embracing the ideals of the New Order, his sister Sadisa is a firm believer in her people's tradition of conquest. This tense and delicate situation grows profoundly worse when Arthur is poisoned during dinner. Can Guinevere continue the peace talks while her husband is dying and the knights are ready to wage war?

Raymond of Longport, the mightiest tournament fighter in the land, is the object of hero-worship amongst all who've heard of him. This includes Dennis, who's trembling with excitement at the prospect of seeing him while accompanying the trio on a mission in Longport. Valiant alone finds Raymond unappealing after he sees the fighter abuse his fame at a local tavern. Arn and Rowanne attribute Valiant's dislike to jealousy over Dennis, but it's not long before Raymond gives everyone cause for alarm.

All Valiant, Arn, Rowanne, Dennis, and Merlin want to do is attend the nearby Spring Festival in peace. But one disaster after another befalls them on what should be a simple journey. The minor inconveniences eventually escalate into serious danger when the unarmed group wanders into a nortoriously lawless area. An abnormally tense Valiant grows angry at Dennis for inventing childish schemes to solve their problems - as it turns out, one of those dreams holds the key to their salvation.

Valiant and Rowanne stumble over a book written by Merlin that describes future events. The two friends are determined to challenge destiny by changing the tragic outcome of an entry dated two days in the future. Their journey takes them to the ruins of a kingdom suspicious of outsiders and long hostile towards Camelot. But with the fate of their kingdom depending on their success, the young heroes will stop at nothing to ensure its light of hope does not go out.

A recurring nightmare involving a golden serpent has the prince worried about his future and the safety of Camelot. Merlin tries to reassure him that some dreams are just dreams and sends him on a mission to see The Mighty Oom. While there, Valiant's dream grows more vivid and deadly - he can feel that something bad is coming. What eventually does come threatens Camelot as well as a lovely young woman Valiant meets.

Guinevere's goddaughter Celeste, the sole ruler of Velfort, is going to be married to King Aramis of Aquatian. Only the trio accompanies Arthur and Guinevere dispite the fact that Aramis was formerly an enemy of Camelot. Once again, Arn is nervous to be amongst so many noble guests at the wedding. When Celeste's cousin Claudio suggests he try some ""liquid courage,"" Arn accepts the offer with disasterous results.

An unexpected death the day before a royal christening seems to signal the approach of some great calamity. That calamity comes when Merlin is kidnapped while under Rowanne's protection. Very rapidly, Rowanne begins feeling isolated from everyone she trusts as accusations from the people of Northland are thrown at her. How she responds to the situation could end her future at Camelot as well as her relationships with Valiant and Arn.

King Arthur is determined to make the journey to Northland and attend Michael's coronation despite the danger along the way. He assigns Valiant the dual tasks of preparing the security measures for the journey and delivering a personal message to Rowanne. Unfortunately, Rowanne made it quite clear after recent events that she wants nothing to do with either Valiant or Camelot. Still, both Valiant and Arn pray for the best as they ride to Bridgeford, leaving Sir Bryant to lead the garrison right into an ambush.

The time has come for Rowanne to face King Arthur and ask for forgiveness. She has her chance in Northland in the days preceding Michael's coronation, but she gets distracted by Michael's attentions to her. The future king should be paying more attention to Selena and the threat she poses to his reign. It's up to Valiant and Merlin to keep an eye on the cunning sage and see that the coronation goes as planned.

Our heroes perform a daring rescue upon encountering two monks being robbed by a band of brigands. Arn actually deserves the most credit but, as usual, makes light of his heroics out of low self-esteem. He is put to the test when Rowanne is kidnapped and he and Valiant must venture into a trap to save her. Circumstances soon force Arn to face his self-doubt and the forces of the Duke of Lionsgate alone.

War is brewing between Northland and Grafton, both of whom have signed treaties with Camelot and expect the kingdom to send its armies to help. King Arthur refuses to choose between his allies until he knows the cause of the trouble. He makes arrangements for the trio to find a diplomatic solution to the problem, not knowing that the rulers of Northland and Grafton both lack a clear sense of what is going on. There is an outside force orchestrating this unrest; this force is determined to use our heroes' deaths to ensure that Camelot gets swept into a war it cannot win.

Valiant is directly advised against returning to Camelot via a dangerous route through the Great Swamp. But the prince is far too curious about the ""great evil"" that lives there to pass up the chance to investigate. Arn and Rowanne soon wish he had heeded the warning as they are all attacked by creatures out of a nightmare. In fact, that's just where they've landed themselves - in a nightmare world that is controlled by an old enemy.

A convocation of the world's greatest scholars is being held in Camelot under Merlin's direction. The wizard's pleasure at the wonderful turnout turns to fear when he spots a face from a past event he has long kept hidden from Arthur. His terror at being exposed causes him to shun virtually everyone at the celebration, including his old friend The Mighty Oom. But a series of mysterious accidents may force Merlin to confess his greatest shame to preserve the safey of those he loves.

Princess Aleta and King Hugo's visit to Camelot shortly precedes Sir Mordred's triumphant return from King Olaf's court. Lord Maldon has also arrived to continue stirring up trouble between native Camelotians and their foreign neighbors. Tensions mount between Arthur and Mordred over their long-held philosophical differences and Hugo and Valiant over Aleta's future. In such a heated environment, one spark is all that's needed to send everyone spiraling out in different directions - all for Mordred's benefit.

Lord Maldon and his follower Allen have stepped up their efforts to generate civil unrest between foreigners and native Camelotians. One of their schemes forces Valiant to return to Camelot for the sake of an injured loved one. Once home, he learns that King Arthur intends on taking advantage of the upcoming Sword and the Stone Celebration to set in motion a plan to help combat Mordred's forces. What shocks the prince, the queen, and the other Knights of the Round Table about this plan is that their king must die for it to succeed.

Mordred's army is only two days from the castle and outnumbers Camelot's forces three to one. This leaves Valiant with the dual tasks of fortifying his soldiers for a bloody battle and convincing the fleeing populace that all hope did not die with Arthur. The surprise reappearance of Lady Morgana does little to ease our hero's troubled state of mind. Especially after she hands him solid proof identifying the knight who is even now plotting to cripple the command structure of Camelot's army.

The battle with Mordred's forces is fast approaching and things do not look good for our heroes. Aleta and her army could offer Camelot the support it currently lacks from its people, but only if Lord Maldon does not act on his suspicions of the Queen of the Misty Isles. Meanwhile, Allen returns to the Chapel of the Sword and the Stone and uncovers far more than he was sent to find. Could his discovery save the New Order from oblivion, or are Valiant, Arn, Rowanne, and their army doomed to be crushed by Mordred's superior numbers?