Jealousy
King March is jealous of his brother Baudouin. He does not like the rapport that his brother has with the people of the kingdom. When news of Baudouin’s triumph over an invading Saxon raid reaches him, King March is not happy. It makes his brother even more loved and seen as the savior of the kingdom. He feels that his brother is a threat to his rule. In his jealous anger, King March attacks his brother and kills him.
Morgan is jealous of her brother, King Arthur. She wants to have the power that he has. She tries to obtain this power by casting spells on the men around her to do her biding. She has no luck in usurping King Arthur’s power, but this does not deter her for she will do anything to obtain what she believes is her right. Her jealousy warps her sense of honor to family.
Magic
Morgan le Fay uses magic to bend men’s will to her own. She makes men fall in love with her so that they will do whatever she commands. This is how she is able to form an alliance against her brother, King Arthur. She convinces one man to steal the King’s sword and he dies in a fight against King Arthur.
Morgan uses her magic to feel powerful. She believes that she is the most powerful enchantress in the Kingdom and should be appreciated for her talents. Merlin would not teach her his craft because she is a girl. This slight made her bitter toward Merlin and Arthur. Morgan uses magic to make herself more important and not a victim in a man’s world
Love
Anna loves Baudouin and is traumatized by his death. She vows vengeance against his murder and never remarries. Her love for her husband fuels her need to keep her son safe from King March and anyone else who will arm him.
Alexander believes he loves Morgan le Fay. Her spells make him believe that he is in love. Once he meets Alice, he knows what love is. He falls in love with her at first sight. Alice quickly falls in love with Alexander as well. They feel an instant connection and know that they are meant to be together.
Deception
Morgan le Fay plots to take over her brother’s kingdom. She uses men in her quest to bring down King Arthur. She makes Alexander believe that she only wants the Grail so that she will have the power to replace Nimue at her brother’s side. She keeps from him her true purpose of destroying Arthur and taking over the Kingdom.
The Frankish Kingdom is plunged into rebellion because of deception. The brothers who split the kingdom of their father, fight against one another to obtain more and better land from one another. This need for power leads to the death of the young Frankish princes who are the rightful heirs of the throne. They are murdered by their uncles.
Faith
In a demonstration of faith, Alice and her father go on Pilgrimages every three years to commune in cities with deep Christian roots. Their travels take them to Jerusalem and Tours. These journeys help them to understand other cultures as they travel to their destination. They spend their time renewing their faith and making new friends.
In Tours, they become friends of Queen Clotilda. They learn of the political turmoil in the Frankish kingdom as they visit the religious relics. The Queen is very religious and would like her youngest grandson to join the Church. He does just that when his brothers are murdered by their uncles and he must escape the Kingdom to save his life. Chlodovald wants to join the Church and brings a gift from his grandmother, the Holy Grail. He spends his life in the Church and only returns to his home to bring his faith to the people. His faith brings him the courage to continue after the death of his brothers and being ripped from his family.
