In this shot story, king Ban of Benwick faces tension between fairies and mages, but finds a peaceful resolution:
A young king rose to the throne of Benwick. His kingdom was a small but complex one. Every day in his court the rising tension between mages and fairies would threaten the safety of all his people. The same tension had once caused the short but deadly battle that killed his great grandfather. King Ban had a wise advisor. She told him to appoint a new foreign minister, from among the fairies. Someone respected by the tribes, who would be listened to in the lands around Benwick and by fairies in neighbouring kingdoms. But Ban’s foreign minister had served his father for many years and was loved by the high king, Uther Pendragon. Instead, Ban chose a more traditional route-an arranged marriage with a fairy of noble birth: Vivienne, Lady of the lake, daughter of queen Morgan La Fay. They mages supported this decision too, for the children of a mortal-like him-and a fairy were always mages. What he didn’t expect was that one look at Vivienne, washing her hands in a fountain where they first meet, sprinkles of water shimmering on her skin, will seal his heart forever. And hers.
This video story is a background for characters in the FREE book Black Emerald