AU where instead of Arthur dying and Owain being exiled, he runs away on his own accord. Upon being informed that he will soon be expected to take the throne, Owain panics and flees. It's cowardly and stupid, but he still runs. He left a note, at least, so that they would not assume he was kidnapped. But he left no indication of what direction he fled in his note. To protect his identity, he donned a helm of gold bearing the visage of a lion, the animal Walesland had accredited to him.
He arrived in Bannerfall after weeks of travel. A stoic knight with kind green eyes accepted his application to the guard of the Blue Kingdom. The knight---Cleo---listened as he explained how he had broken his oath by running away, their face twisted in a way Owain couldn't understand. Cleo said it didn't matter now, that he could make it up by paying his penance. Owain took that a bit too seriously.
No one in Walesland believed their prince would just... leave. Despite the letter, despite no proof of a struggle, they couldn't believe it. Owain was loyal---almost to a fault---and devoted to his position. There was no way he would willingly leave, especially as close to his coronation as his disappearance occurred. But Owain did leave willingly, at least that's what was insisted by Owain's own cousin, Mordred. Mordred, who had been the last person to see Owain before he was gone. Mordred, who spoke in a hushed voice about all the negatives that came with being king. Mordred, who became king a month later.
Mordred, who convinced Owain to leave and told no one.
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