Walter

Walter is a minor character who appeared in various flashbacks in Dragonheart 4: Battle for the Heartfire. He was the only son and child of his parents, Gareth and Rhonu, the rulers of Britannia.

Biography
Walter was born as the son of King Gareth and Queen Rhonu of Britannia, and was normally the heir to the throne. Walter, when he was young, was not as interested in becoming a knight like his father, only having an interest in wood carving, but even so, his father loved him, however due to his royal duties as king of the kingdom, and at the same helping Drago raise seven dragons was taking more time than Walter wanted, so he adapted to the Celtic independence of his mother. He had a happy life with his mother until one tragic day when the dragon with which Rhonu was bonded with, died when he was struck by lightning. Walter quickly enters the room of his mother and sees her die before his own eyes.

Devastated by the loss of his mother, Walter became disillusioned with dragons and decided to leave the kingdom and abandon his future throne. Drago, who witnessed Walter leaving, tried to stop him, but Walter quickly kept him away with a dagger saying that the dragons have done nothing more than take away what was wanted. Drago, knowing what he was feeling at the fact that Gareth never had time for him, stayed quiet and did not follow Walter when he left. His father and Drago searched for him several times, but he was never found.

Several years later, Walter ,already an adult, met his wife and married her at an unknown point in time. His wife soon became pregnant and gave birth to a boy and a girl named Edric and Mehgan, and their mother died soon after that. It was said that a dragon had poisoned her to death while she gave birth, and to the displeasure of Walter, he received news from the nurse that his children were marked to what Walter recognized are dragon scales. The boy, Edric, had them on his back while the girl, Meghan, had them on her face. Walter quickly his two children with him and went to live in the deepest part of the forest, somewhere that is far away from his father's castle. He raised Edric and Meghan with love, but he disliked the marks that they are born with.

Twenty years later, Walter's children are now fully-grown and both soon discovered that they have impressive abilities: Edric has superhuman strength while Mehgan has Pyrokinesis, the ability to control fire. When Mehgan showed her powers to her father, Walter was not happy with it and called her dirty blood to the draconic blood, which runs through the veins of his two children and did not like the fact that his daughter believe that the power she has is a blessing.

One day Walter sent Mehgan into hiding after he learned that someone caught Mehgan playing with her powers and now called her a witch and began preparing to leave. That's when his son, Edric, arrived with good news, but Before he can say it, Walter started talking first by telling him to pack up his things and that they are going to the mountains. He also tells his son the news of his sister. Edric tells his father that he cannot go, because he will be Earl Robert's sheriff, but Walter responded back by slapping him and told him that he will do what he says. Edric gets angry with his father and turns to leave. Walter tries to stop him but Edric pushes his father away, and without realizing it, Walter was pierced by a metal hook, causing him to slowly die but not without seeing his daughter and caressing her face one last time before dying. His body was then burned along with the house by Mehgan, so that she could take the blame for their father's death and she kept the truth a secret from her brother so that he could continue living a good life.

Days after Walter's death, his father, King Gareth, would then die by old age and his friend, Drago, will then survive. He came across Edric, whom he discovered is the son of the late Walter. However, Edric will then reveal his sister's existence to Drago, after the dragon discovered that his bond with Edric is partial. After Edric and Meghan had a sibling rivalry over the throne and are forced to fight each other by Drago, Meghan then tells her brother her truth about the death of their father and that he was responsible for it. Edric's learning of the truth leads them to reconcile.

Personality
Walter in his youth was a quiet young man but had a bad childhood, due the fact that his father, King Gareth, did not have much time for him and when his mother died, Walter became disillusioned with dragons and started to hate them and everything related to it

In his adulthood Walter loved his two children but hated the draconic blood that ran through their veins. Walter was protective of his children as he hid his daughter Meghan from the villagers so that she wouldn't be killed. However, When the villagers started calling her a witch, Walter was left with no choice but to gather up his things and prepare to flee with his two children to the mountains for their own safety, which unfortunately didn't happen as his son, Edric, unknowingly killed him, after he had a fight with his father.