Act XXXVI Two Letters I
For the inhabitants of Pragues, the period between the harvest and the frost of the year of the Sword seems long and short; The terrifying shadow left by the invasion of the undead last year seemed to resurface with the pace of the Blood Staff Army, and with the successive defeats of the Van Mill Legion, the situation deteriorated for a while, and some merchants and nobles had even begun to flee to the Kurk generation with their families, but just when the people were panicking, the tide of the war suddenly turned amazing. First the news came that the combined forces of the Vieros, Lantonilans and Tonigels were holding back the army of the Blood Staff in Slofa, and it didn't take long for the rumors of the defeat of the Blood Staff himself to be confirmed, the undead retreated from the Silman region, and within a week, the soldiers on the line of the bones of the Dragus and Van Mill had melted away, and those who came from the south even confirmed that they were returning to the Buchi region day and night, and that period passed faster than any other moment, and every day new news came, like a blink of an eye, And the war was gone.
The name of the Blood Staff, which had changed everyone's minds half a month ago, has now become the dust of history, and has lost its meaning to both Eruin and Madara. After another half a month, after Count Denel's army was defeated east of Fort Kurke, south of the Sapphire Mountains, near the Dwarven Ring, and lost the opportunity to flee to Mardara, everyone understood that it seemed only a matter of time before the Earl's surrender seemed to be a matter of time.
Some were destined to make a name for themselves in this war, almost everyone was talking about the army of unknown origin, almost every tavern had poets singing stories about the soldiers, and there was a rumor that was not a rumor was spreading, and those who saw the truth swore that the Ancestor Eck had returned with the White Lion Legion to save the kingdom in peril. Most believe it.
Because that Lionheart Holy Sword shines brightly in the war, everyone witnesses a brilliant victory.
After defeating the Blood Staff, Brandor had Freya take command of the Toniger army in his place, and the Count Jacques had no intention of fighting after that battle, and Lantoniland's cavalry knew what kind of leader they were, even though Eco and his men were almost all together. Among the coalition army, it has a reputation that everyone admires, but anyone whose brain has not been burned by the knight's faith will understand who is the real reliable person in this coalition army, so for a while, under Brando's signal, Freya has a temporary authority in this army.
Although on the one hand it was aided by the striking performance of Tonigel's army in that war.
However, the Valkyrie from the countryside of Buchi did not disappoint those who believed in her, and after purging the Syllman of the Madara forces, she immediately turned north, accurately judged the movements of Jean Denel's army, and then cleanly wiped out all the hopes of the Count in two battles. In the final battle, Freya used the Lantonilan cavalry to establish her reputation. She used her cavalry feints twice to attack Count Jean Denel's flank, but in the final confrontation she suddenly attacked and crushed Jean Denel's central position, which is a textbook model, perfectly recreating the glorious victory of the Eruin against the Wind Elf army during the long war.
The battle was even unexpected to Brando, who knew that Freya would succeed because of her seriousness and rigor, and that Freya should be the most outstanding commander of her time if he thought she would have an advantage on the battlefield, because her meticulous judgment and meticulous execution would allow her to maximize her advantage as much as possible. Without making mistakes, let the enemy seize the opportunity to turn the tables.
The future Valkyrie had a great talent for cavalry. But he didn't expect that talent to show up so quickly.
Historically, Freya became famous in the war between the South and the North, and it was also through her outstanding cavalry command ability, and the Valkyrie's ride was not for fun; But at this moment, the histories of the two worlds seemed to coincide into one, and at that moment he saw Freya happily riding back from the battlefield, waving the flag of Jean Denel in front of him as if offering a treasure. Shouting his name: "Brando! Look at me, I did it! ”
At that moment he understood that the Valkyrie of history had returned.
He couldn't help but smile at the time.
Pragues in the Frost Moon had completely cooled down, but there were still a lot of pedestrians on the streets, after the threat of war had been lifted. For half a month, every day of the city seemed to be a celebration, the streets were full of ribbons and curtains, and wooden platforms were piled with wine and food, and the knights returning from the front line were treated like heroes, and they rode through the streets, ready to stop to receive the cheers of the people, or the admiration of the girls.
As Brando watched the scene, he smiled at Freya on horseback, "They seem to be talking about you, Lord Valkyrie of Eruin. ”
"Brando-" Freya blushed, she knew that in fact one of the most important battles of the war was commanded by Brando, but the world knew very little about the details of the battle to defeat the Blood Staff, and the coalition had been under her command ever since, and in the end, her reputation was far above Brando, which made her feel embarrassed, and vaguely felt a little sorry for Brando. However, this is what Brando is happy to see, he has always believed that the claws of the beast are the sharpest when they are hidden, although Tonigel had to expose a lot of strength that has been well hidden in this war, but the Knights of the Broken Sword, as well as some core secrets about Valhalla, he still carefully concealed it, if he can not expose it to the public, this is of course the best.
"They don't know, but Brando does," Freya whispered with a blushing face, she grabbed the reins and lowered her head, and heard the cheers around her and wanted to find a crack in the ground: "Among the non-commissioned officers and students in the same period of the Wang Li Non-commissioned Officer Academy, I am the worst one, in fact, Carlo They are much better than me, this time I just happened to be at the right time, Bresson, Carlo, any of them will do better than me in the same situation." ”
Brando couldn't help but be a little amused when he saw Freya's frightened face of the 'Celebrity Thief', he shook his head, this country girl from Bouchi was a bit exaggerated, and it was true that she was not actually the most talented commander in the history of Vaughnd in the future. Compared to the geniuses of Loca, Pelo Jr., Brende, and Starong, she lacks that talent, but she also has her own merits, the future Valkyrie has a power that can inspire, her persistence and seriousness can touch everyone around her, in fact, there is no one more suitable for this honor in Eruin today. Someone like Carlo and Little Pelo can be a genius commander, but Freya is the one who is destined to be the pride of this ancient kingdom.
"Chances are also a very important part of life," he shook his head, "Freya, you need to be confident, not everyone can be the commander of an army, but if she can lead her soldiers to victory, then there must be something outstanding." The fact that you and I survived the life-and-death trials of Buchi is a testament to a lot in itself. Every is a good man, and what Breson and I can do, you can do too, don't embarrass Buch. ”
As if the sentence not to embarrass Buch persuaded her, the girl nodded: "I understand, but they hold me up too high, Valkyrie of the kingdom, this is too outrageous." ”
Brando chuckled. He couldn't help but glance at Antitina on the side, and the staff lady looked at him a little impatiently. Because this title was actually quietly arranged for Brando to be spread by her, if this shy commander lady knew about it, I am afraid that she would have to blame her lord for death. However, she smiled and said nothing, she had not had much contact with Freya since she arranged for the battle of Thr, and it was not for a long time, but she had a good impression of the other party. This lady-knight was as frank as Roman, but she was not as willful and cunning as the merchant's lady, and a serious person always gave a good impression, and this girl from the country of Buchi was undoubtedly the best of this kind, and sometimes even too serious.
"If you think you're going to be lifted too high. Then you just need to be firm in your beliefs, you know you're not fighting for those false reputations, do you? Brando replied pretending to be stern.
"That's not it," Freya replied embarrassedly, "but I feel too ashamed, and I'm afraid I'll laugh off my big teeth if Sister Nimesis and Brason find out." ”
"Is there such a thing? Eruin's Valkyrie, I think it's very suitable for you, didn't Nimesis call you that, I think, why don't you let Her Royal Highness give you a rightful title. ”
"Brando!" Freya heard Brando's teasing this time and glared at him angrily.
Brando, however, had no self-awareness, and spread his hands and said, "Really, I'm not lying, I don't believe you asked Antitina." ”
The noble lady couldn't help but glance at her lord, reproached him for nothing to pull herself into the water, and hurriedly replied: "At least my lord's words I agree with, not everyone can be the commander of an army, but if she can lead the soldiers to victory, then there must be something outstanding." There have been many legions and commanders in Eruin's history, but only a few have been able to lead Eruin to victory. ”
Compliments come out of different mouths, naturally have different effects, Antitina's words made Freya blush, and she didn't refute again, but she couldn't help but slander in her heart: "Antitina is not out of the same nostril as you, she will naturally say whatever you say." ”
It's a pity that Miss Staff can't know what she is thinking at the moment, otherwise it is estimated that she will blush and change someone else at this time.
Brando, seeing that Freya was no longer talking, smiled, and turned his head to look at the crowd of knights cheering on the other street, most of them soldiers of the Van Mill Legion or some Lantonilans, since the armies of the Vieieros and Toniguels should still be stationed in Gendenel. With the successive defeats of the Archduke of Anlek and the Count Jean Denel, it seems that for a while, a series of problems that plagued the southern border of the kingdom were solved, and with the support of the Grand Duke of Vieiro, Princess Griffiin had absolute dominion over the entire southern part of the kingdom for the first time, and in the eyes of the people, Count Tonigel, who was famous in the war, was only a knight loyal to her, and the highland knights also expressed their deference, and the Archduke Golan-Elson was greatly damaged in the war and had no heart. There was no power to stop the power and prestige of the princess regent.
As if since the Anson era, the center of power in the kingdom has once again returned to the royal family, at least south of Ampesel. A qiē is developing in this direction.
The royal party was rejoicing, but he himself did not stay in the coalition to enjoy the exhilarating victory, in fact, after defeating the Blood Staff, he arranged for Calglis to stay behind to complete the aftermath of the war, and then let the Knights of the Cruz's Broken Sword return from Chablis to the fir realm, but he did not return the same way. And with Antitina and Freya, they left Sylman and quietly came to Pragues.
The reason for a qiē is only because of a letter.
He couldn't help frowning at the thought of this, and then noticed that Antitina was also looking at him, and there was curiosity in her eyes. The letter had been handed to him by her, and the contents of the staff were known to the young lady, but Brando was caught off guard by the sender of the letter, who was his mother, to be exact, the closest blood relative to whom Brando's soul had been. The arrival of this letter was almost completely unexpected. It also disrupted all his schedules, since he came to this world, he has actually never dealt with relatives in this world, on the one hand, because of his fledgling wings when Tonigel, he was afraid that his family would be retaliated against and implicated, but on the other hand, in fact, he himself understood that the deepest reason was that he was not mentally prepared. How to face your loved ones in this world.
For these relatives in this world, Brando's memories have always been deep and vague. As if he were the kindest of people, but also a little strange, he understood that it was the result of the fusion of two very different souls in his body.
But in any case, at this moment, even if I didn't receive a letter from my mother's trustee. He also had a reason to go home, he understood that this relationship and experience could not be left there forever, and that some things would always become a flaw in his soul if they were not faced head-on, and in fact such a state of mind had begun to hinder him in his quest for power. Reasonable. Now that he had to return to the land where he had been born and raised, to face the Qiē that belonged to Brando, the letter seemed to be an opportunity to bring him back to Pragues.
But he read a different meaning from behind the letter. His mother, who came from a noble family in Cadirego, wrote that someone from her hometown had asked her to come to him and let him go home to see him; Her hometown is in Cadirego, the easternmost part of Karasu, the birthplace of the Highland Knights and Wizards, and the people from her hometown could only be the Highland Knights. There is a high probability that there is a shadow of the Highland Knight behind this letter, what are those people trying to do, why don't they just find him through the coalition forces?
He had dealt with the Highland Knights more than once in the coalition, and even tested them before leaving, but the other party didn't seem to know about the letter, which was a bit of a joke. He was even a little worried, although in his memory his mother was a very knowledgeable woman, but it was inevitable that he would not be deceived by others, after all, the level he was at now and the level of his father and mother were no longer in the same world, not to mention that he was more worried about whether Madara was doing something from it.
For these reasons, he did not inform anyone, but took Freya and Antitina with him and arrived quietly in Pragues. Antitina and Freya can be said to have been born in Pragues, and a large part of those who fled from Buchi still live near Pragues, so he naturally took them with him when he wanted to return here. Freya also wanted to go back to her hometown more than once.
The three of them walked silently through the street, unnoticed, and Brando remembered that his home was on a manor outside the city, and that he was not from a poor background, his father was a miller, and his mother was the daughter of a minor nobleman, even better off than Antitina's. However, he did not intend to go to his house immediately, the whole thing seemed strange to him, and it was better to find out the situation first, and before that, of course, he had to find a place to stay in the city, there were many inns in Pragues, but none of them were safe, and if it was really a conspiracy of the enemy at the moment, it would be too easy for these people to come and go.
Now that the three of them are well-known in the kingdom, it is still difficult not to be recognized, especially for Freya.
Fortunately, Prague is also Antitina's hometown, and Brando hasn't forgotten that she still has a few properties here, although they are a little shabby, but they should be enough to settle in. They soon passed through the bustling main street and turned onto Gravedigger's Street, the old town of Pragus, which immediately became deserted. When Brando saw this street scene, he suddenly remembered the scene when he first came here and dealt with Ian the Cripple, and this is how he crossed the street and found the noble lady in the cripple's mouth.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance back at Antitina.
The aristocratic lady who followed behind was also looking at him, her eyes were shining, and the encounter at that time seemed to be still in front of her, as if it was fate, and then there were so many wonderful stories. She remembered that her life seemed to change direction after that moment, and to this day, her fate and that of this young man, who seemed to be a little shrewd and frivolous at the time, were tied to each other.
And this qiē is not real as a dream.
…… (To be continued......)