Rhine Stories

The evil dragon Fafnir lives deep in the dragon's lair, and the Wyverns are led by it to perch everywhere.Every once in a while, the dragons go out to hunt and wreak havoc.

And a month ago, the city of Worms in Burgundy was attacked by an evil dragon, and Princess Clinesed was also taken away by a flying dragon in the chaos, which caused the Burgundian royal family to fall into unprecedented grief.

But a god was called by God, and responded that if the king sent troops to attack the evil dragon's lair, he would meet a knight who could defeat Fafnir and bring him good luck.

Therefore, with his faithful belief in God, King Gunter of Burgundy immediately led his army to the evil dragon's lair, and on the banks of the Rhine, he met Prince Siegfried of the Netherlands who was wandering around.

"From where we are to the depths of the mountain forest, there are three downhill passes where we can evacuate, but once we encounter a flying dragon, the heavy armor on our bodies will not allow us to escape, and the formation is easily disrupted."

In the camp, Hagen showed Kunt the route of his subordinates' desperate investigation, but the surrounding area of ​​the dragon's lair was still blank, after all, it had reached its limit.

"There are so many wyverns in Fafnir's lair, if we disperse them, we must sacrifice a certain amount."

The blond-haired Kunt sat in the middle, surrounded by all the trusted knights including Hagen, while Prince Siegfried of the Netherlands stood aside, as if he didn't blend in with the Burgundians at first.

No, it's not that he failed to get along with everyone, but that the Burgundy warriors wanted to compete for the glory of slaying the dragon, so they subconsciously left Siegfried at the end.

Of course, this is also the reason why Siegfried always talks less and doesn't know when to stand up, but fortunately, he is a person who will satisfy his prayers.

"..."

At this time, Hagen quietly looked at Siegfried standing aside, and remembered Siegfried's rumors—that is, the Nibelung Treasure incident.

That was actually a tragedy indirectly caused by Siegfried, and he himself didn't want to mention those topics.

And Hagen was the first friend among the Burgundians to greet him, so he knew all about it.

"Then step back first, I need time to make a good decision, and then I will tell you the decision."

At this time, Gunter's voice brought Hagen back to reality, and he turned to look into the eyes of his king, and found that he had no idea at all.

Although many people in the camp believe that Siegfried will be the knight who can defeat Fafnir according to the priest, but also because there are many people who don't want to risk their lives. After all, they are not facing ordinary people, but dragons. .

"Siegfried, do you want to take a break?"

After leaving Gunter's tent, Hagen called Siegfried into the jungle and sat down on a high ground with a good view.

"Your Majesty is actually also troubled. Even if the soldiers are not part of him, their death can make him sad for a long time."

After finishing speaking, Hagen looked at the silver-haired and blue-eyed Prince of the Netherlands in front of him. He may have been tempered since he was a child, and his appearance was taller than Hagen himself, but he looked older and even more mature than Kunt. It was obvious that Siegfried was He called Gong Te his brother-in-law.

"Brother Yi is a king who cherishes warriors. Although sacrifices are inevitable, it is heartbreaking for wives and children to lose their husbands and fathers."

Speaking of this, Siegfried lowered his head slightly, bit his lower lip between frowns, and suddenly brought up the idea that he hadn't uttered just now, "Hagen, I want to sneak into the lair alone and slaughter Fafnir, if I alone can end this and the soldiers can go back to their homes and be with their loved ones."

"Heh... Is this why you travel around without a follower? No wonder your father, King Sigmund, is always worried about you."

As Hagen said, he pointed to Balmon and the invisibility cloak behind Siegfried, smiled and shook his head and said, "Don't always think that one person can solve any problem, such as dragon slaying, unless you have the opportunity If Fafnir is singled out without being affected by other flying dragons, I will take the initiative to ask you to go."

"That's right, the dragon species always attack in groups, and the focus of the problem is naturally no longer Fafnir itself."

Having said that, Siegfried turned to Hagen again, and asked, "Fafnir and the flying dragons took the younger sister of the righteous brother, so it is impossible for her to survive."

"Ah, it's probably been eaten by now."

As Hagen said, he couldn't help but look up at the sky, and felt a little sorry for Clinesed, "She is a different princess, if you can meet her, you can probably become friends like me and you .”

"..."

After listening, Siegfried paused, turned his head and said, "Maybe, I don't deny that I want to see her because of the influence of others."

"Ah, that ballad? But in Burgundy, some people say that she has an incurable disease, or that the witch refuses to appear."

"..."

All of a sudden, Siegfried was speechless, and looked at Hagen in astonishment. Although this friend had always spoken unscrupulously, his loyalty to Gunter was unquestionable.

—beautiful Clinesed, stop,

My beloved princess, please keep watching me with bright eyes,

My beloved princess, may your long hair entangle my heart with the brush of my fingertips,

If you need to leave urgently, please take my heart with you.

"Well... But everyone also likes the princess very much, just like they love Burgundy."

After finishing speaking, Hagen smiled, but Siegfried, who was not good at words, could see that he looked a little disappointed, but Hagen didn't know it.