Rhine Stories

On that snowy night ten years ago, the king hurriedly took him to the border of the Netherlands to pick up a few children.

The only adult among them, his body was frozen stiff, sitting on the flying dragon like a stone, but he protected a girl under his body.

That was Adrian, Hagen's father, whom Siegfried soon learned of.

"Siegfried, stay here and take care of the little princess, I'll be right back."

The climate in the Netherlands was already very cold at that time, but who could have imagined that children from Burgundy would rush over from such a distant country, and it was still late at night... Another girl named Costebella was wounded by an arrow It will affect her future life.

"..."

That was Siegfried who had just been promoted to a knight. He always thought that the outside world was as peaceful and beautiful as the Netherlands, but it was not until this day that he met Hagen and the others that he realized that under the rule of his father, the Netherlands The people's security is not easy.

"where am I?"

At this time, the voice as thin as a mosquito brought Siegfried back to reality, looking at the little girl with a high fever who was hugged tightly by her father in the room.

She is Clinesid, the little princess of Burgundy. Because of the cold wind, even her voice is indistinct.

"I want to go home...Father...Father..."

At this moment, Siegfried watched her hand slowly lift up and reach out to him, and for a moment he couldn't say anything except holding her hand.

What should we do at this time?But her hands are really cold...

Thinking of this, Siegfried took a step forward, knelt on one knee beside the bed, and held her hand.

"Who are you...? Father's knight?"

The girl's eyes fell on him, and all she could see was the bright curse mark and a little silver hair, and everything else was blurry.

"No, this is the Netherlands."

Siegfried replied truthfully, wanting to give her some warmth by holding her hand, "Now you are safe, Father and the others will be back soon."

"Netherlands...where is...?"

Hearing this, Clinesid struggled to open her eyes, trying to see the man's face clearly, "I want to go home...I want to go back to Burgundy..."

Clinesed just wanted to get up, but her brain was dizzy for a while, and she couldn't move.

"You'd better rest, wait until you feel better..."

"Will you let me go home...?"

Suddenly, Clinesed interrupted him and looked at him uneasily, "Father seems to have fallen...I want to go back...to find him...he needs someone to help him up..."

"..."

And Siegfried fell silent for a while, but he couldn't think of anything in his mind. He just pursed his lips and comforted him kindly; "Well, when you recover, you can go back...I will take you back."

Although, Siegfried knew that the matter had come to this point, and he could not go back just by saying it.

"Okay... I'll get well... as soon as possible..."

But Clinesed believed him, and slowly turned her head and closed her eyes, "Thank you..."

At this time, Siegfried felt his hand was being tightly grasped, so he sat aside and slowly lowered her hand, but did not let go.

Maybe, that time was the opportunity, but she couldn't remember it...

In a blink of an eye, the scent of flowers in the town is tangy, and the faint and elegant smell is the common cosmos and iris in the Netherlands, which are used for decoration in the celebrations of the Netherlands.

"Look at that! There are iris petals floating all over the lake, it's so beautiful!"

"Louis, have you seen my sister? Which lover has she gone to the center of the city again?"

"The flower basket is a little to the left, come here a little bit, right, right."

In front of my eyes, the entire Netherlands was a bustling scene, with snow-white iris petals dancing and the flags of the Netherlands fluttering in the wind everywhere.And Siegfried walked in the crowd, even if he took off his armor and Balmont sword, he still didn't fit in with the atmosphere here, and he suddenly fell into his own memory, which was the past that made him feel helpless and made him blame himself.

"It's all your fault! It's because you died without your father and queen mother. Since they didn't sacrifice your blood, let me do it!!"

Siegfried will never forget how real the pain he felt when his brother picked up Balmon and slashed at him, and the pain was far deeper than he imagined, making him think that he should not exist .

"Monster...you are a monster! Monster!!!"

And because of the physique of atavism, Siegfried will heal quickly even if he is seriously injured, just like at that time, the entire chest was cut with a deep gash, but it happened to be in front of everyone's eyes Heals like magic.

"You...you get out!! Get out of this Netherlands!! Never come back!!"

Angrily, the brother threw Balmon's sword in front of his eyes, grabbed his hair and ran to the auditorium, weeping in front of his parents' remains.

A monster... He is indeed a monster, except for the weak point on his back, there is almost no part of his body that can be hurt...

Therefore, Siegfried also hopes that he is just an ordinary person, even if he is the prince of the Netherlands, he should not be the eldest son of Sigmund.

"How do you say... are you leaving?"

Siegfried left the court of the Netherlands without staying for another day, and he remembered to say goodbye to Hagen, his only friend, before leaving.

"I'm sorry for what happened to your father and queen mother, but no matter what, you have no reason to leave your country."

Because of the arrangements made by his father before his death, Hagen and Princess Clinesed have settled down in a town, and promised not to let the Saxons come here to find them.

It's just... Now that King Sigmund has unfortunately passed away, Hagen and the others' positions will be precarious...

——If my brothers know about their existence...

"You don't have to worry about us. The Saxons don't think about it yet, but you...you should care about yourself more than our affairs."

Having said that, Hagen stood up and looked at Costebella who was standing with Dankwatt in the distance. They were all watching Kleinshid learning swordsmanship, "If I promised Sigmund at that time King De's request, to be your knight temporarily, I will definitely not let your brother say that kind of thing."

"No, Hagen... I've made up my mind."

At this time, Siegfried withdrew his gaze, looked at himself and said, "I have had a power different from others since I was born, so I swear that I will not use it for myself in the future, but for others... just ask me, No matter what, I will try my best to satisfy them...My father said that a true knight is to fight for the king's justice, so I decided to become that kind of person, also to atone for my parents who passed away unfortunately."

"Siegfried...you are no different from committing suicide."

As soon as Hagen finished speaking, the silver-haired knight gave a helpless smile, but didn't continue, just turned and left.

"Look Dankwatt, I know the move that Hagen just taught me! Then Costebella, give me an apple pie as a reward tonight!"

But suddenly, a voice made the departing Siegfried look back for a moment, looking at the Princess Burgundy who stood in the distance and forgot everything.

The first time I saw her, she was as petite and fragile as a cosmos, making one want to protect her.

And the second time (now) seeing her, she looks more and more like a white iris, not yet contaminated with aristocratic breath, an innocent girl... also makes people want to protect.

Although there were many women he met in the court and when he ventured out of the court of the Netherlands, the only one who could make Siegfried unknowingly have a desire to protect was Kleinshid of Burgundy.

Perhaps thinking about her future fate (mission), or being alone that night, he couldn't help but pay attention to that girl wherever he went.

——It's just that he didn't know it was love, and took it as natural.