Rhine Stories

In the end, Gunter was still lost in thought and could not make up his mind, so it was up to Hagen to think about how to deal with Fafnir and those annoying dragons.

Then it was a peaceful afternoon, and Hagen's younger brother Dankva took him to rest by the river, which was also Siegfried's proposal.

"Dan Kewat, your brother seems to be troubled all the time, I want him to relax."

It was the silver-haired knight who came to Dankwatt on his own initiative, so the latter was also a little surprised.

"Thank you for your concern, Prince Siegfried."

Although the man in front of him was a friend of his brother, Hagen privately warned him not to get too close to Siegfried.Even if he holds the Nibelung sword Balmont and the invisibility cloak in his hand, possesses martial arts beyond ordinary people, and keeps fulfilling anyone's wishes like a wishing machine, he is still an outsider in Burgundy.

But Hagen thinks this way because he saw Siegfried crowded in the middle of the crowd many times in the city, and the people of Burgundy kept pouring out their wishes to him as if seeing a savior. feeling anxious.

Therefore, Hagen's advice to Dankwatt is also to tell him not to rely on Siegfried like others, otherwise he will not grow and will never stop.

"Brother, look, the soldiers are fishing there, do you want to join us?"

"If you want to go yourself, Dankwatt, I'll just sit here."

But Hagen just shook his hand and let Dankwatt play his own game.

"Okay, then just wait, and taste the fish I caught with my own hands tonight."

"it is good."

The blond knight nodded vigorously, watching his younger brother run towards the river.

"It's really... carefree..."

But Hagen doesn't hate Dankvat, whose personality is completely different from his own, and has always protected him. No matter where he is, even in the distant Hungary, Hagen treats Dankvat just like he treats himself.

"There is nothing more important than family affection in the world, especially to me... the death of anyone is actually a great grief to me. 』

For a moment, the appearance of his father appeared in his mind. Hagen had never seen his mother since he was a child, and because this child who has been taught to need a mother is weak, he now feels that women are only dependent on the existence of men. .

But only one person, slightly different from the creature he knew named 'woman'...

"..."

Unknowingly, Hagen's eyes were locked on the soldier in front of him. While holding the iron hook in his hand, he took off the fish. For some reason, this action suddenly froze, and then Hagen suddenly felt that the surrounding voices were far away from him. Go, a bold idea arises spontaneously.

"Normal attacks from dragons like Fafnir don't work against him, but other dragons..."

"...Dankwat! You tell His Majesty that I will come back in a few days!"

Hagen yelled suddenly, before Dankwatt could receive the message, he turned around and saw his brother running away.

"Why didn't I think of it before... Instead of raising my head to fight those unsightly flying dragons, I should increase my strength and drag them down from the heights!" 』

"Siegfried, are you going back to Burgundy with me? I know how to deal with Fafnir and those beasts!"

"Hagen?"

Seeing the self-troubled friend suddenly see the light, Siegfried's joy is always greater than surprise, "Ah, as long as I can help you, I will do my best."

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In the blink of an eye, it had been two days since she had a tantrum with Fafnir, and at that time, Clinesed was naturally picked up by Fafnir and brought back to her residence.

But because of Clinesed's attempt, she found that Fafnir seemed to have a good impression of her, and she also had feelings.

"We can't communicate in words, but if I can, I'd like to be your friend."

Seeing the blue moonlight falling above the cave and illuminating the surroundings, Clinesed sat beside Fafnir and hugged West, while stroking Fafnir's dragon horn with her hands.

"Carefully found out, maybe it's because my pupil color is the same as yours that you protect me as a dragon?"

It was precisely because of the inability to communicate that Clinesed could only talk to himself and observe Fafnir's appearance.

"But I'm human, and I can't do things across races."

Speaking of this, Clinesed sighed, and then said softly, "But if you are willing to let me go back, I will promise not to let my brother and the others come to trouble you."

Immediately, Fafnir looked away disdainfully, which made Kleinshid stunned for a moment, thinking that it would still not let him go in the end.

"However... that's fine... Even if I go back to Burgundy, I still have to look at Brother Gongte's face every day."

At this time, Kleinshid stood on top of Fafnir's head, lay down on it and said, "When I was 16 years old, Brother Kunt was already anxious to help me find a good husband, and the princes and knights who came to pursue me can surround me I went around the Burgundy court, but I can't... My mother told me that my husband will suffer misfortune, and the shadow of death will take him away, so I don't want to hurt that person... If I will fall in love with him, I still stay away He's better."

Unknowingly, Clinesed said something she would never say in front of anyone, probably because Fafnir was just a dragon. Although it was scary, it could be said to be his friend, and it was also a bad-hearted kind.

"In addition, I have also seen a lot of sex between men and women. When I was young, I had a maid I liked very much. I regarded her as my sister...but the knight she liked married the daughter of another duke, so...she Unable to hold back the pain, he committed suicide.”

As she said that, that memory was awakened, and Clinesed can still recall the scene at that time. The maid who was regarded as her sister fell from a height in front of her eyes, and blood splashed all over her body. Shadows fell.

Especially the blood-stained appearance, that was what she was most afraid of.

"It's so strange, other girls are afraid of Dalei and dragons like you, but I'm fine."

In the middle of speaking, Clinesed jumped off Fafner and put West on the ground, "Probably... If I can live as an ordinary girl, I can probably get happiness more easily... Or rather, leave the cage in Burgundy and venture elsewhere."

"So, maybe I also hope that there will be a Mr. 'Knight' who can take me 'outside' and take me away from those complicated and vulgar royal rules. 』

——And by that time, I will leave with him without hesitation.