The clouds grew thicker and thicker, the sky grew darker and darker, and with the cold wind whimpering in the valley, the cold raindrops fell to the earth like beads of broken thread.

The sky and the earth were gray, and the raindrops beat on the roof of the car, crackling, as if telling some kind of sad past.

Wren sighed slightly, and instead of looking Rena in the eye, he looked out the window. This unhurried rain evokes a memory that he has never wanted to mention.

"Rena, you're twenty-one years old. I, on the other hand, am forty-six years old. ”

At this time, Wren turned his head and looked at Rena with doting eyes, although his face was still young, but his gray eyes were full of wind and frost.

"That'...... Who are you? Rena couldn't seem to believe all this, but it was from a loved one who never deceived her.

"I'm still the Wren you know." A hint of panic flashed in Wren's eyes, and he hurriedly explained.

Rena's eyes were red and her breath was short. Sympathetic to Bluebell, he took her hand in his hand.

"It seems that there are some things that cannot be hidden." Wren closed his eyes in pain, tilted his head and tried to hide his weakness.

"More than twenty years ago, I was the sheriff of Black Rock, and that ogre Baal was my real brother."

Rena covered her mouth, tears rolling down her fingers.

That is to say...... My relatives have all died in the mouth of your brother? ”

"You were only a year old then, and Baal spearheaded the riot in Black Rock, and he cleaned up all the opponents with his minions. Among them, that includes your parents. Wren's eyes were full of loneliness.

"And what is your relationship with my parents?" Rena asked in a trembling voice.

"Your parents are the leaders of the opponents, and I am the sheriff who arrested them." Wren endured great pain, and finally told the truth.

"Then why don't you throw me in a cauldron and cook it and eat it?" Rena's emotions have collapsed, and Bluebell is on the sidelines.

"It was your clear eyes that made me see my conscience, freed me from the demons, and allowed me to regain my lost humanity." Wren tried his best to argue, but he paled in comparison.

"Rena......

"I will not allow you to tarnish my name." Rena hissed.

Wren was struck by lightning, and the scream pierced his heart like a sharp blade.

"I'm sorry."

Tears rolled down Wren's eyes, opened the door and jumped out of the chariot, galloping away like a madman in the heavy rain. The hound Black Bey barked twice and followed. Quinta and Iwayama looked at each other, grabbed their weapons and rushed out of the chariot, striding in the direction of Wren. Peter the little monkey didn't know why, but he squeaked in a hurry.

"Alpha, catch up." Bluebell snapped.

"But...... I can't find the direction at all! "Alpha is embarrassed.

At this time, Ren's figure had disappeared into the rain. Bluebell looked back at Rena, whose eyes were hollow, and for a moment he was in a dilemma.

"Actually, Sheriff Wren is a good man......" the fat man whispered in a barely audible tone.

"Yes, your parents weren't eaten by those scoundrels." Rena stared at the fat man with extremely fierce eyes.

Hearing this, the fat man raised his head blankly, he couldn't remember the appearance of his parents.

"Who said there was no ......"

Looking at the growing rain outside the window, the fat man scratched his head, as if he was talking to himself, telling such a past story.

"When I was six years old, my parents were taken away. I distinctly remember standing in the crowd and seeing them being thrown into that cauldron in Black Rock. The flesh slowly festers and eventually melts into the soup.

Since then, I have been left alone. It wasn't until I met Iwayama that I had a bite to eat.

I remember when I was twelve, Iwayama was caught stealing a small piece of wheat cake, and many pieces of meat were cut off from his body. In the end, it was Sheriff Wren who saved him.

Since then, Sheriff Wren has brutally tormented us like a devil. But now that I think about it, it was he who kept us alive in troubled times. All the knowledge I learned and the skills of Iwayama came from those difficult times.

Quinta was the same, he had been kept in captivity like a pig and dog, and if it weren't for Sheriff Wren, his bones would have been eaten clean.

I remember when I was fifteen years old, there was a fire in Black Rock. It is said that the fire was set off by Sheriff Wren. Finally, he rushes out of the flames with a baby girl and flees towards the nightmarish black plains.

Barr led his team to round up the Black Plains for more than a month, but no trace of him was found. Almost everyone thought he was killed at the mouth of the Shadow of the Mist.

To be honest, I never thought I'd ever see him again, and I've raised my baby girl to adulthood. You know, in that black plain, terrible nightmares are everywhere, I really don't know how he got over it for so many years.

It must have been a difficult time, do you remember how you spent your childhood? ”

At this time, the fat man stared at Rena with extremely complicated eyes, and suddenly felt a little envious, how good should he be when Sheriff Wren took away? Although Sheriff Wren has been shrouded in memories of his childhood like a shadow for so many years, he insists that it is a father figure, even if he is close to the devil.

Hearing the fat man's bland but touching past, Rena's eyes gradually blurred.

For as long as I can remember, I rarely stepped out of that stone house. Wren would leave every day at dawn until the fog returned, each time bringing back the hard-to-swallow food.

When he refused to eat, Wren would tell a story to put himself to sleep, and then feed the bowl of soup in his dreams. I don't know how many years this trick lasted before I saw through it.

Think again, I've always complained about the food, but I've never asked where the food comes from. It was when Bluebell asked in the ruins of Black Rock that she realized that the broth came from a black bug.

"I ...... What have you done? Rena hugged her head and burst into tears.

Bluebell took Rena into her arms, her eyes slightly reddened. Although I have never known what family affection is since I can remember, it seems that in this day, I suddenly understood the true meaning.

"Alpha, I don't care what method you use, find them for me." Bluebell gave an order that bordered on reason.

"Huh? …… Be. Alpha was extremely aggrieved in his heart, but he didn't dare to disobey. At this time, the rain was pouring down, and it was impossible to see the road ahead. In desperation, Alpha's heart sank and galloped away in any direction.

In the dark, there seemed to be an invisible force at the wheel of the chariot, and the chariot had already driven in the direction of deep into the valley.