Chapter 93: Memories Nine
William lived in Avalon, and was deeply loved by Vivien, the fairy of the lake, because in this special wonderland of Avalon, Vivien had no one to talk to by her side, and William was her lifeblood.
The fairies of the woods were not offended by William's intrusion into Avalon and seeing them bathing, their eyes were deep, full of curiosity about the human cub, and their scrutinizing eyes were fixed on the child's cute little head, on which there was a towering blonde hair, exactly like his "mother".
This happened after Vivien resurrected William with almost half of her heart, this powerful dragon heart changed the nature of William's life, and at the same time, the original blonde hair unconsciously stood up a handful, and it had been combed smoothly several times when combing her hair, but this dull hair quickly and stubbornly stood up again.
The angry William looked at the stupid hair that had repeatedly opposed him, and directly took out the scissors to cut off the disobedient stupid hair, but Artoria took away her scissors in a panic when she saw it, and the crying appearance made William very embarrassed.
"Do you hate having the same dull hair as your mother?"
The words of Vivian, the fairy in the lake, made William feel a little embarrassed, although he had not yet admitted that the other party was his mother, but William really couldn't see the girl crying, so he could only agree to the other party's request and temporarily spare this stupid little life.
Bang!
The apple fell on William's head, and he held his head to look at the red apple that fell to the ground immediately, with a complaining expression on his face.
Sitting near the apple tree and being knocked on the head by the apple of the apple tree, it is a pity that William did not invent the "law of gravitation" like Newton, because these apples are fed by the fairies.
The mountains of Avalon are full of apple trees, and the apple trees are full of fairies, according to Andersen, these should be tree spirits, but this is the same as calling the witch Morgan a fairy, and the powerful tree spirits are also called fairies.
Avalon is a boring fairyland world, according to the fairies, the owner of the fairyland, Vivien, the fairy in the lake, does not like to hold all kinds of banquets and competitions in the fairyland world like those neighbors of the Danu gods, and never guests come to visit, nor invite guests, the vast world is always so deserted, even the fairies can only retire in the fairyland bored.
For the fairies, the presence of the legendary human cub, and the only human cub in all of Avalon, naturally aroused their great interest.
The fairies' favorite pastime is to feed the human cubs, and Avalon's specialty is apples, and they like to see the human cub William fall on the head of the apple falling from the tree in ignorance, showing a dazed expression.
When William found the fallen apple and gulped it down, a rather healing mood permeated the fairies' hearts.
It's such a cute human child, even when it eats, it's so cute.
The fairies gathered together to enjoy the feast, just as humans would actively feed the animals and enjoy the way they eat.
They were sincerely delighted by this, and watched as the apples they had given to William were transformed into vitality and energy little by little, so that William's already weak body was getting better little by little, making him tall and strong.
Artoria didn't say anything when she saw this, even though feeding her children food was a mother's duty and pleasure, she enjoyed being a mother very much, and actively fulfilled this duty, but she also understood that it was good for William for the fairies to do so.
William was born with the blessing of the Seven Fairies, a blessing that far exceeded the blessing of fate for a human child, so it became a curse on William, and the child probably did not live to adulthood.
She shared the Dragon's Heart with William, giving him a body beyond that of a human and able to resist the backlash of the blessing, but William's own Dragon's Heart wanted energy, and only the fairies of Avalon could provide the energy for William's thriving.
The apple trees of Avalon are all in the past
The descendants of the Japanese golden apple tree, which is why the tree spirits are born, are also revered as fairies.
Because only if they want to, can the apple that condenses the essence fall naturally, and only they are qualified to pick apples.
Dropping the subspecies of the golden apple is a thankless task for the fairies, even for the masters of Avalon, they don't have to please, their history in Avalon is older than Artoria's arrival, so it is also a lucky thing for William to be able to get the love of the fairies.
Therefore she cannot be greedy and cannot be monopolistic.
In the forest, the animals will see him as a friend and will not harm him, the fairies will treat him as their own child and will protect him, the monsters will perceive the powerful blood hidden in the body and fear him, the natural elves will like her even more, and even the hermits of humans will respect the child.
In the past, in her childhood, she was like this, and William would be like her, only when she thought of it, she was even happier.
Knights, swordsmanship, spearmanship, archery, swimming, magic, Artoria took up almost all of William's time to teach him knowledge.
At this time, Artoria felt that she was not up to the job of her mother, because she was soft-hearted, and the parent-child relationship between the two was not close, but the relationship between mother and son was reached by fate, so she attached great importance to William, and even wanted to pass on all her knowledge and power to him, if there was a throne, she would put the crown on his head as soon as possible, and wanted to give him the world.
But no, she can't let William be ruined in spoiling, she wants to educate William to be a good, outstanding person.
Not only a hero of mankind, but also a king who surpasses himself.
Sometimes she asks herself if she is too strict, if she is too ungentle, if the child is starting to hate herself.
Artoria couldn't help but think, she hesitated inwardly, but the movement of her hand did not stop, she forced herself to be tough, ruthless, and whipped William hard whenever she had the opportunity, telling him, "You are running too slowly."
"Don't, don't, don't, Vivian, Vivian, don't, don't, mommy don't!
Ice could be seen in the cold lake in the winter pool, Artoria lifted William out of the warm bed, mercilessly stripped him of his clothes and made him jump into the lake, William hugged his chest and felt the cold wind blowing, shivering.
William was reluctant to go into the water, even if he had been trained as a samurai at court, he begged Artoria for mercy, laughed with him, said nice things, cowered, and even if he made promises, he only delayed time, touched the lake with his finger and said, "The water is too cold."
Artoria was expressionless, she was so cold, so unkind at this moment, like an eagle grabbing a chick and throwing William into the lake.
Hearing William crying out in the icy lake water, crying for help, like a kitten falling into the water and struggling desperately in the water, crackling and struggling with his body, his head sinking into the water, and soon came out again, he whimpered, and the water stains on his face could not distinguish whether they were tears or lake water.
He finally called himself Mom.
Artoria was so happy in her heart that even though she told her about the relationship, William still stubbornly called her by her name, maybe because she was shy, maybe because she didn't know what to do, maybe because he still remembered her old mother.
At this moment, she was extremely happy in her heart, even if she made a compromise to ask for help.
"Mom. Mom." The original cold expression instantly became gentle, but when she thought of the child's future, that gentle expression was retracted by her again.
If it is a child of an ordinary family, then she does not give expectations for the child's future, she only hopes that his life can be safe and happy, and she prefers the child to take a nap on her knees and play by her side at this time.
But she could not do this, and she would not be responsible for the future of the child, because the child would have the great destiny of a great country in the future, and he would be the king of Britain in the future, and he would be the monarch of a principality, and he would follow his ancestors
Take back his throne in the hands of the Father.
His life faces many challenges, so William must have strength, this world is not heaven, so as a ruler, William cannot be without strength, only when he is strong, can he have the ability to defy fate.
William struggled in the water, calling for help to Artoria standing on the shore, his fairy mother, who felt that he was about to drown, and wanted to grab anything, anything, even a straw, but he didn't catch anything.
At this time, he hated Vivien, the fairy of the lake, uninvited and forcibly played the role of his mother.
"You're not a lake fairy at all, you're the demon queen of the country, Gnavier."
William felt that his body was running out of strength, and he understood Artoria's behavior as hatred, and this hateful woman still held a grudge against the body he had seen in the first place, and she wanted to kill him completely.
William was desperate and angry in his heart, he felt that he had been deceived by the other party, and after this time of getting along, he felt that he was about to accept the other party, but she did such a thing.
No mother would treat her child like this, although his biological mother left William since he was a child, but he always believed that his biological mother loved her, and if it was her, she would never have done such a thing.
However, Vivien was so ruthless, she stood on the shore expressionless, neither smiled nor worried, but maintained a calm expression, her eyes kept staring at the lake, looking at William, who was struggling, and a large mouthful of lake water was choked in his mouth, and did not say anything, just stood in place, and watched motionlessly.
She saw that the person drowning in the lake did not seem to be her own child at all, but an unrelated person, no, she was simply not William's existence.
"If you can't learn to swim, you don't have to come up. If you have the strength to swear, you might as well keep it and learn to swim at this time."
Artoria had a helpless look in her eyes, she and William had a subtle telepathy, although they couldn't spy on each other's privacy and make a heart-to-heart connection, but the strong emotions could be clearly felt when they were so close.
William was scolding, blaming himself, complaining about himself, saying a lot of hurtful things, and scolding was still very dirty, fortunately William's education was orthodox court education, and as a prince, he had an unexpectedly small vocabulary of scolding.
Even if he scolds himself in his heart, there are always a few words that are turned over and over, if he has lived in a knight's family since he was a child, then the words of scolding are much richer than William's.
What a disaster after the demon of the country, an unchaste woman.
No wonder William had looked at himself so strangely, it turned out that he had always thought of himself as Gnavel.
Artoria felt a little sad in her heart, because of her original behavior, so Queen Gnavelle also suffered from the reputation of her descendants.
"You have my blood, and you have eaten the golden apple, you can still struggle for a long time, don't make such a weak appearance."
William spat out water like a fish out of the water, and he snorted with difficulty, and his body sank heavily, and soon there was no trace of William on the surface of the lake.
Artoria wants to expose William's clumsy acting skills, as a half-human, half-dragon, William, who has accepted the blessings of the fairies and eaten the second generation of golden apples, it is impossible for William to be drowned in the lake, at least not so soon.
Although William has many merits, the blessing given by the Seven Fairies when he was born was originally a double-edged sword, both a blessing and a curse.
William has great power out of thin air, but he doesn't have the mind to match the corresponding power, he has wisdom, but he likes to take shortcuts, understand things, and can't do it when it's his turn.
He was indulgent in pleasure, fond of good food, fancy clothes, and had the problems of the aristocracy of this era, although they were still minor, but Artoria understood that these seemingly inconspicuous problems would be fatal to the future of his life.
Artoria wanted to give William a new life, and it wasn't just a human body
body, but also the human spirit.
In Greek mythology, Prometheus created man in two steps, and he gave him the form of a human being, but he waited for Athena to give him a soul, and the relationship between spirit and body must be harmonious.
"God and man are the same as the same nature", there is no essential difference between the appearance of gods and humans, only the difference between the huge and the small, so the children born from the marriage of the gods and the Nymphs are also half-human and half-god human heroes, even if they do not have any human blood.
William's body hides the blood of the Nymph, maybe her biological mother is a high-ranking Nymph, which is why the fairies in Wonderland dot on him so much, this is the same kind of child.
Proud of his own strength, proud of his nobility, and proud of his appearance, William has too many faults in his body that need to be corrected.
The mother is the child's first and perhaps most important teacher, and she must fulfill her duties.