Hyde felt the warmth on the back of his hand, and it was the tears that were rolling from Frey. At the mention of "Lord Edelman", the whole body of the beautiful black-haired girl trembled, and Hyde understood her feelings, after all, how could he not understand the pain of a man who was like a father dying in front of him! Frey's sad story shook the young man's heart, and made the young man's heart resonate with the girl, he didn't speak, he didn't want to interrupt his lover's true feelings, he just tried to stretch out his other hand, gently caress the girl's tearful cheeks, and wipe away the sad tears for her.

"His Excellency Edelman left, and I waited with great anticipation for his return, but a month passed, and he did not return, and two months passed, and he still did not come, and another three weeks passed, and he still did not show up. So all the sisters laughed at me, and they laughed at me for dreaming. They told me that the knight's enthusiasm was as hot as wine in a silver cup, and as fast as cold as the cold, and that Lord Edelman must have been holding another woman somewhere else, and that there was no reason to pay such a price for a little hairy man who was a friend of all sides. But I didn't want to believe it, I looked at the window stupidly, at the knights and mercenaries, at their armor and swords, at the smell of gunpowder and wine in the wind, I waited for the knight, but Lord Edelman never appeared. ”

"Ninety days passed, and the last day came, and my sisters dressed me in beautiful dresses, and styled me with a lot of cheap glass jewelry, like a princess in a gown, and they laughed and told me that it was a memorable day. But my heart is as cold as ice, am I abandoned again?, but I remember the eyes of Lord Edelman, which do not deceive my heart, so I wait with the last hope. But at night I was forced to go into the hall where the guests were gathered, the flames of countless candles were jumping, and the smell of perfume and wine spread everywhere, but I was as scared as if I had seen a beast of chaos, what should I do?"

But the door was slammed open, and Lord Edelman stepped into the hall. His armor was dented and stained, his head was covered in blood-stained bandages, and his body was covered in the smell of gunpowder and brimstone, but his spirit was as uplifted as the sun. He pointed to the moment of the wall clock, threw a bag of silver coins and a few gold florins in front of everyone, then took my hand and walked out of the door with dignity. ”

"I learned much later that Lord Erdman was a knight of Rick's court, but in order to raise money he accepted a high-level mission as a mercenary, and he escorted an expedition of the dwarves into the territory controlled by the Chaos Dwarves thousands of miles to the northeast. ”

"Before leaving, I dug out the dagger that my mother had left behind, and Lord Edelman looked at it with tears in my eyes. He said something, and told me to treasure the sword. He picked me up on his horse, and I didn't know if I should call him dad or something. But Lord Edelman told me that he was not qualified to be my father, although I reminded him of his lost daughter. He told me that my father was an extraordinary person and that one day he would tell me who my father was, but he didn't tell me more. From then on, I followed him on our journey. "Lord Edelman is a poor knight, and he only has a dilapidated stone house in Rick's hometown, eighty leagues from Aldolph. He suggested that I should live there, and if I had the opportunity, he would recommend me to be the lady-in-waiting of a noblewoman, and that I might find a suitable man there, as most knights' daughters choose. But I was reluctant to leave him, and I was afraid that he would disappear again like a dream. I wanted to say goodbye to everything I had before, I cut off my long hair that hung down to my waist, put on a man-like hairstyle, announced that I was going to fight with him no matter what, and he was silent for a while, then agreed. I was really happy at the time. ”

Frey gently flicked her short ear-length hair, her black hair shining in the bright sunlight, and the memory of her happiness made her smile faintly. Hyde could imagine the scene, and he seemed to see how the strong little girl had sworn in front of Edelman, which made Hyde feel a little relieved.

"His Excellency Edelman taught me as much martial arts as he could, and I studied hard, and although I was theoretically his squire, he was more affectionate to me than my father. I grew up in a farming house in the big forest, my body was very good, I learned to use a crossbow and a musket, I learned the skills of a spear and a sword and shield. I don't want to be weak and useless, I want to be a warrior. In the past five years, I have traveled many places with Lord Erdman and the royal court, I have seen the armies of the greenskins of the orcs rolling forward, I have seen the pirate ships of the dark elves, and Lord Erdman has told me a lot about his wars and adventures, and he has told me many stories of wars and history. I also read a lot of books because I was literate, and that was a gift that my mother left me with me. ”

"But the shadow of the Chaos Storm came, and the Imperial Court mobilized and the army headed north. Lord Edelman became a cavalry officer in the Ninth Legion, and before he set out, he wanted to keep me in Rick, he told me that Chaos Storm was an indescribably tragic purgatory, but I didn't agree with him, and I didn't want to leave him because I didn't want to leave my fatherly relatives. He looked me in the eye and finally agreed. ”

Frey's voice lowered, and her expression became heavy. Hyde understood her heart, and it was difficult to recall the pain of approaching. But he didn't say anything, he didn't want to interrupt the girl's passionate conversation.

"Fifty days ago, Lord Edelman was wounded in an encounter, and I came here with him. A few days ago, his body was roughly recovered, and he could get back on his horse to fight, and then you know what happened, and I don't want to repeat it, what I regret the most is that I dragged down Lord Edelman in last night's battle, otherwise he could have broken through......"

"This is my story, the story of a stubborn and impulsive seventeen-year-old girl. I didn't want to mention this before, but I have nothing to keep in front of you, because I can see your heart, because I can see your sincerity, because I fell in love with you the moment you fought again, and I won't hide anything from the person I love!"

The dark-haired girl raised her voice, her hand pressed against her chest, her expression filled with sadness and calmness and determination. Her eyes looked into Hyde's eyes, and there was a fire of hope burning in those black eyes.

;