Chapter 5, The Man Called Lion

The sun on the banks of the Usko River had gradually tilted to the west, time had passed quickly, and most of the sweet and sour ale had disappeared, and old Loren's voice had begun to be a little unsteady. But Hyde still listened intently, and he needed to know so much in his lost mind. What is more surprising is that his new memory is very good, and he can basically remember everything that old Loren has said, which finally gives Hyde a little relief, and the distress of "amnesia" is not so heavy.

According to Loren Sr., Hyde was born eighteen years ago, the third son of Earl Enrique, Elector of the Duchy of Midland. The Duchy of Midland is one of the ten autonomous principalities of the Sigmar Empire, located in the northwest of the entire empire. It is a powerful military nation, with the great Temple of the White Wolf Ulric and the Knights of the Holy White Wolf --- the great warrior group that worships this ancient god, and another powerful Knights of the Faith in Holy Sigmar, the founder of the Empire--- Cheetah Knights. As for the other cavalry, infantry, warriors, there are tens of thousands of them. And the commander in command of this powerful army was naturally the Earl of the Elector himself--- Hyde's father, Enrique, who was an amazing warrior who had made many achievements on the northern and southern borders of the empire, and had served two terms as generalissimo of the empire, before retiring due to ill health and returning to live in the capital of his magnificent principality--- Middenheim. Hyde, who is now an adult, was ordered by the Earl to join the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

Hyde's mother, from the southern human kingdom of the empire--- Tyrill, Tyril is a loose alliance, located on the zigzag peninsula in the south of the continent, thousands of miles away from the Duchy of Midland, composed of many wealthy duchies, city-states, autonomous republics, Hyde's mother, Princess Anna, is one of the Duchies of Tyrill--- the daughter of the Prince of the Duchy of Tubaro, it is said that there is a little elven blood, this is because the Prince of the Duchy of Tubaro five generations ago had a princess who was born as a High Elf Shadowhunter. She had been married to the Earl of the Elector thirty years earlier, and had died of illness sixteen years earlier, and Loren was one of the guards who escorted the princess to the north to marry, but she was still a young greatsword soldier at the time, and was later made a knight. At the mention of her name, old Loren's eyes turned red.

With such a good family background, Hyde is indeed worthy of being proud of, for which Hyde and old Loren madly made many glasses of ale, dedicated to the great Valkyrie Mirmidia, to the great Duchy of Midland, and to the kind Princess Anna! But the problem is that when it comes to the specifics of his upbringing, Loren Sr. will pull away from the conversation about how many city-states there are in Tyril, how many temples, how many ancient marble ruins, and some great battles of antiquity, the defeat of the dark elves and Skaven, or the great emperors of the Duchy of Midland, the great exploits of the White Wolf Knights three hundred or five hundred years ago, and so on. This made Hyde a little weird. What was going on with me before? Can't you mention it?

"Uncle Loren, the ancient epic can be put aside for a while, I want to know now, how I fell into a coma, by the way, and my past. Can you tell me?" asked Hyde after a slow glass of ale again.

"Hu......h? It is like this, young master, on the way to the march, your horse was frightened, you accidentally fell, your head was struck, and you were in a coma for about a week, so we had to stop at the military station hospital in the rear first, and it just so happened that my granddaughter Lala, who was a medical apprentice in the temple of the goddess of medicine and mercy, was also in this military station, and during this time, we took turns to take care of you. Blessed by the Goddess, not only are you fine, but you have also received the incomparable favor bestowed on you by the Valkyrie, and it is really gratifying to return wisdom to your noble bloodline!"

Old Loren was drunk, and with his bronze hand he took a big sip from the wooden wine glass, wiped his gray beard, and answered Hyde's question.

"Uncle Loren, there is one thing I don't understand, you and Lala both said that I got my sanity back, I got my wisdom back or something, and I cried with excitement. But I feel that I don't seem to have much wisdom now, and I have forgotten almost everything, and I can't even remember my name. I don't think I'm really wise now, but why do you get so excited, is it my old ...... Is there anything wrong with comparison? Is it intelligence...... I wouldn't be a fool before, would I?"

Hyde finally raised his question, and although he may get an unlucky answer, there are times when he has to face it, and there is no way to do it. He is a person with a straight surname, he can't hide his thoughts, he was such a person in his previous life, and now although his memory is gone, his subconscious surname is still the same, straight and straight.

With a dull sound, the wooden wine glass fell on the grass, and old Loren froze, and for a long time, he let out a long sigh, looked into Hyde's eyes, and said:

"Young master, you are indeed the one chosen by the Valkyrie Mirmidia! I thought that the past should be let pass, but now that you are a person who has received the favor of the Valkyrie, what is the point of recalling that long deep dream, if it is full of pain?

With this long sigh, old Loren took out a very tightly packed pouch and slowly opened it, his old voice echoing in Hyde's ears as slowly as this......

"Young Master, the deep love of your great mother is something that you can never forget! She delivered this to me back then, telling me to give it to you when wisdom returns to your body. Here is her great love for you, and her deep affection for you! Seeing this, you will surely be able to recall your past, and your mother's true love and affection! Take it up, my kind young master!"

Old Loren held a silver necklace in his big sturdy hand, and in the center there was a white gold pendant the size of a peach pit, carved with beautiful ivy and swords and the pattern of a roaring lion, divided into two halves, which should be openable. This chain is very small, but this white-haired and red-armored mighty old knight, holding this small necklace, is as solemn and careful as if he is holding a thousand pounds of weight, as if it is not a necklace, but a mountain. He solemnly placed the necklace between Hyde's hands and squeezed Hyde's hand.

"Hang it, my good young master, for there is your mother's precious relic in this pendant, and her noble spirit in heaven will feel the glorious moment of your grace now, and see ......the sleeping lion awake!

Hyde held the necklace carefully, ready to hang it around his neck, although the memory was not clear, he clearly felt that from the moment he first came into contact, there was an incomparable sense of intimacy, warmth, fluctuating on this small necklace. When old Loren mentioned "Princess Anna", the beautiful and warm female face that had been hidden from time to time reappeared in Hyde's mind, and it became clearer and clearer, but it also made his hands clumsy, and he could not always tie the necklace at the back of his neck, which made Hyde a little impatient.

"Lord Hyde, let me help you. With this gentle voice, a pair of warm little hands stroked Hyde's long unkempt hair, and carefully connected the necklace. This is Lala, who has just returned from something else, her warm hands with the smell of soap and the peculiar aroma of a girl.

"Thank you, Lala, I'm so stupid. Hyde was a little embarrassed, and he straightened his collar to thank the freckled girl with a cocked nose.

"Ah, Your Excellency Hyde is really so polite! This is what I should do, I can't get anything before you recover, I do it for you every day...... Oh. Probably feeling her gaffe, Lara covered her mouth and lowered her head.

"What do you say, silly boy?" said old Loren to Lala in a reproachful tone, and Lala's head lowered and her face turned red.

"Uncle Loren, it's my fault. I may have caused you a lot of trouble before, but it will be different in the future, since I have such great parents, and now I have the gift of the Valkyrie, it will never be like this again, there will be no trouble, you can rest assured. Hyde hurriedly played the round, but the words seemed to be a little inappropriate, to be honest, even in his previous life, he was only a young man of about 20 years old, not very educated, and not very good at words. Now that all the memories are gone, it is even more difficult to express them satisfactorily.

"Young master, what are these words! Old Loren, I have been loyal to your mother and you for decades, this is what our ancestors and grandchildren should do, how can it be regarded as trouble!" Old Loren stood up at once, and his body staggered because he had drunk too much.

"Grandpa, you misunderstood what Lord Hyde meant. Lord Hyde has always been a modest and kind man, and now he has just regained his wisdom from the grace of the Valkyrie, and that is His Excellency's sincere gratitude to you! Grandpa, what are you doing drunk!" Lara hugged her tall grandfather and hurried to salvage the somewhat stiff atmosphere.

"Well, thank you so much, Lala. Hyde was also a little drunk, and his mind was in a mess right now, and he didn't know what to say. What old Loren had just affectionately handed me was a precious relic of my mother, and I could feel the true affection that it contained. However, why is my mother in my memory so vague? I am already 18 years old, why do I remember the things of the first 18 years so vaguely? Why, I still vaguely remember what I seem to be called "Peng Hua" in my dreams? What is going on?

All kinds of complicated thoughts and drunkenness made Hyde feel that the world was spinning, and some of them couldn't stand, shook a few times, and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, old Loren was told by his granddaughter just now, and he suddenly sobered up, and when he saw Hyde's appearance, he hurriedly supported Hyde with his granddaughter, helped him to a small tent, and rested for a while.

"Young master, grandpa is so excited, he drank too much with you, and he went crazy drunk, which is really ashamed. Please don't care. Lara leaned down and apologized to Hyde, who was already leaning back on the bed, a little groggy.

"Lala, you're so polite! What do I have to worry about! I'm telling the truth! I may have been confused before! But now, I won't go on like this!"

Hyde banged his fist on the board of the bed and shouted loudly. He was very drunk, which was normal, after all, this was the first time he was drunk in this life, but what he said was indeed from his own heart, he woke up inexplicably, forgot everything inexplicably, had an impression of everything but couldn't remember it clearly, and now the two most familiar and close people around him seem to want to hide something from themselves...... This really left him confused, puzzled, and confused. Maybe he was really stupid before, and he was really unpresentable! He was determined to change all this, and now that he is sober, he wants others to see a new version of himself. But, first, there are a few things that need to be known before......

Stay tuned for Chapter 6 - Steamer Knight and His Fury!

Hyde's unknown past will unfold step by step with affection! Sincerely ask the male and female book friends and readers who are passionate and sincere, to cast your sincere and precious vote!

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