The prince was born.
This is a great joy.
It was just a puzzling thing, but it did not solve the puzzle for those who were really interested. When the news of the Duchess's birth came from the attic where the Duchess lived, the whole castle was filled with joy. The Duke rewarded everyone in the castle lavishly. Knights, guards, or ministers in the palace all received goods rewarded by the duke, and even civilians were exempted from taxes as appropriate.
The Duke intended to let the people of Normandy and even the entire country know that his son was born and the future heir of the country was born.
The Duchess has not appeared in the eyes of outsiders for many years. According to rumors, she is ill, so she does not participate in the social circles in Normandy or even Paris. No one knows the true appearance of the Duchess, even Prince Edward who lives in the castle. I have heard that the Duchess, my aunt, exists, but no one has seen what she actually looks like, or they think they have seen it, but at the critical moment when they think of the Duchess's appearance, they can't remember it.
Therefore, one cannot help but wonder, does the Duchess really exist?
Is the Duchess pregnant and giving birth because she cannot leave her room because she is sick?
But since she is giving birth, why does the Duke still want to pass on his throne to his nephew?
This is an extremely puzzling question, but today this puzzling question was finally solved today.
The Duchess's room is located in the west building, which is the room adjacent to the Duke. When the Duke of Normandy pushed the room open, a fragrance came out of the room. There were pots of pickles placed on the table near the window. There was an unknown plant growing on it, with bright flowers in full bloom.
This is a beauty that cannot be compared with roses, roses, lilies, narcissus, and lotus. Seeing the flowers blooming, the Duke seemed to see the moment when the world tree sprouted and God created the universe. This was the most touching moment in history. moment.
The Duke looked at the flowers blooming, his eyes were already a little moist. This flower transformed from his own life seeds finally bloomed today.
No matter how I watered the flowers in the past, there was always no movement from the seeds in the flowerpot, but today they finally bloomed, with the blessing of my nephew, Edward.
"You are my Iggdrasil!"
The Duke stretched out his hand and wanted to touch it, but who knew that just as he wanted to touch it, the flower that was growing vigorously and blooming would quietly wither at this moment.
"No!"
The Duke exclaimed, trying to stop the flowers from withering, but was unable to do anything. He could only watch the flowers that had just bloomed wither. His voice alerted the knights in the castle. The knights came to the room one after another, seeing the red-eyed flowers. The Duke was about to ask something when he saw the Duke say in a deep voice, "Hurry, hurry up, take all the gold in the castle, mount a fast horse, and go to the forest with me."
"As you command, Your Highness." The knights bowed their heads one after another, and then began to prepare to travel.
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After crossing a large desolate grassland, they entered a mountainous area. Duke Robert held the withered potted plant in his arms and drove quickly. The knights followed the Duke carrying gold on their backs.
Although the road was rugged, sometimes going uphill and sometimes downhill, the well-trained knights followed the duke one after another, guarding the duke. The howling of wolves could be heard from time to time in the forest. In front of us, everything went smoothly.
it's getting dark.
Everything around him became dim, the Duke dismounted, and the knight on the side raised the torch to illuminate the road ahead. This was a pine forest, and the forest was quiet.
"Your Highness, are you going to enter the forest? This is not possible, it is too dangerous."
The knight leader on the side held a torch and admonished the duke to whom he was loyal, and he must prevent the duke from entering the forest at all costs.
The Duke's family has a prominent reputation as the ruler of the Principality of Normandy. The Duke, an important Duke in France, can stand up to the King of France. Logically speaking, such a powerful family should have no enemies, but in fact it is not the case.
As a Norman Duke conferred by the French King, the Duke's authority does not come from the French King, but from Normandy, but from the powerful army of the Duke's family. Many years ago, the Duke's grandfather was a pirate leader in Denmark. To put it more accurately, That is, the Duke and his family are out-and-out Danes and Vikings.
The Vikings were a rampant pirate force in this era. The Vikings, represented by the Duke's grandfather, led a small number of men and sacked Paris. In the end, the French king had to make the other party a Duke and let him create Normandy. Principality.
Although this legendary achievement is not comparable to that of Canute the Great who conquered England and established the Nordic Empire, King Godfred who gave Charlemagne a headache, and King Harald of Norway who occupied a high position in the Byzantine Empire and obtained the throne. , is only the ancestor of the Duke, but he is also an extraordinary hero. The Norman Dukes of all generations are even more legendary.
The Duke's family was born with the blood of God Odin and the adventurous gene of pirates, so it was definitely not benevolent. Being able to become the Duke of Normandy did not come as a surrender, but as a conqueror.
In order to conquer and rule, the Duke's aggression against France, and finally occupied the province of Normandy, has long since deeply harmed this country, its people, and other existences.
The Duke's family used to cut down trees everywhere. In order to breach the castle and plunder the city, the trees needed for the trebuchet were indispensable. Among them, the Duke fought with the elves in the forest and killed the tree people to make siege equipment.
Fighting with tree men is not unfamiliar to the knights, and they also understand that the deep forest will never be so friendly to the Duke's family.
"Of course, for my son, I must go into the forest." The Duke said solemnly, "The gold I asked you to bring is my sincerity. Enough blood has been shed, whether it is us or them, this kind of The war should have stopped long ago.”
Before the coming of the great Father God, there were not only pagan gods that were considered taboo within the church, but also various elves inhabiting this land. In distant times, there were legends about the battle between humans and elves. The relationship is harmonious. Humans revere the gods and offer gifts to the elves, while human labor can also be favored by the gods and protected by the elves. So much so that in good years, by cutting a small prick out of the plump ears of wheat, If you offer it to the elves, you can also receive the elves' blessings.
Princes and nobles will also receive elves, or even higher-ranking beings than elves, such as visits and blessings from fairies. The relationship between the two is mutually beneficial, but it does not mean that humans and elves, the world of humans and the world of elves Conflicts and contradictions will not occur. Even at the most extreme moment, it will turn into a war. Humans destroy nature and harm nature, which means harming the elves who are closely connected with nature.
Man is the spirit of all things, which means that human beings are the most spiritual beings among all things. However, in ancient Western mythology, human beings are not the only ones who are the most spiritual. Therefore, when the spirit of all things appears in the image of human beings, it is the most spiritual being in mythology. The nymph (narcissus), Dryad (dryad) and Oriad (oread (mountain goddess)) and so on.
The Duke put down his weapon and waved to stop the knights who wanted to accompany him. He held the horse with one hand and the flowerpot with the other, and slowly walked into the depths of the forest. "Come to see me, Queen." , for my son, no, but also for your son."
The Duke's voice fell, and in the originally dark forest, dots of light appeared. Although it was weak, it was enough to guide the direction. The knight leader showed helplessness on his face. He looked at the flower pot and wanted to say something but couldn't.
It turns out that the potted flower is the Duke's son, the prince of the Norman Principality, and the future heir. And the prince's mother is an alien that cannot be tolerated in human society.
