Shadow Covenant

Chapter 100 "The Past"

When Woody brought Angelina back to the wine estate, it was almost noon, and the air pressure was getting lower and lower. Anyone could see that soon there would be another storm sweeping across the entire west coast.

But as soon as he got out of the carriage, Woody found that the atmosphere of the wine estate was a bit wrong. First, many carriages of the Edith family stopped outside, and the servants looked particularly bad, and they stood on the porch waiting tremblingly.

"You go to the backyard first, I'll ask my aunt."

After Woody sent Angelina away, he approached the largest mansion in the manor with some doubts. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a blond girl sitting on a luxurious sofa and counting petals.

Willando.

Today she is wearing a thicker white long skirt with velvet and a light blue waistcoat and hat. The fireplace in the hall has already lit a crackling bonfire, which reflects the girl's fair and flawless face. more and more delicate.

"Cousin? Where have you been?"

Wei Landuo was counting a flower that hadn't been picked yet. She folded it casually in the vase. When she heard the sound of footsteps and saw Woody appear, she trotted directly in front of Woody. After seeing him at this moment, her Only then did a look of extreme concern appear on his face, as well as uneasiness like a shy deer.

"What's the matter? I went to the Vermeer family in the morning."

Woody raised his eyebrows when he saw Veranduo with his hands behind his back, with nowhere to put the flowers in his hands, to conceal what should have happened when he was not around, and it was an extremely embarrassing thing for Veranduo.

Sure enough, in less than a second, Weilando's eager voice reached his ears.

"Cousin, my grandfather approached my mother aggressively this morning. He had a big fight upstairs just now, and we are still arguing, but I dare not go in..."

She looked expectantly at the young man who had unconsciously become the object of her heart's reliance. Obviously, she was not as calm as she appeared on the surface. The young girl's inner world was still turbulent, and she urgently needed a support.

Woody's expression didn't change after hearing this, but he was also a little strange. Obviously, other families looked at the Edith family with fear and awe, but why could his grandfather be so violent and angry? Could it be...

Just when Woody was guessing, there was another loud noise upstairs, which seemed to be the sound of the door being pushed open and hitting the wall, and then Woody heard the low growl of his nominal grandfather Kamo Edith .

"The Edith family can only be Edith, I know you and that bastard have not broken ties! Sovia is like this, and so are you! Susan, I will warn you one last time, if you still recognize me as my father If not, please completely disconnect from that man!"

"Father, you don't want to explain anymore. I just want to fulfill my promise. I never thought about what it would do to the Edith family."

Although Susan's exhausted voice was soft, Woody's 17-point perception was still enough to capture the deep voice of the lady upstairs.

"Hey, do you know how people outside think of our Edith family?" The old man's roar continued, and his long military life made him sound full of energy even though he was old now.

"It seems that my grandfather absolutely controlled the "Scream of Will" when he was young, at least a third-level professional, and it is very likely that he is a warlord professional. "

For some reason, such an idea popped up in Woody's mind. This was his subconscious speculation, but soon his attention was on the name Sovia.

Has something to do with your own mother?
Woody originally wanted to pull Verando away, but suddenly stopped. If it was just a conflict between the two fathers and daughters, Woody's involvement would only intensify the conflict, but if this quarrel had anything to do with his mother, or Said to have contact with him, Woody is a little difficult to leave.

Although it is the background of the former owner, Woody can't easily treat him as a stranger, ignoring the mother who gave birth to him, at least it would be good to understand why he quarreled and then leave.

"No matter what others think of it, isn't the blood of the Edith family flowing through us? Father, stop being paranoid. It is true that Rhine has done many things wrong, but we have a clear conscience for the Edith family."

Even though she was tired, Susan Edith's words were forceful and she never took a half step back, but it was precisely because of this character that she was able to argue with the older generation for so long.

After hearing this, Woody was at a loss as to why he had something to do with his cheap father. Although he vaguely felt that the reason why his aunt liked him was because of his love for the house, he always believed that this was just a scene of Susan when he was a girl. A dream that you can't ask for, when you really mature, your father will look like a playboy in the rumors, and the Queen of Wine will not look at him again.

But now Susan's words made him develop a broader association. Could it be that his father is different from the legend, and he left at the age of three without receiving any news. Is he still alive?

Woody's face suddenly wrinkled, and there was a suspected living father on top of his head. The pressure was suddenly huge, and it seemed that the aunt who had always favored him seemed to like him, so this is troublesome...

as predicted,

"You're still talking for him! It seems that you can't be called the flower of Edith, but Mrs. Aleister."

As soon as Susan's voice fell, Kamo's sarcasm and anger sounded in the corridor on the second floor.

"Father! I didn't! And he's dead!"

This time, Susan's tone was particularly dignified, as if she was angry, but Susan's anger would only intensify the dispute.

Woody also learned from the information of their quarrel that the reason why the Edith family was so helpful this time was not because of the Edith family itself, but because of his cheap father "Rhein Aleister. "

The playboy in his memory, his token actually invited a legendary strongman. Woody, who has rich adventure experience, naturally knows that if his father is really dead, then he can summon him just by relying on his token. The legendary strong man supports the Edith family, so his own strength will definitely not be low.

In Asenland, the only one who can be friends with the strong and who is willing to help him after death is the strong.

Of course, it is not ruled out that he was suspended animation, but Woody recalled the memory of his predecessor, there should be no abnormalities.

In his 16 years of life, he was a single parent in the first ten years, and an orphan in the last six years. There is nothing like I have a "legendary father".

And according to history, the Edith family should be gone, so what my aunt said still has some credibility.

But if this is the case, then her mother doesn't seem to be dying of illness. If the legendary powerhouse can request to be summoned, then he has countless means to revive a young woman who has not yet reached the end of her lifespan. Even if the magic and divine arts here are not as good as the Terra plane with its vast land and resources and its profound spells, at least it is not difficult to save an ordinary person, or even revive him.

But why...

Woody recalled what happened six years ago. He clearly remembered that his mother's condition was getting worse. From the forehead resting at the beginning to the bedridden later, after half a month, even if she came here Aunt Susan invited the priest in the city for her, but in the end it was also under the influence of the holy light, and she died without a problem. He read the memory of the former master carefully, after all, he also understood that the Viscount could not do whatever he wanted in magic, but for Susan Edith, who owned the legendary keepsake but ended up killing her own mother, her motives are open to question.

However, it does not rule out the possibility that the token was given to her by her mother. What is going on?
The sudden news made Woody's mind a mess, but he still tried to clear his mind while calming Verando's emotions.

……

When Kamo Edith, an old man with gray sideburns and a stooped body that lived up to the roar of a lion before, slowly descended the stairs, he saw two of his grandchildren in the hall.

The two were leaning on the soft sofa. The blonde girl in a thick cotton silk dress had already fallen asleep on the shoulder of the black-haired boy beside her. There were still tears on her fair face, and the black-haired boy tied up The ponytail did not conceal the scar on the back of the neck, and his back was turned to him.

In a trance, he seemed to see the young man named Rhine who he saw for the first time more than ten years ago, and it was the same. The scar on his back was like that of a veteran, and there was a scar on his hands, feet and even his eyelids that was cracked to the root of his ear, but it was exactly the same. Because of this, he at that time gave his second daughter to him with peace of mind, and chose this son-in-law who was called Aleister in name, but was actually just the illegitimate son of an inconspicuous wandering noble.

If he was allowed to go back to the past and know the future, he would never push Sovia to this bastard who disappeared without a trace after three years and stole the hearts of his two daughters by the way.

"Grandfather!"

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Woody turned his head and called them politely. Obviously, the dispute above had ended, and it ended in discord between the two parties, but he didn't want to cause any complications.

"……Um."

Although he was curious about why his grandson had a scar on his back that he didn't know about, he was still angry after the quarrel just now. This old man who used to be the head of the family obviously couldn't let go of his figure to ask his grandson, He could only nod his head indifferently, and then walked towards the door.

"Well, cousin, how long have I been asleep?"

It seemed that Woody's movement had awakened the girl in light sleep, she rubbed her sore eyes in a daze, and muttered.

"Grandfather has already left, it was so scary just now"

As Verando said, she followed Woody's gaze subconsciously, but because of her height, she could only hold the back of the sofa, but just as she poked her head out, she saw the majestic and cold old man also looking at him. Looking at her, he subconsciously retracted his head.

Oops!

Weilando shuddered for a moment, and when she waited a while, she poked her head out tremblingly to say hello. By the time she explained, the old man had already disappeared at the gate.

She complained a little disappointed.

"Why don't you tell me."

"How do I know that's what you said when you opened your mouth?"

The drama just now dilutes the solemn atmosphere that was originally frozen in the hall. Now that his grandfather has left, Woody intends to go up and ask directly.

Not only about the Underdark, he also planned to ask about his parents.

My own aunt, how many things have been hidden from him.

……

Woody gently pushed open the half-closed heavy wooden door, accompanied by a tooth-piercing creak, and Susan Edith's inaudible voice of joy and anger came from inside.

"Cromwell, help me to ask Woody when he will be back."

She subconsciously thought that it was Cromwell who she ordered to come, but after waiting for a long while, she didn't get the familiar response, so she subconsciously looked up, and saw a serious face, staring at its black hair with those golden beast eyes. juvenile.

"aunt……"

Woody had a lot to say, but didn't know where to start, and ended up with a casual sentence.

"I heard everything you said to your grandfather."

As soon as this sentence came out, what Woody didn't expect was that instead of being surprised, the lady in front of him lowered her eyes as if relieved.

"Then what do you want to ask? In fact, I don't know much."

"My mother..." Woody tentatively wanted to ask the cause of death. If it was caused by someone, it's okay if I didn't hear it. The mother who had always been as gentle as water took revenge.

"Your mother, Sister Sovia, she..."

Susan Edith was in a daze, as if she had returned to six years ago, in that not-so-luxury but extraordinarily warm room, looking at her critically ill sister, she couldn't speak for a while.

"What happened to her? Was she killed?"

"She committed suicide..." Susan Edith sighed.

"She called me here because she wanted to entrust you to me, and then go down to accompany him happily."

Obviously, what Susan Edith was talking about was naturally his father, Rhine Assenland.

"Suicide...how is it possible..." Woody was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this, and then denied it.

Susan also sighed.

"I would rather be fake, but your mother told me before she left."

"The magic necklace your father gave her, the soul gem that can perceive the state of both parties, has been shattered. He is really dead. Sister Sovia has always been so stupid."

"Then, that token..." Woody didn't know what to ask for a while, his mind was full of childhood memories, and in the end he could only bite the bullet and suppress the sadness in his heart.

"Sister Sovia also gave it to me. She said that this token can summon very powerful foreign aid. Your mother said that it cannot be given to you, so I picked a suitable time and used it."

"It seems that the effect is not bad now, haha."

Today's Susan Edith is also due to the weather. In addition to the long-sleeved court dress that reaches to the wrist and ankle, there is also a small waistcoat made of animal fur around the neck. The sad look in her eyebrows and an indescribable emotion were vividly interpreted on her face, making it hard to forget the smile on the noble lady's face in this gloomy afternoon.

"Then my father..." Woody squeezed out the word a little bit. Although he was relieved, he still felt strange in his heart, and there was even a touch of uncontrollable sadness flowing in his heart.

"Rhein, he is a very powerful man. As for why he is a playboy, there is a long story about being unrestrained..."

There seemed to be light in Susan Edith's eyes, and she began to tell the past that Woody had never known.

At noon on this day, Woody and his aunt had lunch in the study.

At night, he returned to his small courtyard, and at this time, there was no sign of the monk girl in the small courtyard.

There is only a spoken sentence handed to him by the servant.

"Woody, I'm going to find my younger siblings, see you soon!"

　I'm a little bit cold today and dizzy, but I've said all these things anyway, um, I'm great (spray lightly) haha.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)