The Lion King of Middenland, Warhammer

() The sun in the west gradually sank into the distant clouds and mists. This small team entered a dilapidated village and camped.This is a very small settlement, like most of the villages in Kislev, located on a small man-made mound, surrounded by a seven-foot wall of rammed earth and a few feet deep moat.The fields have already been harvested, and only the bare poplar forest is swaying branches in the wind.

This is not very far from the battle line, in fact, not so long ago it was a battle line roaring with fire and sword, and the vanguard of the Chaos Legion once advanced here.Many villages were burned to ruins, and villagers were killed or looted, but this small village was fortunately preserved, but it was also devastated.A month ago, a group of dispersed Chaos Kugan cavalry shot this small impoverished village.Although they were repelled, some of the livestock that hadn't come into the fence were looted, and about a quarter of the thatched roofs of the houses were burned by the rockets fired by the Kugans, and the whole village was in a desolate color.

The elders of the village community received Hyde and the others with unexpected enthusiasm. Seeing the figure of the Wugoer cavalry made this strong old man with a white beard very happy.Because this elder used to be a Wu Guoer elite soldier, and he could skillfully use long knives, horn bows and arrows, and matchlock guns.One of the elder's sons was also a Ugol warrior in service, fighting under a duke of Kislev to the north, far from here.Although the old man said he was proud, Hyde could see the worry in his heart from his wrinkles and eyes, which was naturally human.

In fact, this village is a village of Ugol warriors. They are the professional military service class of the Kislev Kingdom. They provide excellent light cavalry and infantry backbones for the ice and snow kingdom that believes in the Holy Trinity. All male villagers have to learn martial arts since childhood, and bows and arrows and long knives are their inseparable relatives.Even women are mostly able to use muskets and spears, and there are no cowards in the village of Ugol warriors.That's why this humble village was able to survive the onslaught of Chaos raiders, for they were not ordinary farmers, but warriors.

During that attack by the Chaos Kugans, eighteen villagers were killed in battle, most of them were old people, women and teenagers.Because the front line has taken away most of the young and middle-aged men, and many of them are no longer alive.In the tragic battle in the Ugolan Valley alone, the village lost a third of its young men, including the village's best warrior, the elder's 30-year-old eldest son.They died with His Majesty's army in the cold and rugged valley, and their faces were never seen by their loved ones, and their heads may have become decorations on the spears and flagpoles of the Chaos Legion.

"Olga is my pride, and also the pride of Marusika. She met Olga at the annual warrior contest, and Olga won the crown in that contest, so he got the most beautiful The love of the girl, Marusika, is still in front of me when I think about it, but that was 12 years ago. Ah, how quickly the years go by!"

The voice of emotion came from the elders of the village community. He brought Hyde and others and several Wugoer officers to the public cemetery in the corner of the village.Under the white Holy Trinity wooden cross, the villagers who died not long ago were buried, including the eldest daughter-in-law of the elder.During the chaotic kulgan attack, this brave young woman knocked down several kulgans with a musket, and stabbed a kulgan warrior with a spear who was about to attack the elder from behind, and was shot by several arrows , due to excessive bleeding, unfortunately died, leaving behind a seven-year-old orphan girl.This is sad for the elder, because she and her husband are the elder's favorite children.

"Maruschka she died bravely and I know her soul is now with my brave Olga. Ah! They were so in love, may they live forever in... Holy Trinity and Immortal Bear Spirit Paradise !"

Standing beside the plain poplar cross, the white-bearded elder prayed in a low voice, scratching the Cyril cross.The voice of this old man named Borisov was a little trembling, and tears were shining in his deep eye sockets.

"May they live forever in heaven!"

The officers of Wuguoer prayed one after another, Hyde followed suit, Marshall drew the cross of St. Sigma, old Loren raised his sword solemnly, and Fleur bent down to perform the etiquette of the Great God of Tal.

"Your Excellency, noble knight of the Empire, have you ever seen Windwing? That is the pride of our Kislev. Only one of the twenty Ugol warriors can be called Windwing. Blessings swept across the grassland with wind magic, they are the most glorious warriors in our ice and snow kingdom..."

The elder with the white beard might have thought of something, he held Hyde's hand and murmured, probably because he was a little too sad in front of the cemetery.

"kindness……"

Hyde didn't know what to say, because he had never seen the Windwing Knight.Of course, these days old Loren, Marshall has mentioned the Windwing Knight to him, and he roughly knows that it is Kislev's elite light cavalry, with red painted eagle feathers hanging on the back, using super long Banner battle.But how should he answer the old man? Hyde understood the old man's hurt heart.

"My brave old brother, I have seen Wind Wing, and I have fought side by side with them. They are indeed the pride of the Ice and Snow Kingdom."

Old Loren relieved Hyde in a timely manner, and put his hand on the elder's shoulder.

"My Olga is a wind wing, a proud guard wind wing. It is difficult for a commoner to become a wind wing, but he relied on his courage and strength to become a wind wing when he was 20 years old. It was the festival day of our village, ah, how much blissful wine we drank at that time! Five years later he was honored to be a member of His Majesty's Griffin Legion, wearing leopard skin and red ribbon, What an honor it is to walk beside the red wall of Kislivgrad with the nobles holding the flag gun high!"

The elder's voice became louder, and the old man was excited by the memory in front of the distinguished guests, and his long beard that fell to his chest trembled in the evening breeze.

"Well, I know that the Griffin Legion is His Majesty's personal guard cavalry, and your son deserves the glory."

Hyde replied to the old man in a respectful tone. This is considered learning and selling, because Marshall just told him about the White Tsar and the Griffin Legion last night. They are the swords and shields around the White Tsar, most of them are nobles, and civilians are very rare.It is indeed not easy for the old man's son Olga to become a member of this army.

"Olga was going home for vacation before following His Majesty, and the Griffon Legion only had the opportunity to visit relatives once every two years. I remember that when the messenger's horn sounded, he had only been home for seven days, Marussy Both Ka and Martha hoped that he could stay for one more night, and logically speaking, he could stay for a few more days, but I said, how can the glorious Kingdom Griffin Legion be mother-in-law... So Olga and I drank half a barrel After lunch, he mounted his war horse and went to the capital, this is also the last time I saw my Olga..."

The old man with long beard couldn't help sobbing. The elder of the village community lost his composure and tapped the ground with his cane. Everything was silent. The soldiers understood the elder's heartache. Fleur shed tears. She might have thought of her adoptive father Things and grief are interlinked.Hyde also felt uncomfortable in his heart. This brave young man is a very emotional person.