"Young man, you are finally awake!" When Geraint opened his eyes, he found that he was lying on a bed, and Joshua was standing beside the bed looking at him. Beside him was a white-haired man.
The old man was talking to him just now. And this old man was holding a bowl of steaming soup in his hand.
"Where are we, Joshua?" Geraint raised his head and looked around, and found that he and Joshua were in a strange environment.
"Young man, you and this child were found by our villagers by the river. You have been unconscious since you were rescued." The old man looked to be in his sixties. "Later, the child woke up first.
, but he may have lost his memory, because when he woke up, he didn’t even remember who he was. We asked him why you fell into the river, but he didn’t know either.”
"Oops, is it because he was hit by the magic of the Shadow Mage Army and fell from a height, causing His Highness the Prince to lose his memory?" Geraint sat up with force, feeling extremely anxious.
"Young man, tell me, why did you and this child fall into the river and be washed into our village? I see that you are covered in injuries and very weak." The old man took the soup in his hand.
In front of Geraint, "You need to take a good rest now. Drink this bowl of soup quickly and get some more rest."
"I remember you are Uncle Geraint, but who am I?" Joshua was about to speak, but was immediately interrupted by Geraint. Geraint took the bowl of soup: "Where we live
My village was looted by a group of unknown bandits a few days ago. My family were all killed by those bandits, and only my little nephew and I escaped."
"So that's it! These abominable robbers." The old man said angrily, "Young man, what is your name? My name is Longnier. I have been living in this village since I was born. It has been more than sixty years.
.”
"My name is Jack, and this is my nephew's name, John." Although Geraint didn't want to deceive this kind-hearted elder, after all, they were still on the run. He was worried that if anyone leaked the news, it would bring trouble to himself and the prince.
Your Highness, and these people who have saved you have brought disaster.
"Jack, I see that your body is actually quite strong, and you are wearing these riding boots. Have you ever served in the Knights before?" Ronnier asked.
"Are you talking about me?" Geraint had to start making up some lies again. "I have a distant relative who serves in the knights in the floating city. These boots were given to me when he went home to visit relatives a few years ago.
Come."
"I see..." Ronnier seemed to have understood, "It is a great honor for someone from your family to join the Knights of the Royal City. It's not like our family has lived in this village all their lives. I still
I have a younger brother who has been away from home for decades. Some people say they saw him going to sea, but there has been no news about him for so many years."
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I made you think of unpleasant things." Geraint quickly apologized to Ronnier.
"It doesn't matter, my brother was used to being wild when he was young, and he has a very stubborn character." Ronnier smiled. Suddenly he seemed to think of something and asked Geraint, "Young man, you just said that you have a relative here.
Serving in the Knights of the Floating City?"
"Yes, that's right!" Geraint took a sip of the soup.
"So which knighthood is it specifically?" Ronnier asked again, "I heard that there are five knighthoods in the Kingdom of Lance, namely the Golden Dragon, the Black Dragon, the White Dragon, the Red Dragon, and the Blue Dragon. They are very famous. I don't know.
Which knighthood is your relative in?"
"I didn't ask specifically about this. What's the matter, old man?" Geraint became a little nervous.
"Then you must bless your relative, and he must not be from the Golden Dragon Knights." Ronnel said seriously, "Have you heard that our king, Holy King Roy, passed away more than a month ago?
Already?"
"It seems so. I heard people in our village talk about it." Geraint pretended to be nonchalant.
"It is said that the king was poisoned to death. And I heard that the murderer was the king's brother, Byron, the leader of the Golden Dragon Knights." Ronnier seemed to be telling a story, "I also heard that he was for
He seized the throne and killed all the royal family members in the floating city, including the queen and princess. However, he was finally suppressed by the Grand Master Parsa and several other major knights."
"Why are these names so familiar to me..." Joshua felt like he was recalling something after hearing these rumors.
"John!" Geraint quickly interrupted Joshua again, "These are just rumors, not necessarily true?".
"Then I don't know, but now the king has inherited the throne and recently eliminated two royal dukes who opposed him. But I heard that the lords of many provinces in our kingdom also oppose Parsa's integration into the throne.
, maybe there will be a war between them and the new king. We are now very worried that the original days of peace are coming to an end." Ronnier frowned as he spoke.
"This soup tastes very good, I like to drink it very much!" Seeing that Ronnier was talking about the rebellion in the royal city again, Geraint quickly drank the soup in his hand and changed the topic.
"Really? This is great. I still have it in the pot. I'll help you get another bowl." Ronnier smiled and took the empty bowl from Geraint's hand, turned around and left.
"Uncle Geraint, why did you say your name was Jack?" Joshua looked at Geraint, "And is my name really John? Did we get here because we were robbed by robbers?"
"No, your real name is Joshua! But these are extraordinary times. We cannot reveal our identities. Some bad guys are trying to hunt us down." Geraint said to Joshua.
"What bad guy is chasing us? Why don't I remember it at all? Who are my parents and where are they now?" Joshua asked softly.
"Your father and mother are great people. However, the place where they are now is very far away. It may take more than ten years to get there. Now your parents have entrusted you to me." Jie Lan.
Te looked at Joshua and said, "There is a group of bad guys who are going to hunt us down, so I have to take you to a safer place."
"But why are they chasing us?" Joshua asked sadly, "I'm just a kid!"
"They were all sent by the evil mage named Parsa that the old man mentioned just now. Your father and mother were also forced to go to a far away place because of this bad guy." Geraint looked at it.
Joshua's little eyes said. When talking to the old man just now, Geraint had been thinking about a question: It would be a cruel thing to let Joshua recall that terrible night now. After all,
He is only five years old now, and this will leave a shadow on his childhood. It is not too late to tell him the truth when he becomes an adult. Geraint's biggest wish now is that Joshua can be like other normal children.
Live a carefree childhood.
About three days later, Geraint felt that his body had almost recovered, so he said goodbye to Ronnier and the others, and prepared to take Joshua away from the village.
"Since your home has been destroyed by bandits, why don't you stay in our village? The villagers here are very enthusiastic." Ronnier said goodbye to Geraint and the others at the entrance of the village.
"Thank you for taking care of me and John these days, but I'm really embarrassed to trouble you any more." Geraint declined, "I think it's better to take my little nephew to see a place further south."
"Do you also want to go to sea?" Ronnel asked, "My brother was never heard from again after he went to sea. Across the sea is Craigie Island, which our kingdom used to exile prisoners. I don't know if my brother is there.
On the island.”
"Who knows! We'd better go to a few more places to see. Although we lost our home, this way we don't have anything to worry about. We can walk around and see some places we have never been to.
"Geraint replied.
"Then you bring this water and food. This is a gesture of gratitude from the people in our village." Ronnier smiled and handed a heavy bundle to Geraint.
"Thank you so much! Come, John, say goodbye to your Grandpa Ronnier and other friends in the village." Geraint took the baggage.
Geraint and Joshua reluctantly said goodbye to the villagers, and then embarked on a new journey.
"Uncle Geraint, where are we going? To find my parents?" Joshua asked as he walked.
"Let's go to sea together first, Joshua. Let's go to Craigie Island. Once we get there, it will not be easy for Parsa's minions to find us. As for your father and mother, I want to be a child when you grow up.
After becoming a true warrior, you will have the opportunity to meet them!" Geraint revealed his escape plan, "But from now on we can no longer use our original names. We will use the fake names we made up in the village.
…”
"Well, Uncle Geraint, I will definitely become a great warrior. However, I don't like the name John very much..."
"Then call it whatever you want..."
In this way, Geraint and Joshua headed towards Craigie Island together, and what awaited them was a brand new life...