Leofrick and Toffee were riding on horseback through the forest. The cruel Normans had sent a message to all the warriors. What else could they do other than rushing back to their hometown in anger? The two men rode on the same horse, one in front and one behind, desperately rushing back to their hometown.
Unfortunately, they met the Norman scouts that Odegar had mentioned. Even more unfortunately, they met the elite scouts led by knights on horseback. The red-haired Eoul Tayloff had spotted them. He raised his spear and controlled his horse to charge at them.
However, Toffee and Leofrick were worried about the situation in their hometown. They also knew that they could not fight the knights who seemed to be fully armed. The two of them turned their horses around and ran away. Eoul Tayloff raised his spear and chased after them desperately.
As Eoul Tayloff was riding a tall horse from Normandy instead of the native English pony that Toffee and Leofrick were riding, it seemed that it was only a matter of time before the knights caught up with them. The two of them realized that if they continued on like this, they would have to abandon their horses and run towards the swamp that was dripping with water and mud, hoping to use the terrain to make the Norman knights give up on chasing them.
However, they underestimated Eoul Tayloff's determination. When he saw the two of them diving into the swamp, he simply dismounted from his horse and gave up the spear in his hand. He pulled out his Norman longsword and continued to chase after them while panting.
The lanky Leocliffe was scouting ahead for his best friend. However, Toffee, who was behind him, was careless. He stepped on the mud and lost his balance and fell into the mud.
"Get up! Put in more effort!" Leocliff noticed his condition and wanted to turn around to save him. However, he was one step too late. Although Eoul Tayloff was wearing a chainmail armor, he had already caught up with Leocliff. He raised his sword high and was about to slash at Tuo Fei. Tuo Fei let out a scream of despair.
"Wait … Wait." Leocliffe reached out his hand and stopped him in despair. "He is just a newly married husband who wants to rush back to the village to make sure his wife is safe."
"A newly married husband?" Ewu Tayloff asked curiously. Only now did he have the time to take a good look at the enemies he was chasing. He realized that they were just two teenagers around fourteen or fifteen years old.
Toffee gasped and looked at him in horror. Eutelfo grasped his sword, and looked hesitantly at Leolcliffe.
The two of them looked at each other for a moment. Then Leocliff raised both of his hands and threw his sword on the ground. He made a gesture of surrender. He bent his knees and knelt on the ground. "If you want to capture me, capture me. Don't hurt him."
The tip of Aiutaylov's sword was swaying up and down in front of Leocliff. Meanwhile, Tuofei was looking at Leocliff with pleading eyes.
Finally, Ewu Tayloff tilted his head towards the distance and said: "Let's go, let's go!" Ewu Tayloff, who was soft-hearted, let the two go. He clenched his teeth, turned around, and walked back.
At this time, the red-haired knight noticed that the bowl-cut knight, Mordred, was looking at him from the edge of the swamp.
Ewu Tayloff stopped in his tracks. The bowl-cut knight crossed his arms and looked at Ewu Tayloff with a malicious gaze. "I doubt you have the courage to fight, my lord."
Ewu Tayloff raised his sword and looked at him angrily.
"You let the two soldiers escape. You disobeyed orders. If the duke knows about this, your family will pay the price for your disobedience." Mordred did not back down. He put his hand on the hilt of his sword and threatened Ewu Tayloff with a mocking look.
Ewu Tayloff helplessly turned around and put his sword back into his scabbard. He was speechless and did not want to argue with the other party about chivalry.
A few hours later, outside Crowhurst Village, the two who were running at high speed finally arrived at the entrance of the village. Their footsteps slowed down. Just as the viking said, before they saw the village, they could smell the ashes. They came too late. The remnants of the village were still surrounded by gray smoke.
Their footsteps were as heavy as their hearts. Not long after entering the village, they saw many corpses of their fellow villagers. One of them was a male corpse with his face facing the sky. The grief in Ewu Tayloff's heart was difficult to suppress. His expression was a little dull. "This is my father." The wind blew the hair of the old man's corpse. Ewu Tayloff hoped that it was his own father who was moving …
"Judith … Judith …" Tuo Fei was shocked as he thought of his newlywed wife. He called out in panic as he ran in the direction of his home.
Ewu Tayloff walked into the village. Wherever he looked, the corpses of the villagers were scattered everywhere. Almost all the men who stayed in the village were killed. There were even a few children among them. Ewu Tayloff's sorrowful gaze slid across the young faces.
Toffee frantically looked for his new wife. His mind was filled with the sweet smile of Judith on the wedding day. In the end, he found nothing.
"I deeply grieve for you." Ewu Tayloff said with his back facing his best friend, Lewu Tayloff.
Toffee took off his cloak and sat on a fallen pillar. His face was filled with helplessness and sorrow. "How many days has it been since we got married?"
Lewu Tayloff clenched his fists in confusion. "Two hours? I don't know. "
In fact, it was very short. However, in Toffee's heart, it felt like a long time had passed. His voice was filled with sobs. "Our lives are gone. Our lives are gone. Our lives are gone."
Lewu Tayloff's heart was filled with anger. "They did it. They did it in the name of the Lord to us, who are also believers of the Lord!" "Son of a b * tch, son of a b * tch, son of a b * tch, son of a b * tch, son of a b * tch, son of a b * tch, son of a b * tch, son of a b * tch, son of a b * tch!"
"Who is it?" As he had lost his weapon, Lewu Tayloff pulled out his dagger and pointed it at the half-collapsed blacksmith's shop. Allen came out from behind the wall.
Leovrick recognized Allen, but he ignored his identity. He heaved a sigh of relief and put his dagger back into the scabbard. "You're really lucky. You managed to avoid a calamity."
However, Tuo Fei, who was beside him, opened his mouth wide and staggered backward. He pointed at Allen and shouted, "Magus, magus, magus … Wizard!"
Lewu Tayloff's eyes widened in disbelief. This time, Allen did not cast a confusion spell. They immediately understood the terrifying identity of this person — a wizard.
Allen ignored the two militiamen who were looking at him with fear. Instead, he walked towards a burned and collapsed ruin.
As if an invisible hand was fiddling with the ruins, the burnt wood and mud flew away on their own, revealing a little boy whose clothes had been burnt. Only some rags were left on his body. His eyes were dull, and he continued to cover his mouth and nose with the dried dirty dark brown cloth. His body, which was blackened by the smoke, did not seem to have suffered any burns.
"Merlin, thank the heavens. You're still alive." Lewu Tayloff could not care less about his fear of Allen. He strode forward and put his hands on the shoulders of the only survivor in his village.
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