Brunhild, Vol. 2: the Dragon Princess by Yuiko Agarizaki and Aoaso

Author:Yuiko Agarizaki and Aoaso
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On

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Sven was sent straight back to the castle.

Brunhild had instructed him to act as a knight of King Sigurd until that time came.

She told Fafnir about having run into Sven and also that she had gotten him on their side.

She had privately expected Fafnir to praise her and say, Impressive as always, my lady.

But there wasn’t much relief on Fafnir’s face. In fact, he seemed quietly angry. “You should be thankful of your own luck,” he said. “Lady Brunhild. That is dangerous. You must not relax your guard.”

“Why? You know just as well as I do. He can be rather foolish in his honesty, but he’s someone we can trust.”

“Yes, while he’s on your side.”

“He’s already on our side.”

“No. That knight will not become our ally in the true sense.”

“How can you say that?”

Fafnir fell silent. Unusually, it seemed like he was at a loss for words.

Next, Brunhild talked about the mysterious dragon that had been coming to contact her every night. She had already told Fafnir about the dragon, so the main subject was that King Sigurd had been taken over by the dragon.

“I see…so having been overtaken by the dragon, King Sigurd is eating people. It fits with how his character has suddenly changed. That does make sense.” But Fafnir got a serious look on his face.

“That look…” said Brunhild. “You must want to say, how could I trust the word of some strange dragon?”

“Exactly so.”

“I think I can believe it, though…” Brunhild considered.

Brunhild already trusted Sven, as well as the dragon that called itself Sigurd.

But why did she trust them? It was difficult to communicate that to Fafnir.

I can trust Sven because he went down on his knees and cried? I can trust Sigurd because he visited every night?

That was not it. He could never convince Fafnir with explanations like that. Brunhild wouldn’t have been convinced by those same explanations, either.

It wasn’t only because of their behavior that Brunhild thought to trust them. The desperation in their voices and the atmosphere around them had also been a major factor. Those who were not lying and who spoke from the heart had a particular air, like they didn’t care about appearances, but it was impossible to explain that in words.

But if we put our trust in them and take action, things are sure to work out…

Seeing Brunhild so troubled, Fafnir said, “Lady Brunhild. You may have forgotten, but I am your servant. I am neither your master nor teacher. If you give me the order to trust you, then I just have to obey.”

That was an expedient way to put it. Fafnir did not swear loyalty like a knight.

However, he had seen many people in the dark side of town. He excelled particularly in being able to tell whether someone was to be trusted or not. So he knew about “people who don’t care about appearances” like Brunhild was having difficulty explaining. He figured that Brunhild was feeling stuck and unable to explain this properly because she was still young, so he had offered his help.

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