You and Me Under The World Tree

The Völsung family...
This name is quite unfamiliar to the kingdoms of the Atrium world today, because it has disappeared for more than ten years, and since the power of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was transferred to the hands of the Hunding clan, the members of the Völsung Blood Alliance in the kingdom have been slaughtered and persecuted.
When the kingdom was unstable, the Völsungers were even able to raise a team to resist at home, and they were able to fight in the name of the deceased King Siegmund and hope to welcome back the former queen Hjördís, but no matter how brave and good the Völsungers were, they could not cross the gap between man and god.
Valkyries...
Compared to the Völsung clan, which lost the favor of the great god and the Valkyries directly turned against the enemy, the Valkyries of the Hundings clan directly stepped forward to let the Hunding warriors led by Legni take refuge, and then there was a tragic massacre.
The king of the Hunding clan, Legni, and the Valkyrie Sigrún from the Hunding clan, all of this seemed to be taken for granted, but now, nearly twenty years later, Völsung has long since become a name in the 'story' for the Gothic princes of both enemy and neighboring countries.
Therefore, when His Royal Highness heard this name from the mouth of the giant, he couldn't help but show curiosity.
But when the title passed, all he received was a cold look, and the three men did not respond, but their expressions were very interesting, the young warrior looked stunned, the dwarf who looked extremely old looked wary, and only the warrior who had been wearing a helmet until now could not see the expression.
However, His Royal Highness didn't care about this, he just recalled the stories and rumors he had heard in his head, such as ...
"There has always been news in the Netherlands that the last members of the Völsung clan are wandering around with the fragments of the holy sword Ghulam, for which King Legni has been troubled for a long time, and he has not even been interested in fighting head-on." He spoke
It is not surprising that His Royal Highness the Prince would understand this, he himself is the main force of the Gothic Kingdom's outward expansion, and he is an out-and-out hawkish prince, since he can lead troops to eat the border of the Netherlands, it is not surprising that he knows what is going on inside.
Legni had been searching for the holy sword that had been used by Siegmund and had some of the blades in his hand, and if he could find the hilt made of wood from Yggdrasil, he felt that he was more than capable of knocking anyone down, even the so-called Prince of Victory would be defeated by his sword, and that was his idea.
But unfortunately, for more than ten years, he has not been able to find the hilt of the sword, as if it has evaporated from the world...
However, His Royal Highness the Prince actually didn't care about these, although he lacked good weapons at his disposal, but he didn't have so much desire for the legendary Divine Wrath Sword given to them by the Aesir Protoss to give them a trusted warrior, and it was other things that were important to him.
For example...
"As I recall, the last member of the Völsung clan was called... Hoder the Sage." His Royal Highness the Prince said slowly
To be honest, it may not be a good time to pick out his identity, because he can all feel their hostility faintly, especially the old dwarf who seems to be called Regin, although his eyes are a little small, and his whole face looks a little mean, but the unwavering stance and hostile gaze have to make people re-examine him.
"Yes..." Just as Siegfried seemed to stand up and say something, Hoder spoke one step ahead, "You're right. "
The warrior took a generous step forward, not caring at all about the revelation of his identity, and from his words, His Royal Highness could hear a strong sense of confidence.
"If you reappear after 20 years, you must have a plan."
It should have been a question, but when it came out of the mouth of His Royal Highness the Prince, this sentence became a statement of fact, because he was extremely confident in his judgment, because there was enough information exposed.
"If I'm not mistaken, he should be Siegmund's son?"
This speculation is also reasonable, His Royal Highness has not seen the orthodox berserk technique, that kind of madness is completely overdrawing the vitality of the warrior, and the appearance of completely losing reason and becoming a beast is not the kind of appearance that Siegfried can still maintain his sanity.
Then excluding the effect of magic, there is only one possibility left: bloodline.
It is no secret that there are many descendants of Odin in the atrium, the ruler of Huns is the son of Odin, and the Völsung family is a descendant of Odin, combined with Hodder's identity, it is not difficult to deduce Siegfried's identity.
And at this time, there is no point in denying it...
"Well, are you interested in Gram?" Walking up to His Royal Highness the Prince, Hoder asked.
"No, I don't like anything related to gods."
His Royal Highness couldn't hear the slightly mocking vigilance in Hoder's words, so he shook his head.
He actually knew what they wanted to do, because after deducing this layer of identity, their purpose was clear, but because his words were a weakness after all, he had to think about it for a while.
"I just wanted to say, I can help." As he spoke, the scarlet eyes under the dark helmet staring at the sage with the rune sword on his back, "Because I don't like those who rely on the Valkyries for their backings. "
This sentence is actually true, after a battle that can barely be regarded as fighting side by side, his favorability of the Völsung clan is naturally higher than that of the Hunding clan, who are retreating on the battlefield.
And at this time, Hoder was silent...
His Royal Highness's previous proposal did not deliberately hide his voice, so it was also passed on to Siegfried and them, which made the old dwarf and the young warrior look at each other.
I have to admit that this proposal is very tempting, if there is the support of the Gothic Kingdom, it is very safe for Siegfried to sit on the throne of the Netherlands, and judging from the rumors among the people before, His Royal Highness has always wanted to fight the Netherlands, because the conflict between him and the Valkyries has reached the point of intensification.
However, no one would rashly agree to this, and Hoder's hesitation was understandable, because it was not reliable to rely on other forces to seize the throne.
What's more, the Gothic Kingdom is now in full swing, and if it accepts help now, it is destined to be controlled by the Gothic Kingdom, and unlike Ravenna, the capital of the Gothic Kingdom, the city of Bern, His Royal Highness the Prince, is on the border, and its expansion and radiation will only go farther.
So, what should be done?
Both Siegfried and Regin couldn't help but set their eyes on Hodder, and neither of them would object to his idea.
At the same time, Hoder just looked at the prompt that popped up in his interface:
[System Prompt: Your choice will determine the direction of the plot next]
There isn't any quest hint, and to put it bluntly, it's just a reminder that it's a plot branch.
It doesn't seem like you can experience all the plots in one go...