Chapter 2: 2:New identity

Winfrid's attitude had changed from totally submissive and helpful to completely unconcerned.

He took out a key and locked the doors that led into the alcove, he and I were locked in.

My fear began to increase so I grabbed the first thing I found near me, a rack to hang my clothes that now became a stick to fight him.

"I'll be honest, I don't know who you were but let's just say I gave you a new chance" Winfrid said as he placed his hands inside the pockets of his robe "I know you're not of this world and you're not the duke's son either."

Partly I smiled internally, I might have the answers I want, but partly I also felt somewhat distressed, this bastard is who I got myself into this.

"Don't ask me why I decided to reveal this to you, there was nothing to be gained by hiding the truth so you better be aware of your powers unless you start giving me trouble."

This guy was watching me very confidently, as if he had the situation under control, I thought he was just another egomaniac who thinks everything is under his control but I soon realized he would be my nightmare for quite a while.

"You are going to answer all my doubts, I remind you that I am now the duke's son" I replied confidently "My father will listen to me for the simple fact that I am his son."

Winfrid simply scratched his chin before blurting out a single word "Try."

I tried to give him a taste of what I could do, unpleasant was my surprise to see that he was unable to articulate what he was thinking.

I tried to change the words, but it was useless, any kind of incriminating act towards him was impossible for me, it was as if I was blocked, forbidden, impossible to apply against him any injury.

I would have to defend myself, I took the improvised stick I had and charged at him, my body stopped a meter away from him.

"But what?" I said in frustration.

Winfrid just smiled as he shrugged his shoulders.

"I recommend you stop trying, you're going to waste your time."

My aggressor simply approached and calmly took the stick from me, I couldn't do anything, I couldn't even defend myself when he lunged at me, I didn't get hurt since he stopped at the last moment.

"I'm not going to hurt you, the duke might get suspicious if he suddenly sees you hurt" he said before throwing the stick away from the room "Let's better converse like civilized people, you saw I'm in control, you better listen to me if you want to live a good life."

My rage could not be hidden, I pressed my teeth hard but I was unable to shout something against him, it was as if I was his puppet, his toy, I could not do anything to rat him out or assault, my body stopped responding when I could become a threat to him.

He just stood there, watching, he waited until I swallowed my pride and decided to sit on the bed, he sighed just watching me do that.

"Finally you learned, I hope this means we'll understand each other later on."

From his clothes he took out some sheets and threw them in my face, annoyed but unable to do anything, I took them and checked, it was like some kind of newspaper clippings but in a medieval style.

"We copied the idea from one of the neighboring imperial states" he said as he started to walk around the room "The important thing is that you read the headline on the first page".

I checked the pages, they were written in a strange alphabet, it was some sort of mix between Arabic,Cyrillic and ancient Greek; still I could understand it as well as the language.

"Lord Victor, bravely wounded in battle by his enemies, we hope for his speedy recovery" I read aloud.

"The owner of the body you occupy was wounded in the battle of Rosellon, the duke upon receiving the news withdrew his army and dropped the city to the invaders from Lutetia, the duke's morale collapsed and he signed peace accepting defeat in the war."

I kept going through the pieces of newspaper, after the defeat against the principality of Lutetia, the duke's situation worsened, the duchy of Mayrat started to be neglected, news of the duke spending much of the taxes on getting his son back were common.

He was still alive but unconscious, basically in a coma, I kept reading and saw news of local rebellions, requests from other kingdoms and more, the power of the duchy was weakening little by little because the duke was using all his resources to recover his son, but he was gone.

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"It was impossible to recover him, he was a living body without a soul, he was never going to come back but the duke refused to accept it, scholars came from everywhere to achieve it but none of them could do it".

"And then you decided to make it" I glared at him "If you couldn't give his son back, you would give him a new one".

"Depends on how you look at it, he wanted his son, I gave him what he wanted."

"But I'm not his son, I'm..."

I stood there thinking for a moment, I couldn't remember who I was, I could only remember fragments of my past life, my miserable past life

"Exactly, you are Victor, you just have fragments of a life that is no longer yours."

I sat there pondering, I really only remembered short fragments of my past life, I remembered many things but not the most important thing, who was I. The only identity I could think of was who I was.

The only identity I could think of was Victor's, it's how everyone remembers me and it's the one that comes to mind when in who I am, I'm really appalled by everything and I feel like I have no choice.

"It's better that you go accepting carrying Victor's identity, and go understanding this new world, your soul ended up in his body and it's up to you to move on."

"What happened to the old me?"

"I wouldn't worry about that," he replied, unconcerned.

Winfrid pulled out another set of leaves from his robes and threw them back in my face, I took them and noticed that these said something different

"New rebellion in Taber" I said again in a loud voice.

"The duke's son controlled the county of Taber, a place that has always been problematic but your now new father considered it a good exercise to learn how to rule, unfortunately the duke's son was an imbecile, in the first defense against Lutetia he not only lost the city of Rosellon but he was also a nuisance."

I continued looking through the documents, some reformers were mentioned several times, which made me very interested in them.

"Who are the reformers?"

"Rebels funded by Lutetia, it's cheaper for them than fighting a war against the Duke, better we kill each other than risk battles with their own people"

I kept scrolling through the pages, I was seeing some news about the other counties that make up the duchy although most of the news was about Taber

"The previous Victor was not the best person, he was deficient, a coward and a useless jerk, but his father loved him" he said as he stopped walking in the room "you don't have to pretend to be him, the Duke thinks his son lost his memory and now reborn as a new man, that's what I told him."

I just nodded, I had no idea what would happen but really after a long time, I felt that some excitement was going to come into my life even if it was as the puppet of a guy who brought me into this world against my will.

"What do I have to do?" I asked resigned.

Winfrid then looked at me "After you leave here, you will go talk to the duke, tell him that you want to go back to Taber and not to worry, that you will take the priest Winfrid as your personal advisor."

With no choice, I decided to nod to which Winfrid took his things including all the newspaper clippings.

"I'll explain more on the way" he said before walking out the door.

Alone in the chambers I lay down on the bed, there was so much I had been through in such a short time, I hated my former life, I have no one to go back to and the people I lived with the most I hated them.

"It seems that life never gave me a real choice."

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