William lived in Old Helena. His mother died immediately after his birth and so he only lived with his father. His father took great care of him and stole Wilhelm's freedom. Wilhelm was always asked by his father where he was going, what he was going to do. Sometimes his father even locked him up in the house after Wilhelm committed a crime in his childhood. One day a knight came to the door of his house. Wilhelm was just locked up in his room, yet he could clearly hear what the knight had said. The knight said, ,,I'm looking for volunteers to join the fight. Wars are coming, old man, and the army needs good men. You can no longer fight as I see, but you have a son, don't you?" A short silence occurred, but afterward Wilhelm's father replied: ,,No, no, they must have been mistaken, for I have no son". Wilhelm waited until dusk, and after his father had gone to sleep, Wilhelm jumped out of the window. After he went out of the bushes he hurried to the tavern where most mercenaries spent the time in the evening. He went to the innkeeper and asked:,,Have you seen a mercenary recruiting people for the army?"" The innkeeper nodded and pointed to a man sitting in the corner with other compans. It was Wilhelm's lucky day. He went to him in a hurry and said that he wanted to join the army. The knight smiled and took him under his arms. The next day he was already in the barracks. However, when he had just fought on the training field, his father appeared. He asked what he was doing here and that the consequences would be, but Wilhelm spat on the ground and said he now lives here, in the barracks. His father gave him a clamp, and Wilhelm answered with a knife stab. For years you have taken away my freedom, forbidden everything to me and never asked me for an opinion, this has now come to an end!"; Screamed Wilhelm. His father then left bleeding. After weeks of hard training, Wilhelm was ready to take part in the fight. William fought in the Rubern war on the Imperial side. After the war Wilhelm leads a quiet life.
