Berserk (manga)
One year later, Casca and the remainder of the Band of the Hawk are saved from a sneak attack by Guts. After Casca fails to kill herself, she and Guts talk about their past to each other and have sex. With the help of Guts, the Band of the Hawk rescues Griffith from prison. Griffith notices that he lost the Behelit, but can not speak because his tongue was cut off. On the orders of the king, they are chased by the Black Dog Knights, an army of criminals lead by Wylad. Wylad turns into his true form as a monster. He almost kills Guts and Griffith, but they are saved by Nosferatu Zodd. When Wylad does, he is sucked into a vortex and his original body as a little old man is revealed. They learn that the king's torture removed Griffith's tongue and many of the muscles he needs to fight.