There's always something wrong with the dark elf I raise

"Are you done? Just go back after you are done. Don't mention this matter again." The king did not answer Tracy directly. He sat on the chair a little tiredly and waved to her.

As soon as the words were spoken, Tracy regretted them. Seeing the king like this made her even more distressed, but she still did not intend to give up. She softened her tone and begged: "Father..."

The king didn't speak. He picked up a document on the table and started reading it in the moonlight - that was what Claire had just presented today, expressing that he wanted to go to the Northland.

After reading it, the king agreed to his request and stamped his seal on the bottom of the paper.

Tracy felt very uncomfortable being left aside. She opened her mouth and closed it again. After repeating it several times, she finally made up her mind and said: "Father... Sir Lethgcott has such great power. Aren’t you worried?”

The king suddenly raised his head and looked at her sharply.

Facing her father who was about to get angry, Tracy did not flinch and insisted on finishing her words: "But if Elisa marries him... I believe Elisa, after the marriage, you will no longer have any worries! This is not only Not only for Eliza, but also for the entire St. Alteran Empire!”

"Pa-", the king threw the tea cup on the table, and the cup fell to Tracy's feet, falling apart on the spot, and the tea splashed onto her skirt.

"Who said these words to you!" the king roared.

Tracy was so frightened that she could not speak. Growing up, her father had always been kind to their children. This was the first time she had seen her father angry. She was sad and scared, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Say it!" the king almost roared.

"Yes, they are teachers from the academy. When I went to visit Eliza, I accidentally overheard them debating..." Tracey said stumblingly.

The king narrowed his eyes and said after a while: "Very good. If there is nothing important in the future, you should not go to the academy again."

This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Tears finally fell uncontrollably. Tracey covered her mouth and shrugged slightly.

However, the king did not come to comfort her as she thought. He still had a tight face and a cold voice: "Tracy, this is a warning. I hope you will not make the same mistake again in the future."

"Yes, father..." She could barely speak a complete sentence.

Finally, the king slowed down his tone and said: "You don't have to worry about Lethgkot, he... will never betray him. It's already very late, go back and rest, and don't mention tonight's events to anyone. , including your mother and sister."

"Yes..." After being scolded, Tracy did not dare to be "willful" anymore. She wiped her tears and returned to her room as the king wanted.

When her footsteps disappeared deep into the corridor, the king also stood up and walked out of the study.

The king went to the queen's bedroom. The queen had already rested. This sudden visit did not make her feel any dissatisfaction. She asked with concern: "Your Majesty, is there anything urgent?"

As she was about to get out of bed to light the lighting crystal, the king raised his hand to stop her and asked: "You have some credit for this, right?"

After being married for many years, the queen immediately understood what the king was referring to.

A few days ago, Tracy came to beg her, saying that she wanted to create an opportunity for Eliza and Lord Lethgcott to meet. She saw Eliza's feelings for Lethgcott, and was happy to facilitate the two of them, so she mentioned the dance that was supposed to be held next month to today.

What she didn't understand was, was this worthy of her husband coming over at such a moment?

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" the queen asked. Maybe this was just a trigger, and something happened later that she didn't know about?

The king still respected the person he had been with for many years. He did not reprimand the queen like he did to Tracy. He only said: "Delores, you shouldn't get involved."

The queen trembled. Although the king's tone was gentle, she still heard the warning. She walked out of the bed, saluted the king, and promised: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I will never do it again, Tracy." I will also strictly discipline Eliza."

The king helped her up, seemingly satisfied, took her hand and took her to the bed, comforting her: "You must be exhausted tonight, right? Go to sleep, I won't disturb you anymore, good night." He was there. The queen kissed her on the forehead.

"Good night, my lord."

After the king left, the queen lay in bed unable to sleep. She had known that the relationship between the king and Lethgcott was very good before, but she didn't know that it was so good... Maybe what Tracy said was right, and she should beware of Lethgcott. Sigurkot.

After the king returned, he could not sleep either. He thought a lot.

In the eyes of the outside world, the Saint Oatlan Empire is thriving, but in fact, with the development of national power, many problems hidden under the iceberg have become increasingly prominent.

The most troublesome thing for the king is the Mage Tower. Many of their ideas are contrary to those of the royal family, such as on the issue of treating other races.

The royal family and the court mage corps have always emphasized friendship, equality, and common development, but the mage tower is completely opposite. They believe that the human race has replaced the elves and become the strongest race on the continent, and can rule and enslave other races as much as they want.

Many nobles supported this view and did some dirty things in private. However, the king could not confront them head-on and completely eliminate those who violated the "Joint Convention". He could only punish those who went too far.

The reason is still due to combat power. The highest rulers of the Mage Tower are seven holy magicians. Similarly, the Palace Mage Group also has seven holy magicians, including Claire, Luo Laian, and five other deputy leaders. .

In addition, among the seven leaders (four warriors, two mages, and one priest) when the country was founded, the descendant of one warrior has publicly supported the wizard tower, and the royal family has only won the support of one of the warriors. Descendants, one remaining warrior and the heir of the priest remain neutral.

The power of the Mage Tower is almost spread throughout the entire empire, and it controls some important economic, cultural, and military lifelines. This includes Eliza's academy, where one-third of the magicians are from the Mage Tower.

The full name of the academy is Terin Academy of Magic. It is the largest school in the empire that trains professionals. All parents, whether poor or noble, are proud that their children can attend this academy. Even other races come here because of its reputation.

But precisely because of this, the academy inevitably fell into the undercurrent of power struggle between the royal family and the Mage Tower. Fortunately, both sides know that the next generation represents the future, so such battles will not be fought openly and rarely affect the students involved.

"These guys stretch their hands too far. They will make you look good one day!" In the empty bedroom, the king complained lowly. He didn't believe in "friendly debates" and "accidentally being listened to". "Arrived", those guys clearly did it on purpose!

After a moment, he put his hand on his eyebrows, and a faint emblem appeared there. If he looked carefully, he saw that it was a shrunken and extremely complex magic circle.

The same pattern appeared in the mirror. Claire turned around with difficulty and looked at the image reflected in the mirror - the magic circle engraved on her back.

This is a binding circle. At first, Claire was running around and had no chance to check it. Later, when she finally came back, she was "trapped" by Luo Laian in the office. Until today, after attending the dance, Aloy also fell asleep ( When he came back, he didn't let Cassidov wake up the little pet), so he had some time to himself.

The magic circle is usually invisible, but now Claire mobilizes the magic power, and it becomes visible. Its function is to restrict, and those who bear it must not break the oath they made - never betray.

Claire has long known about the existence of the magic circle and that the king can control it, but he doesn't care. First of all, he has never thought about betraying the empire. As a human being, he only hopes that the country will become stronger and stronger so that the people can live. Live a good life.

Secondly, he is not afraid of punishment. It is nothing more than taking his life. He has already "died" once, so this is nothing.

Claire looked at it for a while and then lost interest in the magic circle. He withdrew his magic power, and the magic circle disappeared under his skin again, as if it had never appeared.

Afterwards, Claire took a quick battle bath, and then happily hugged the little pet and went to sleep.

On the contrary, the more the king stroked the pattern between his eyebrows, the more complicated his eyes became. He recalled that when he first inherited the throne, the old king called him to the secret room (he never knew there was such a place in the palace).

The secret room was an empty small room with no furnishings. There was only a magic circle drawn inside that occupied the entire floor, and Claire stood in the center of the magic circle.

He was extremely surprised at the time, but before he could say anything, Claire began to take off her clothes one by one, until her upper body was exposed, revealing milky white, smooth and delicate skin.

The king immediately did not dare to look at him. He had not yet married a wife at that time, and he had an inexplicable affection for the extremely handsome mage who had always been with him.

However, the old king did not intend to let him go, and said in a tone that could not be criticized: "Child, look at him."

The king had no choice but to raise his head, and then he saw the tattoo-like pattern on the mage's back, which stood out against his bare back, looking seductive and beguiling.

At the same time, the same pattern appeared on the old king's eyebrows. He said: "Child, this is the restriction between the king of the Saint Otland Empire and the chief magician of the palace. It has been like this for generations. I will do it now. Pass it on to you, and with it, you will be the real king. The most powerful mage in the empire will crawl at your feet, and you will never worry about his betrayal. Of course, the premise is that you have to be a good king. , because his loyalty is not to you personally, not even to the empire, but to the entire human race."

The "truth" shocked and angered the young king. He wanted to say that there was no need for such a thing at all. Claire would never betray him and he should not be bound like this!

But he looked at the old king's cloudy eyes and swallowed these words again. The other party seemed to have seen through everything about him, but did not expose him. He just said: "If you want to be a king, accept this rule."

The implication is that if he disagrees, the old king will find a new successor, and in that case, Claire will "belong" to someone else.

Of course the king could not accept such a result, so he had no choice but to agree.

The process of passing the magic circle felt nothing special to him, but it was quite painful for Claire. He saw the mage kneeling on the ground, nails digging into the ground.

He wanted to do something, but the magic circle painted on the floor prevented him from getting close. He could only touch the golden hair tail pouring on the edge of the magic circle... Wait, gold?

When the king recalled this, he felt dazed for a while. He shook his head and then "thought" that Claire's hair had always been black. It was probably the light from the magic circle that reflected his hair into gold. Only then will I remember it wrong.

He laughed self-deprecatingly and hid the mark between his eyebrows. From the moment he obtained this coat of arms, he secretly vowed to be a good king, not only for his own ideals, but also for Claire.