Skeleton King

"I don't understand." Ace said.

The head of the Royal Guards is not a king who is loyal to the Pansy Empire, which has never happened in the history of the Pansy Empire.

His Majesty Ludwig IV was able to win out of the chaos of the kings and secure the throne with almost no support from the big family. He cannot be a fatuous emperor.How could Sykes have not pledged allegiance to His Majesty Ludwig IV?

"Could it be that your Majesty has a particularly good relationship with the Silver Juggernaut?" Ace guessed.Even he himself knew that this guess was unlikely.

Although the Silver Juggernaut had stayed in the imperial capital for two years, at that time His Majesty Ludwig IV was still in the fief of Earl Kooser. Before that, the Silver Juggernaut had stayed in the Warcraft Forest for a long time. People shouldn't have much chance of meeting each other.

Sykes chuckled after hearing Ace's words.

There were pink roses climbing the walls of the tavern, and a little bit peeking in from the windows.Sykes's smile contained a hint of irony, but in the warm spring breeze, against the background of pink roses, he seemed to have a "blingbling" soft light, and people could not help but ignore the irony in his eyes.

However, after Ace was known by Sykes, his mind dazzled by beauty became extremely clear again, and he did not miss Sykes' hidden emotions in the depths.

Sykes took the leftmost slice of bread in the middle of the table, took a bite, and said casually: "Two men have an irreplaceable relationship besides best friends." Sykes smiled half-smile, and said: "Rival .”

Ace was shocked, "Has the Silver Juggernaut ever pursued Queen Celia?"

"Pfft." Sykes laughed louder than Rose behind him, he was lucky that he didn't drink anything just now, even so, Sykes still fell down on the table with his stomach in his arms and laughing.

After a long time, Sykes rubbed his aching stomach, "Why do you think so, you should know who Ludwig IV loves the most, right?"

Ace took the rightmost piece of bread on the table, he took a bite of the bread, lowered his head, his long bangs covered his expression.

Ace didn't know how much Sykes knew about him, so he said vaguely, "How could I know about His Majesty."

There was also a table on the other side of the second floor of the tavern.I don't know what topic they talked about, but suddenly, they burst into laughter.Amidst the noisy laughter and the sound of clinking cups, Sykes' voice clearly reached Ace's ears, "Ace Coother, don't you really know?"

Ace raised his eyes to look at Sykes, his eyes were cold, and there was no previous infatuation in his eyes.There was a biting chill rising from Ace's body, which was the coercion that only a king who has been in the top position for a long time can only have life and death.

Sikes, however, was quite unaffected, and ate the whole loaf in silence.The bread with the characteristics of the Finger Empire is full of the sweet smell of butter, and there is a trace of sweetness left between Sykes' lips and teeth.

Ace watched Sikes' movements, vaguely aware of many things he had overlooked.

In the banquets of the Pansy Empire, the attendants would cut off the outermost strips of the bread. Most nobles would not touch the surface of the bread because they thought it was not tasty.Only Angelica cut the crust of the bread for Ace every time, and Ace didn't ask Angelica this question until he met other nobles for dinner in Bremen——

At that time, Angelica was stunned for a rare moment before she said, "Mrs. Caroline likes the two slices of bread on the side the most. I think they are the best."

At that time, there was thick soup on the side of Ace, and Angelica also insisted on leaving the soup at the bottom of the pot for Ace, "Master, do you want to try it? Mrs. Caroline likes to eat soup with bread."

When they were still in the Forest of Warcraft, Sykes did say, "The soup is the freshest at the bottom. My mother told me that when I was young."

In fact, these things are not the preferences of most nobles.

Just Caroline likes it.

The two worst slices of bread on the table were dealt with separately. Sykes stood up from his seat and walked to Ace's side. He supported the back of Ace's chair with one hand while the other naturally hung By his side, he bent down slightly, and he gently blew out hot air.Ace felt his ears red and hot.

"Ace, do you still want me to be your lover?"

Ace turned his head, he was so close to Sikes, so close that Sikes' long eyelashes brushed his cheeks.His long silver hair is still soft and charming, his eyes are still gentle and affectionate, and every expression and movement is intoxicating.

But Ace no longer had any charming thoughts.

That's right, if Sykes and the Silver Juggernaut were carved out of the same mold, how could they not attract Caroline.And the appearance of Sykes, who is so popular in the capital of the Pansy Empire, is so similar to Caroline at the beginning.

So those faint sense of familiarity and the accompanying goodwill are all because they have the same blood on their bodies.

It turned out that Sykes was Caroline's son when she was still in the Attlee family, and Caroline's first love was Heinrich Richter, who later really became a sword master on Magic Island.

It's just that Caroline didn't wait for him.

……

When Ace and Sykes didn't know it, Sykes' name actually touched other people's hearts.

Princess Fenfur is wearing a long satin dress, which outlines her young and graceful figure, and she wears long silk gloves on her hands. She is smiling and talking to Prince Bartholomew, "Bartholomew, we Don't think about Captain Richter, okay?"

Prince Bartholomew wanted to send Princess Fenfur back to the embassy.But at the gate of the embassy, ​​they met many noble girls from the imperial capital of the Finger Empire, and they all came to look for Sykes.The deeds of Sykes beheading the unknown sword master in the Demonic Beast Forest have been spread far and wide after returning to the imperial capital of the Finger Empire with the Knights of the Royal Guard and the Knights of the Golden Lion.

The Golden Lion Juggernaut also personally confirmed that Sykes will break through the Juggernaut in the near future.

Also famous is Sykes' handsome appearance and elegant gentleman to Princess Muses at the reception dinner held in the palace. When he smiled and looked at the noble girls attending the ball, I don't know how many girls were robbed of their hearts.

Those portraits of Sykes, who were used by noble parents to admonish young girls, became hard to find.

Many aristocratic girls quietly collected paintings and put them under their pillows, hoping to dream of their lovers.There were even more daring ones who deliberately came to the vicinity of the Pansy Empire mission, hoping to meet Sykes by chance.

As the Crown Prince of the Finger Empire, Prince Bartholomew has lived for nearly 20 years but has never received such treatment, how can he not be angry!What's more, Princess Fenfur and Sykes used to be lovers, and now he likes Princess Fenfur so much.

Prince Bartholomew took Princess Fenfur's hand, held those slender hands in his palms, and kissed gently, "I'm not angry with them. Fenfur, I'm just jealous. Nothing else, in this world There are many talented swordsmen, and they are not worthy of my envy. I am just jealous that Sykes Richter got to know you so early and spent so much time with you."

Princess Fenfur was so moved that she also kissed Prince Bartholomew's hand holding her hand, "But, Bartholomew, I love you now. I know that this kind of love will not change. We will have more time than I ever knew Sykes, and we'll have decades at least, just the two of us."

Princess Fenfur suddenly blushed again, and said softly: "In the future, there will be our children."

Princess Fenfur's voice was inaudible, but Prince Bartholomew heard it.

However, at this moment, Princess Fenfur lowered her head and gently rubbed her cheek against the back of Prince Bartholomew's hand, so at that moment, she missed the strange expression on Prince Bartholomew's face.

When Princess Fenfur raised her head again, she met Prince Bartholomew's affectionate eyes, his forehead pressed against Princess Fenfur's, and he whispered: "My love, I will love you , until the end of life."

……

Princess Muse is standing on the second floor of the tower, where you can just see the entrance of the palace.She saw Princess Fenfur comfort Prince Bartholomew, and Prince Bartholomew expressed his love to Princess Fenfur, and the young lovers were saying goodbye at the gate of the palace.

No matter who watches this scene, there will be no sadness, only endless blessings, because it is for the lovers who are about to get married.

Everyone in the Finger Empire knows that the wedding of Prince Bartholomew will be held in 7 days, and he will marry the most noble princess of the Pansy Empire.This is not only a happy love, but also heralds at least decades of peace between the two empires.

The Golden Lion Juggernaut stood beside Princess Muse, and they watched the scene together.Different from the usual expression of Princess Muse, the Golden Lion Sword Master is more serious and cold, even in the tower of the palace, he is wearing heavy and thick golden armor.

Behind Prince Bartholomew and Princess Fenfur is the spacious King's Road, which will extend to the gate of the imperial capital of the Finger Empire.On both sides of the King's Road, there are a variety of shops. The common people who have lived in the imperial capital for generations are the epitome of this prosperous and peaceful empire.

Princess Fenfur bid farewell to Prince Bartholomew and walked deep into the palace.

Today, the bright mage of the Finger Empire, the one who accompanied the mission of the Pansy Empire through the Warcraft Forest, happened to be in the palace.Several knights of the Pansy Empire Royal Guard Knights were seriously injured and have not recovered so far. The light wizard promised to treat them.Princess Fenfur heard about this in the embassy and came to the palace again. If she was there, the attitude of the light wizards towards the knights of the Royal Guards would be somewhat better.

Moreover, the light wizard said that Princess Fenfur's talent is very good, maybe he will teach Princess Fenfur a few light spells.

Before, His Majesty Ludwig IV had promised Princess Fenfur that when she became a fourth-level light mage, the magicians of the Pansy Empire would accept her as a student.Now, Princess Fenfur violated the orders of His Majesty Ludwig IV and married into the Finger Empire, so she naturally lost the opportunity to become a student of the Light Mage.

Princess Fenfur understands that in the Finger Empire, she will no longer be as comfortable around Her Majesty Ludwig IV and Queen Celia.If such a good learning opportunity is missed, it will be one less time.

Behind Princess Fenfur, Prince Bartholomew walked slowly into the tower.The tallest building in the palace of the Finger Empire is on the edge of the palace, a tower of extraordinary height, and this tower has a history as old as this country.

There are no attendants in the tower.

When Prince Bartholomew opened the gate of the tower with his own hands, the spring light outside the tower shone on his back, but did not shine into the tower.It was still dark in the tower, with no candles or magic lamps.

He stands between light and darkness.