The King's Follower [Rebirth]

The protagonist of the coming-of-age ceremony is exchanging heartfelt love with his sweetheart in the garden. In order not to let the dance party go cold, Edward danced two dances in person.So after he sat down again, he realized that William seemed a little too quiet.

After thinking about it for a while, he knew what was going on, "Are you still thinking about what happened just now?" He patted William's head, "If you feel sorry for him, then apologize to Jonas when he comes back."

William nodded, and his expression looked better: "Your Highness, would you like something to drink? I'll get it for you."

"Don't worry about it," Edward said. "I haven't asked you yet. Why did you hit Jonas? Just because you think he likes me?"

William lowered his head and didn't say a word for a long time, and finally said: "Because... because if His Highness is with other orcs, then, he won't be with me again. The sub-orcs in my original village, It’s all like this, after being with the orcs again, they won’t play with us anymore.”

Edward can't laugh or cry, is William afraid that he will lose a playmate after he falls in love and gets married?

The sub-orc servant who was also in the garden just now heard William's words and said with a smile: "William, this is not how things are considered. As long as you are not yet an adult, you can stay by His Highness's side and continue to serve him, even if His Highness is married. Same, but when you become an adult, no matter whether His Highness has romantic relationships with other orcs, you can no longer stay with His Highness."

William puffed his face and glared at the servant, but didn't say a word.Seeing this, Edward said a few words to the Circus to coax William, then he accepted the invitation of a female orc and walked into the dance floor.

The ball will continue until four or five o'clock in the morning the next day, but Edward, as the crown prince, has to return to the palace before twelve o'clock.Jonas reluctantly sent the crown prince out, and watched his sweetheart Antonio follow the crown prince into the carriage. As soon as the door was closed, the groom whipped his whip loudly in the air, and the black one-horned horse stretched its wings slightly and moved its body. Then he shook his head and tail, stepped on his hooves, and ran into the night in small steps, wagging his tail.

The carriage drove a certain distance, Edward turned his head and looked through the glass window at the back of the carriage, and saw Jonas still standing on the side of the road, staring at the carriage foolishly.

"I'll give you a day off tomorrow, how about it?" Edward said with a smile, "From now on, every afternoon will be your free time, you can go to Jonas, and when the Midsummer Eve holiday is over, you don't have to follow I'm back in Somerset. I'll write you a letter of recommendation to serve with the Grand Duchess Bardaro."

Antonio blushed, submissive, speechless for a long time, he seemed very embarrassed to admit his love affair with Jonas, but he was really reluctant to leave the capital and live apart from his lover, and finally thanked him softly , huddled in the corner of the carriage and made no sound.

Edward returned to the palace, and before he had time to change his clothes, he was called to the study by the king.

The king, dressed in civilian clothes, sits behind a desk correcting documents.After Edward saluted, he put down his pen, chuckled, and said, "I heard an interesting story. In the garden of Earl Kelly's mansion today, William beat Earl Kelly's son Jonas for you."

Edward smiled and said, "It's just a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?" The king repeated, picked up his pen, and continued to correct the document, ignoring Edward.

Edward was not allowed to sit down.He stood in front of the king's desk, and gradually his relaxed mood became heavy. He didn't know why the king suddenly called him over in the middle of the night, and the unknown reason made him more and more panicked.

Suddenly, in the blink of an eye, Edward reacted violently, breaking out in cold sweat, as if he had collapsed from heat stroke.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty." He whispered, "There will be no next time."

The king didn't seem to hear it, until he finished reading the document in his hand, threw it aside, and said: "You said that you would be loyal to me and the crown prince, so don't forget your identity. You kneel on the ground and beg me, I have just accepted your allegiance. What you have to do is to take care of him, protect him, educate him, and guide him. I allow you to help him get acquainted with Somerset, the fief that should have belonged to him, and the subjects that originally belonged to him , to help him become a qualified heir. But, you have to remember, you are not his elder brother, you are his servant. Although William is still young, he is not at your mercy. Do you understand?"

"I see." Edward bowed deeply.

"If you are really loyal to me, to the crown prince, and to the Lancaster family, I will spare your life. But if I find out that you dare to use any tricks, relying on your special status, to take advantage of William's death I am not as easy to talk to as I am now, trying to make yourself a special existence and seek benefits for yourself." The king's voice was still low and magnetic, as if he was pouring out a sharp and hurtful warning , but a gentle lullaby, "Don't make me regret the decision I made a few days ago, Edward, remember who you are." Leaving this last sentence, let Edward leave.

Edward stood in the corridor. It was so cool that the cold wind passed through the corridor. His sweat-wet clothes were still tightly attached to his body, taking away the last trace of warmth from his body, and he couldn't help shivering.

"Your Highness?" the valet asked suspiciously.They didn't enter the study and didn't know what happened inside.

"It's okay, let's go." Edward held the golden ring dragon hidden in his clothes tightly on his chest.

He knew he was getting carried away.After getting along these few days, the little orc whose eyes were full of admiration made him feel a little overwhelmed. He forgot his own identity, and also forgot William's identity. He really regarded this cute child as his own. younger brother, not his own master, the future king of the country.

How could I have such an arrogant mind?He asked himself back, feeling extremely regretful in his heart.Obviously, it has been planned. In this life, I want to repay William's kindness for saving my life in the previous life and become his most loyal servant. Why did I forget the humility and respect that I should have as a subject serving the superior?

Thinking of this, he had already returned to his room before he knew it. As soon as he entered the door, he saw William was serving with the new orc, the Eliza who spoke for him at the family banquet held on the day Edward returned to the palace. Miss Bai, sitting by the fireplace with an ice-blue flame, was speaking. Miss Elizabeth was reading the "Hadith" to him, with clear words and a slow rhythm. Every time she said, William would learn to say a sentence. It seemed She was correcting William's pronunciation.

Hearing the sound of Edward entering the room, the two young servants hurriedly stood up and saluted him.

"Why don't you go to sleep." Edward smiled a little tiredly.

William said embarrassedly, "I haven't said good night to Your Highness yet."

Edward wanted to step up and touch his head, just like these days, as intimately as if William was really his blood brother.But he still resisted this impulse, just smiled reservedly, nodded, and said: "Then, good night, William. Go to bed." After finishing speaking, he walked into his bedroom, where he had been serving for several years. The suborc man's valet had already prepared the bath water for him, and was waiting to bathe and change his clothes and put on his nightgown.

William watched Edward's back disappear behind the door, and wrinkled his nose a little unhappy.Edward didn't touch his head, for the first time.

"Do you want to go to bed, or do you want to study for a while?" Elizabeth asked.

William said with some displeasure: "I want to sleep. Thank you, Elizabeth."

"You're welcome." Elizabeth put the Hadith back on the shelf next to the fireplace, and left the Crown Prince's room with William. Their bedroom was next to the Crown Prince's room, with the orcs on the left and the sub-orcs on the right , The two bid farewell at the door of the crown prince's room.

Seeing that William didn't do anything, he turned around and left, Elizabeth quickly stopped him: "Did you forget something?"

William showed a puzzled expression, but soon he remembered what he had forgotten, hurriedly put one hand on his hips, one hand on his chest, one leg stepped back half a step, and bowed his knees to salute: "Good night, Miss Elizabeth."

Elizabeth put her hands on her skirts, bent her knees and bowed her head: "Good night, Your Excellency William."

After the ceremony, Elizabeth went on to say: "You have to keep the etiquette in mind at all times, just like breathing and blinking. Your behavior represents His Royal Highness. Once there is any disrespect, not only you will be seen Low, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also be criticized."

William nodded solemnly and said, "I remember it, thank you for reminding me."

"Also." Elizabeth hesitated, "The youngest son of the Duke of Shiring, Matthew, is the boy who fought with you. He will come to the palace to report tomorrow."

"That coward!" William immediately said angrily, "I don't want such a person to serve Your Highness!"

"Don't talk about others like this." Elizabeth corrected, "Gentlemen don't talk about others behind their backs, and likewise, gentlemen don't show their feelings so straightforwardly."

"What I said is true!" William was a little unconvinced, "Yes, it is the truth of the customer!"

"Objective facts." Elizabeth said word by word, "but this will make people think you are impolite. You don't want others to think that the crown prince's valet is not gentlemanly and tolerant, and then think that the crown prince is also a small-hearted person. "

"Okay." William said reluctantly.

"You have to get along well with him." Elizabeth is as persuasive as a big sister, "otherwise your Highness will have a hard time. One is his younger brother, and the other is the beloved son of an important minister in the court. Who do you want him to favor?" ?”

"I won't cause trouble for Your Highness." William muttered, but he made up his mind not to let that annoying bastard who only complained get close to Edward.You know, furry and cute-looking orcs like Matthew are always more attractive to sub-orcs, especially canines and cats. He remembers that sub-orcs in the village always like to treat those furry little The orc held them in his arms, combed them, stroked their backs, and led them to run up and down the hillside, and the fur was short, or even had no fur at all, just like a little orc with scales like him. This treat is over.

And William was especially ignored by everyone, because it was a rare dragon type. People in the village talked about his mother, Miss Margaret, who might be a maid of a royal family, which might explain her elegant accent and behavior. They believed that Miss Margaret had seduced her master, and after she became pregnant with a child, she was kicked out by the master's husband or wife, and she ended up living here.His father's unknown life experience made him stare blankly, and his unique animal shape made him the target of bullying by the whole village.Of course, when he beat all the children to the ground, he became the boss of the children, but even if his status among the orc children rose, he was still not the type that the sub-orcs liked the most.

Up to now, most of the orcs around Edward have scales or feathers, or only part of the body is covered with fur. One of the only two furry orcs is engaged, and the other is not talkative. Gloomy and unflattering.And Matthew has a lively personality, a beautiful face, and looks very pleasing.

Cowards are the most annoying thing!William lay aggrieved on his bed, thinking about how to keep Matthew from getting close to Edward, and why Edward didn't touch his head tonight, and gradually fell asleep.