A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The residents of Vinal City just slept for one night, and when they woke up, they found that earth-shaking changes had taken place in the city.

First, hundreds of cavalrymen who had never seen before appeared in the city. It is said that they were from the royal city and belonged to King Kamos’s guards. Then, these knights captured at least one-third of the officials in the city of Vinal. When he got up, several nobles who were usually feared by the public when they mentioned their names were also arrested.

These city residents probed their brains to inquire, but they also hoped that the noble officials who were arrested would be in bad luck, because these were arrested noble officials who oppressed the common people very badly.

Later, the acting consul who was temporarily appointed issued a notice, telling everyone that these people were arrested because they embezzled property for repairing river embankments and relief supplies for refugees, and at the same time colluded with cults to capture women and children among refugees. Children, and intend to let the cult attack the city.

And our wise King Kamos found out the bad deeds of these people even though he was far away in the royal city, so he sent the guards to rescue the captured women and children, and arrested these corrupt officials.

When they heard that such a terrible thing happened in the city in the dream last night, the citizens were all terrified.

As long as they think of the consequences of those cultists attacking the city, they will hate those damned corrupt officials and nobles. Now that those people have been arrested, they immediately applaud.

Therefore, in their hearts, the King Kamos, who was thousands of miles away and still knew about the city of Vinal, was even more deified by them, and they all praised him endlessly.

There are also some people who are puzzled by the content of the notice, because it said that King Kamos sent his brother, the prince of Aaron Landis, to bring the guards to investigate the matter, and the prince not only successfully completed the task, and also rescued the children imprisoned by the cult.

prince?

The younger brother of King Kamos?

Did their Aaron Landis have a prince?Does King Kamos have a younger brother?

Some people thought in confusion that most of the residents of Vinal City hadn't noticed the decree about the two princes more than a month ago because of the flood.

The former consul didn't pay much attention to this matter, and didn't carry out publicity at all, so not many people in the city knew about it.

Coincidentally, through this incident of the Myriad Things Sect, the little-known prince became known to everyone, and what happened next made Garlan even more famous in this city.

In the large square at the entrance of the governing hall, nearly a hundred knights lined up around the square, and several teams of knights patrolled back and forth in it.

The newly promoted clerk announced hoarsely to everyone that all the children rescued by Prince Garlan are here, and now, according to the prince's order, let those who lost their children in the city come here quickly and claim their children.

The entire city of Vinal suddenly became a sensation, especially those refugees who were affected by the disaster, and they were even more grateful to the prince in their hearts.After the prince came here, the corrupt officials who oppressed them and took away their relief supplies were all arrested, food and medicine were properly distributed to them, and doctors were arranged to treat the seriously ill, which made them very grateful up.

Unexpectedly, the child they thought had been lost forever was rescued by the prince and returned to them again.

Then, the shouts, cries, and noise in the square never stopped.

Many refugees cried when they found their children, and some even knelt on the ground with their children pressed down, and kowtowed towards the ruling hall, where the prince was, to thank the prince for his kindness.

For a time, the prestige of Prince Garlan in this city was extremely high, second only to King Kamos.

Everyone felt that His Royal Highness was indeed the successor chosen by King Kamos.

At this moment, the scenes that happened in the square, as well as the appearance of those people hugging their children and weeping with joy, all fell into the eyes of the middle-aged man who was imprisoned in the high-rise prison on the side of the governing hall.

Gia, who used to be the refugee leader of the riot, stood by the barred window, overlooking the square, looking at the children with sad eyes.

Those children returned to their parents again, but his children...

Suddenly, footsteps came, and someone came to the iron prison where he was, and called him softly.

"Second uncle."

Gia turned her head and her eyes fell on the face of the little girl with the flaxen ponytail.

The once naive girl has experienced too many things in these short days, and has grown and matured rapidly, and is much more sensible than before.

He looked at Kelly and couldn't help but feel distressed.

Sensibility is never born, it is the child who has to be sensible, and the child is forced to be sensible.

The man opened his mouth to say something, but what Keli said first made his eyes widen.

Keli said, "Second Uncle, I found Kewu."

The heart was beating violently suddenly, Gia rushed forward and grabbed the iron railing in front of him.

"Kuu? He's still alive?!"

he asked eagerly, in disbelief.

Kwu, his child, he thought he had lost him forever.

"Well, my brother is still alive, among the group of children rescued by the prince."

Kelly quickly replied that she and her grandfather went to the square with the mood of trying, but they did not expect to find her missing cousin.

She said: "he is outside now, with grandpa, second uncle, shall I bring him to see you?"

Gia was eager to say something, he couldn't wait to see his child, but when he opened his mouth and moved, he made a sound that was completely different from his heart.

"No, don't bring him to see me."

he said, his voice dry.

"Second uncle?"

"........."

The man's fingers gripped the iron railing so hard that his knuckles were almost white.

At this moment, he felt extremely regretful.

If his hands were not stained with the blood of innocent people, and he just killed those damned corrupt officials, even if he would be executed, he would go to see his son and tell his son that his father did nothing wrong Whatever he did, he just did what he was supposed to do, with no regrets in his heart.

But now...

Just as the prince said, he killed too many innocent people in the name of justice.

"Kerry, tell Kew that I died in the flood."

He said bitterly, "I don't want him to know that he has such a father."

"...Second Uncle."

Hearing what Gia said, Keli also nodded sadly.

"Kelly, I'm sorry, father, and Kewu, I have to leave to you."

The little girl took a deep breath, then, she looked at Gia with flushed eyes, tried to show a bright smile, and patted her chest with her hands.

"Don't worry, Second Uncle, I've grown up, and I'll take good care of my grandfather and younger brother."

she says,

"With King Kamos and Prince Garlan here, we will be able to live well!"

Gia looked at Keli with gentle eyes.

He said: "Yes, there are kings, there are princes, and they will protect everyone."

There was deep sadness in the tender eyes he looked at Kerry.

"Kerry, you must live a good life."

The little girl didn't speak anymore, tears blurred her eyes looking at the second uncle, at this moment, she was so choked up that she couldn't make any sound.

…………

........................

In a room on the tall building to the left of the governing hall, Garlan was sitting on a soft bed with a snow-white pillow leaning against his back.

He sat there, staring blankly at the air in front of him.

Brother Kamos said that it was inconvenient for him to show up, so he gave him all the credit.

For the past two days, all the people in the city of Wiener in this governing hall looked at him with admiration.Everyone said, Prince, you are able to do such a great thing at such a young age, you really deserve to be a person who has inherited the blood of the gods like King Kamos.

It made Garlan very guilty.

There's always a sense of being an imposter...

With a creak, the door was pushed open, and a young man with dark hair like night walked in quickly. At that moment, the thin cloak slanted from his side shoulders flew back for a moment, and then fell gently on his shoulders. behind.

Heymos walked to the side of the bed, reached out and touched Garlan's forehead first, to make sure that he didn't have a fever, then looked at Garlan's hand, to make sure if the medicine on his wrist had been applied today, and the New gauze.

Then, he looked into Garlan's eyes.

"I've heard what happened."

Except for the seriously injured Priest Shemuer and the knight who lost an eye who needed to rest quietly, the other knights who were less injured had already explained to King Kamos what happened at that time in detail.

Heymos was at the side, so naturally he heard everything.

"You're too risky."

he reproached.

"You are a prince, you shouldn't let yourself take such a big risk. Since Shemuer has let you hide in the dark cave, you should hide in it honestly and wait for us to come."

Garlan looked at Heymos and blinked.

He whispered a little unconvinced: "But in that case, Shemuer and others will die..."

Heymos interrupted him rudely.

"You are a prince, your safety is more important than anything else."

He continued, "And at that time, you can follow the rebel leader's words first, agree to his conditions, and wait until we pass."

"Keeping your life is the most important thing, but in such a dangerous situation, you still insist on fighting against that person—you never thought that if that person was provoked by you and really made a move, What are you going to do?"

"........."

Garlan remained silent.

Although he knew in his heart that Heymos was right, he really took a huge risk in doing so, almost on the verge of life and death.

He also thought for a moment, whether to pretend to agree to the other party's conditions first, save his life, and then plan for the future.

But somehow, at that time, he just couldn't do it.

So in the end, he rejected that man without hesitation and insisted on his own judgment.

...God knows that when he confronted that man, his entire back was already soaked in sweat... Even thinking about it now, his hands and feet feel cold.

Seeing the stubborn little child in front of him pursing his lips and not saying a word, Heymos, who originally wanted to reprimand this adventurous guy, softened at once, thinking of Garland spending so much time alone. After a thrilling night, he couldn't help feeling distressed again.

He changed the subject, whispered a few words to Garlan, and asked Garlan if there was anything he wanted to eat or play with, and he went to find it for him.But the angry Garlan turned his head and ignored him, and refused to talk to him, which made Heymos angry and funny at the same time.

He thought for a while and said, "There is a girl who wants to see you. She said her name is Keli."

When he came to see Garlan, he happened to meet the girl who was begging the guard at the gate, saying that she wanted to see Garlan.At that time, he didn't care about it, and he didn't bother to bring any cats or dogs to see Garlan, so he ignored the girl and came in by himself.

Now that Garlan lost his temper and refused to talk to him, he thought that the girl he saw last time was next to Garlan, and he might know him, so he said it, trying to lure Garlan to talk to him.

Sure enough, upon hearing what he said, Garlan turned his head.

"Kerry? She wants to see me?"

"Well, do you want to see her?"

Garlan thought for a while, then nodded.

Heymos smiled at him, rubbed his head, and got up to go out.

Not long after, he brought the girl in.

As soon as the girl entered the door, she stared at Garlan for a moment, then quickly knelt down and lowered her head.

"His Royal Highness, Prince."

Kelly's voice was a little panicked.

"I'm very sorry, I know it's very rude to want to see you...but I really want to tell you..."

"Get up, there's no need for this."

"Yes, but you are a prince..."

"Get up, Kelly."

A familiar soft voice came, and the "Kerry" seemed to hit the softest part of the girl's heart. It was a bit astringent and painful. Keli was stunned for a long time, resisting the sore feeling in her heart, and stood up Come.

She raised her head and looked forward.

The blond child lay on the bed, looking at her with jeweled pupils and smiling at her.

That smile was very similar to the smile that Gal, who alone led away from those cultists in the dark night, smiled at himself when he stood up.

Branded in her memory, she will never forget it.

"Your Highness, I want to thank you. You are obviously a prince, but at that time you put yourself in danger to save me and grandpa..." she said, "Also, you helped me save my grandpa. Brother, me, grandpa, and second uncle are all very grateful to you."

"So, even though I know it's rude to ask to see you, I still want to thank you in person."

Keri's words made Garlan startled for a moment.

"Really?" he said, "I thought . . . you would resent me."

After all, he was the one who committed the crime of Keli's second uncle, the man named Gia.

That man is about to be executed, along with other rebel refugees who killed innocent townspeople.

"How could we..."

Keli lowered her eyes and whispered with a little panic.

...In fact, there are.

There are actually some complaints against you.

Obviously, as long as you say a word, my second uncle and others can live.

And yet you passed that sentence.

...Even if I knew that Second Uncle and the others did something wrong and your judgment was right, I still selfishly blamed you from the bottom of my heart...

…………

I am grateful to you, but I also blame you.

And this grateful heart, this complaining heart, I will never forget.

I want to hide them together in my heart so that I can always remember you.

Gal.

After a while of silence, Keli suddenly spoke.

She said, "Prince, may I kiss you?"

"what?"

What Keli said suddenly caught Garlan by surprise.

He suddenly remembered when he first met Keli, the girl suddenly kissed him on the cheek and said that she would raise him for the rest of her life.

Now, is this girl going to do it again?

...No, wait, there is someone beside him, Heymos is still here!

Garlan looked at Heymos in a panic, but found that Heymos didn't look at him at all, but stared deeply at Keli.

Seeing Garlan's astonished expression, Keli was also taken aback, remembering what she had done before, her face flushed immediately, and she quickly waved her hands.

"Your Highness, it's definitely not the kind of kiss before. I offended you at the time, but how could I dare to—"

She blushed and said, "I mean, I want to kiss your hand."

Gallan took a deep breath.

With your own hands, you make it clear, you startle me.

He originally wanted to refuse, but when he looked up and saw the indescribable look in Kelly's eyes staring at him, he hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.

He said, "Okay."

Keri came over, she bent down, and took Garlan's hand by the bed.

She looked at the slightly pale hand that was still wrapped in a snow-white bandage for a while, and then she knelt down.

She bowed her head, closed her eyes, and held the prince's hand in both hands.

The girl bowed her head in an extremely pious manner, and kissed the back of the prince's hand.

She said: "Your Highness, I believe that you will be the wisest king of Aaron Landis in the future."

She said softly: "Please protect me and my relatives, please protect the people of Aaron Landis..."

My prince.

My future king.

Wherever I may be in the future, I will be praying for you...

…………

The girl was being led out, and Garlan noticed that Heymos was staring at him with a look that made him uncomfortable.

He subconsciously turned his body sideways, trying to avoid the other party's gaze.

"That commoner kissed you before?"

Heymos asked suddenly.

Garlan panicked as soon as he was stunned, and hurriedly explained to Heymos.

"It's not the kind you think—it's just the face, the cheek. It's the kind of kiss on the face when you get up in the morning. You know, brother Wang also often kisses my face, it's just this kind of kiss!"

Garlan explained in a flustered manner, resolutely assuring that he had absolutely no ulterior relationship with that little girl.

Kelly is only in her teens, I'm not a perverted lolicon——

For fear of being regarded as a perverted lolita, he probably forgot the fact that he is younger than that girl now.

Heymos pursed his lips, and suddenly said, "Garlan, I'm your brother too."

"what?"

In name, Heymos was right, he should indeed call Heymos Brother Prince.

Although he never called it that.

How could he call his mortal enemy Brother Wang!

Heymos didn't seem to have paid much attention to it, but why did he suddenly mention it now?

Garlan, who was confused about the situation, looked at Heymos in bewilderment.

"……never mind."

Heymos stared at the bewildered Garlan for a while, and finally said this, without saying anything more, got up and left.

He brought that civilian girl in, so he was naturally responsible for taking it away.

He quickly brought Kelly to the gate outside, and she bowed her head to thank him, but she bowed her head for a long time, but she didn't hear any answer.

She couldn't help it, and secretly looked up.

Then, she was taken aback by the boy's eyes staring at her.

The black-haired boy looked at her strangely, making her hairy and extremely uncomfortable.

"Big... lord?"

she cried tremblingly.

The boy looked at her with that strange look again, then nodded, and said, "Go, don't come again."

After speaking, the boy turned and left.

Keli stood where she was, and vaguely heard the boy muttering something to himself.

"...I haven't even kissed..."

Kelly: "???"