A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Garlan, who was happily discussing his ideal pure and lovely little girlfriend with his guardian knight, naturally didn't notice someone standing outside and heard his words from beginning to end.

But even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care.

Which boy has never secretly chatted with his friends about the girl he likes when he first fell in love?

It's also common to tell your buddies and friends about your favorite genre, and there's nothing to be ashamed about.

He was talking here, but his knight listened very seriously, and kept his words in his heart.

After all, Keyhors had plans of his own.

If King Kamos really intends to choose a concubine for the prince, he will remind King Kamos that he must choose a girl that the prince likes.

As for Prince Heymos...

It can be seen that this prince is a person with strong self-awareness, and he also doesn't like others to interfere in his own affairs.Probably because of this, when Prince Heymos was an adult, King Kamos asked him for his opinion. After being rejected by Heymos, King Kamos never mentioned the idea of ​​appointing a fiancé for him. matter.

Now, His Highness Garlan will soon come of age, and it is almost time.

To be honest, Kaihos always felt a little worried about Prince Heymos' attitude towards His Highness...but he couldn't say why...Anyway, he just felt a little weird.

But having said that, don't worry too much, even if Priest Ximuer mentioned this matter, I'm afraid there won't be any results in a short time.

After all, the King Kamos who dotes on his younger brother to death must not be willing to let an outsider hold him in the palm of his hand and take care of his younger brother.

Had it not been for Prince Heymos to prevent His Highness from a disaster at the banquet... If that Tasdar man really knelt down to court in public, King Kamos would probably be furious on the spot.Although he would not be hacked to death due to his identity as a Tasdar, it is still very possible to beat him violently.

The blond knight who retreated from Garlan's room was thinking about various things like this, thinking about it for half the night, and didn't fall asleep until late at night.

But Garlan, who was the culprit, was heartless, thinking that since he couldn't intervene, there would be nothing wrong with him, so he put everything to the back of his mind and slept comfortably until dawn.

But soon, trouble came to him.

The night before he was about to return to the royal city, he was called into the courtyard by King Kamos.

It was an open space in the courtyard, the ground was covered with greenery, and there were only two sporadic bluestone stone tables and chairs. Looking around, it was empty for more than ten meters, and everything was clear at a glance, even the dense forest. is far away.

King Kamos' confidant guards guarded the outside of the open area, preventing anyone from approaching this place.

And in this open space, there is only King Kamos waiting for Garlan.

And, Shemul, who brought Garlan here.

Garlan's heart tightened, he probably guessed what King Kamos wanted to say to him.

In fact, before he did such a thing, he knew that once it really happened, Brother Wang and the others would definitely question him afterwards.

The things he did could not be hidden from King Kamos.

"You suddenly proposed to go to Tasda with the Tasda mission because you knew they would be attacked?"

King Kamos spoke and pointed at the key point.

The Lion King has never been a person who speaks obliquely, straight-forward is his style.

Garlan nodded.

He said, "Yes."

As long as King Kamos asked him about the orders he gave to the guards who escorted him, even if Heymos and Kaihos didn't say anything, other knight commanders who were loyal to King Kamos would definitely agree. Tell Brother Wang honestly, you can't hide it at all.

Kamos and Shemuer looked at each other with a little puzzlement in their eyes.

In the past few days, after detailed questioning of those who had experienced this incident, King Kamos came to a conclusion that surprised him.

——Garlan already knew that the Tasdar mission would be attacked.

Why would Garlan know something that even Kamos, the king of Aaronlandis, didn't notice?

This is very strange.

After all, there was no trace of this matter before.

King Kamos looked at the young man in front of him with lowered eyes and pursed lips, with a look of sullenness in his eyes.

"I don't care how you know about it."

he said, his voice hardening.

"But since you know, why risk yourself?"

"Knowing that there is danger, but putting yourself in danger—I don't remember ever teaching you that!"

There was a lot of anger in King Kamos' voice.

But that wasn't about hiding his anger towards his king brother, but the anger over Garlan's easy way of putting himself in danger.

"But, I told you, you won't believe me, Brother Wang."

The boy who was reprimanded by him raised his head and opened his eyes to see him reply, with a little innocence in his eyes.

The bright golden eyes are so translucent that they seem to reflect the brilliance of the sun in the sky.

Seen by those eyes, Kamos's heart was full of anger, but it weakened by three points.

He was a little depressed.

As long as you face his little brother, no matter whether he reasoned or not, he will always be the one who retreats in the end.

……

The only one who can make the fearless Lion King retreat so much is probably the little guy in front of him.

The golden-brown pupils eased a little, and King Kamos leaned over slightly, stretched out his hands, and held his brother's shoulders.

"Garlan."

He and the boy looked at each other, and the Lion King's eyes were particularly serious and serious at this moment.

"You have to remember that you are the prince of Aaron Landis and my most important younger brother."

"For me, for Aaron Landis, you are irreplaceable, your existence is better than everything in the world."

He says,

"Do you understand it?"

Garlan was stunned for a moment, and looked at King Kamos. He raised his hand to hold King Kamos' arm.

He also nodded seriously.

"I see, Brother Wang."

He says,

"But, Brother Wang, the reason why I didn't tell you this is because I am not sure whether the attack will happen or not."

"I don't know if that's real or if it's just a dream of mine."

Shemuer next to him frowned.

"Dream?"

He repeated the word.

"Yes, this is something that Brother Wang doesn't know about, but I know it because I had such a dream." Garlan said, "I did such a thing because of a dream. It's ridiculous to say..."

He had that dream more than once.

The first time I had a vague dream when I was resting in Heymos' room.

Later, when he returned to his residence, he dreamed again, even more clearly.

"At noon that day, because I was very sleepy, I fell asleep in the courtyard of my palace."

"I dreamed that the Tasda Mission was attacked by horse thieves in the territory of Aaron Landis, and everyone died. General Tasda, who lost his heir, was furious because of this, and attacked Aaron Landis with troops, although in the end he was defeated Brother Wang, you defeated and drove out, but since then, Aaron Landis and Tasta have broken up and become sworn enemies..."

"This nightmare makes me very uneasy, I always feel that it will really happen."

"However, it is impossible for me to ask Brother Wang to force you to escort the Tasda mission with the army because of a dream of mine."

Garlan glanced at Shemuer.

"If I really did this at that time, no matter you, Brother Wang, Xie Muer, or others would think my actions were ridiculous, and you would never agree to me... wouldn't you?"

King Kamos thought about it, and had to admit that Garlan was right.

It is the practice of various countries not to send troops to accompany missions from other countries. Even in the name of escort, it will arouse the suspicion and vigilance of other countries. It is impossible for him to do such a thing because of Garlan's dream, which will affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries. things.

Even if he fainted for a while and agreed, his subordinates such as Xie Muer would definitely stop him desperately.

"But Brother Wang, I have a hunch that my dream is very likely to be true. I can't say why, but I just think so."

Garlan stared at his brother Wang without blinking, and said softly.

"The last time I felt this way was when I was very young, when Heymos almost had an accident."

King Kamos's heart trembled.

Of course, he still remembers what Garlan said very clearly.

If Garlan hadn't arrived in time to push Heymos away, the consequences would have been extremely tragic.

Heymos might have been burned on the spot.

"At that time, the reason I was able to catch up just in time was because I had a dream that Heymos would be burned... Because it was so real, it made me very scared, so I ran to find Heymos, and it turned out that something like that almost happened.”

"At that time, I was still young, panicked and scared, and Heymos didn't really have an accident, so I didn't tell anyone about it."

"Later, I never had that kind of dream again, and gradually forgot it, but I didn't expect that I had such a dream again not long ago."

Garlan said, looking fixedly at King Kamos.

"Brother Wang, do you believe what I say?"

Kamos reached out and patted Garlan's head.

"Ah."

He hummed and nodded.

"It's not absurd, Garlan. Facts have proved that what you did was right."

He smiled at Garlan.

"You saved Heymos back then, and now you have saved the Tasdars and Aaron Landis. You have done a good job."

"I believe you have such a dream because the gods of Aaronlandis are blessing you. So, Gallan, if you have a similar dream next time, please tell me, okay?"

Seeing the boy nodding his head obediently, Kamos' eyes became softer.

He patted Garlan's head again, and then let him leave.

After Garlan's figure disappeared, he turned around and looked at Shemuer who was beside him.

"Garlan doesn't look like he's lying, but if that's the case, what happened to that dream?"

he asked his priest.

"If he often has such dreams, will it have a bad influence on him?"

"Your Majesty, I was thinking..."

At first, he couldn't understand the dream that the prince said, but what King Kamos said inadvertently just now moved Shemuer's heart.

"The prince said he had a dream in the courtyard, so, do you remember? There is a statue of a god in the courtyard of Prince Garlan's palace."

"Idol? Whose?"

"Isdar, the Goddess of the Stars."

"........."

The pupils of King Kamos shrank slightly.

Isdar, the goddess of the stars, is also known as the goddess of luck.

She bestows luck on those she loves.

And the reason why she gives people luck is because she holds the silk thread of fate in her hand and is in charge of fate. Legend has it that when she flicks the thread of fate in her hand, the trajectory of the future will also change accordingly.

The priest of Shamash bent down and knelt on one knee in front of King Kamos.

He raised his head and gazed deeply at his king.

"Your Majesty, if you have really decided not to marry a wife and have children in this life, then Prince Garlan may already be destined to be Aaron Landis' future destiny."

He says,

"I know you are very sad, but for the sake of Aaron Landis, Prince Garlan's fiancé must be decided as soon as possible."

"……I will think about it."

King Kamos said angrily.

…………

Garlan knew nothing about the fact that he was about to have a fiancé.

After answering King Kamos with the reason predicted in the dream, and after the king brother and Shemuer both recognized the reason, Garlan breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought that if there were similar incidents in the future, he would not need to rack his brains to find any excuses.

And he's not lying.

He did have those dreams, dreaming about things that would happen in the future in the previous life.

The next day, he followed King Kamos back to the royal city.

On the straight avenue of the king's city, people gathered around both sides of the avenue, cheering for their king and the two young princes.

Garlan rode a horse like a white cloud slowly forward on the avenue, his long golden hair shone like gold in the sun.

Girls threw flowers from time to time on the road, and the sky was filled with a faint fragrance of flowers.

It happened that a light-yellow flower fell from before his eyes, and Garlan subconsciously stretched out his hand to catch it.

Looking up, I saw a young girl on the side of the road waving desperately at him, her face flushed with excitement.There were a few girls beside her who were together with her, laughing and excited.

Garlan was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

It seems that what he got were the flowers thrown by the girl.

Under the sunlight, the beautiful young man riding a snow-white horse lowered his head slightly, as if sniffing the fragrance of the flower, or kissing the soft petals with his lips.

Then, the prince with slightly curved golden eyes smiled at the girl, raised his hand and threw the flower back to the girl.

The young girl carefully caught the flower that was thrown back. She couldn't believe it and was so excited that she blushed for a while.

The people next to her looked at her enviously, and when the team had passed by far away, the group of young girls still gathered together, looking at the flower, chatting excitedly and non-stop.

It was just something Garlan did on a whim, but this scene fell into the eyes of Heymos who was riding a red-brown horse not far away.

He remained motionless, and out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the ecstatically happy girl holding flowers.

The girl's face was still a bit round with baby fat, and it was flushed red at the moment, and she smiled very cutely.

However, that cute smiling face caused Heymos' eyes to sink slightly.

His fingers holding the rein tightened a little, and he couldn't explain why, and his chest seemed to be blocked, and he was very stuffy.

He took a deep breath to suppress the feeling of stuffiness, and continued to move forward calmly.

…………

In the evening, a small banquet was held in the attic hall in the sky.

This hall was built on the side of the palace in a special form, and it looked like a hall suspended in mid-air.

It is a huge platform that extends outwards. It seems to be suspended in the air, but there are actually slanted columns on the lower side to firmly support it in midair.

Half of the main hall is exposed under the starry sky, and the other half is a gorgeous palace.

Skilled craftsmen ingeniously let the living water rise into the air, lead it into it, and surround it with a small stream.

Green vines are scattered from the edge of the hanging stone wall, dotted with sporadic white flowers.

When the wind blows, the green vines sway gently with the wind.

And the small stream fell from the air at the end, falling layer by layer, forming a small waterfall falling along the building.

This amazing loft in the sky is accessible only to those of sufficient stature.

It was already evening, but the garden-like attic was brightly lit.

The news of the attack on the Tasda mission has spread, and the nobles and ministers at the banquet are all praising the achievements of the two princes.

King Kamos seemed to be in a good mood, drinking with a smile all the time, and he never refused to come.He has a good capacity for alcohol, after drinking for so long, but his face is slightly red, and there is no sign of drunkenness at all.

Garlan only drank a little and didn't continue. He didn't hold a lot of alcohol and usually didn't want to drink too much, but fortunately he had a noble status and no one dared to persuade him to drink.

However, he successfully saved the Tasda mission and returned to Wangcheng. He was quite relaxed and drank a little bit more tonight.

This drink, although the person is still sober, but the mind is a little empty.

The girl I like...

He hadn't thought about such a thing before, but when Kayhos said that, Garlan couldn't stop thinking.

If he really wants to live a good life in this world, then he will definitely meet his beloved girl in the near future.

Although the noble girls in the royal city are also very beautiful, he always feels that there seems to be something missing, which makes him unable to feel tempted.

Thinking about it, he narrowed his eyes and smiled.

It doesn't matter, he has a premonition that when he travels to the mainland, he will definitely meet a lover who makes his heart beat.

At that time, they can be together for a lifetime.

This time, he will definitely be able to live a good life. He wants to taste the beauty of love and grow old together with his beloved.

I just don't know if that girl will look like the one in his heart...

…………

The young man in a trance was swimming in a fantasy world, he couldn't help but giggled when he thought of the happy place, suddenly his eyes dimmed, and a tall figure stood in front of him.

As soon as he looked up, he saw Heymos standing in front of him.

"Was drunk?"

Heymos was sitting on the seat next to him, keeping an eye on Garlan, and couldn't help but come over when he saw him smirking just now.

Garlan shook his head.

"It's a little dizzy, but it's okay."

He replied with a crooked smile.

The white cheeks of the young boy who had drunk the wine were slightly flushed, and his cheeks were covered with a layer of powder.

Heymos bent slightly, stretched out his hand, and touched Garlan's forehead.

He didn't have a fever or sweat, and he didn't look like he was drinking alcohol.

The skin touched by the fingertips was soft and soft to the touch, which made him inexplicably reluctant to withdraw his hand.

But it was also strange to maintain this state all the time, so he could only withdraw his hand reluctantly.

However, the moment he withdrew his hand, Garlan seemed to suddenly remember something.

Tilt your head.

Heymos' fingertips that were retracting touched Garlan's lips.

He felt his heart beat violently.

Almost trying not to reveal any expression, he took his hand back.

So soft.

He thought to himself.

Garlan, who was unaware of his thoughts, took out a snack box and handed it to him.

"Give you."

"what is this?"

Heymos took it, and as soon as he opened it, a sweet smell came to his nostrils.

Inside are some reddish-brown petals, and leaves, and lumps.

"When Tal and I went out for a walk, the food I found was candied petals, leaves, and some roots... I don't really understand it, it's a kind of snack for the locals. Well, I bought some to taste, but yes It's a bit too sweet for me, I remember you like sweet things very much, so I'll give you all~~"

Heymos glanced at Garlan who was smiling happily at him, and directly picked up a red-brown candied petal and stuffed it into his mouth.

Very sweet.

Mouth is full of sweet taste.

Heymos chewed the sweet taste in his mouth, but his eyes fixed on the pink lips of the boy in front of him.

The finger that took the candied petals was stained with reddish-brown marks, and he licked his fingertips with the tip of his tongue.

The sweetness stained on his fingertips dipped between his lips and teeth.

It was the finger he had just touched the boy's lips, and the fingertips seemed to still have the soft touch of the lips.

He thought of the kiss that the boy's lips gently placed on the light yellow petals not long ago.

The petals are soft and fragrant.

However, those pink lips seemed to be softer than petals.

Even now, it exudes a more alluring fragrance than flower petals...

Heymos put down the snack box in his hand.

"You got something on your mouth," he said.

"Ah? Where?"

Garlan subconsciously wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.

"Not there."

Heymos leaned over.

He pressed one hand on the table in front of Garlan and bent down.

The other hand stretched out, pressed the fingertips on Garlan's lips, and gently stroked the lips a few times with the fingertips.

Garlan looked up at him.

The boy was like a clear-eyed and innocent deer, looking at him defenselessly.

The lips gently stroked by his fingers are like a tender flower bud that has just bloomed...

The soft touch came from the fingertips, almost making the back of the neck numb.

The white teeth exposed between the slightly parted lips are extremely alluring.

…………

I want to hold those pink lips tightly, bite and suck to my heart's content.

He wanted to invade those slightly parted lips, torment wantonly in the depths, and leave behind his aura.

It must be a sweeter taste than the candied petals in the mouth——

"Heymos, haven't you finished yet?"

Garlan's doubtful voice sounded, waking him up from it.

Heymos took a deep breath to calm down the boiling blood in his body.

He took a deep look at Garlan again, letting the churning things in his eyes settle down.

The scattered black hair fell in front of his eyes, making it hard to see the dangerous look in his eyes.

"All right."

He said, retracting his hand.

His face was calm and calm.