A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

In the bright room, the skylight was opened, and the sunlight came in, making this spacious room bright and warm.

The little girl sits in the room.

Under the body is a big snow-white and soft bed, down and soft, it sinks into it as soon as you sit on it, like a white cloud.It had been months since she had slept in such a comfortable bed, in such a bright place.

The experience of the past few months was like a nightmare to her, a nightmare she couldn't wake up from.But she can only blame herself for falling into this situation. If she hadn't secretly gone to sea without telling everyone, she wouldn't have been caught by pirates and brought here.

Although she is still young, she is very smart. After seeing those who resisted desperately were beaten to death or thrown directly into the sea, she has always behaved very well-behaved and obedient.

No matter how disgusted she felt, she couldn't show it.

She must live, someone will come to save her, she must live until everyone comes to save her.

Therefore, when she was treated as a thing by those dirty and dirty men, insulted, bullied, and kicked when she was unhappy, or even dragged up like an object and exposed to countless disgusting eyes, she I also held on to this belief.

During the days of staying in the dark cellar without seeing the sun, it was the desire for life and the expectation of returning to her homeland that made her persevere.

She must live!

Live, go back to everyone, go back to mother!

The little girl gritted her teeth and persisted until now.

She was sitting on a snow-white bed, with wavy long brown hair hanging over her petite body, a pair of big sapphire-like eyes embedded in her palm-sized delicate face.

Although she is young, she is already showing attractive colors like a bud that is about to bloom.

She sat quietly in this richly decorated room, and now she seemed to have suffered more than she had suffered in the past few months.

However, the clever little girl knew it well.

This is the real hell for her—

She looked around for a week.

Looking at the sunshine that she hadn't seen for a long time, her blue eyes were full of reluctance.

The sunshine that has not been seen for a long time will soon be invisible again.

... If it's just physical pain, she can endure it.

However, she must not accept the terrible things that are about to happen next.

Even at a young age, she was a proud Allison warrior.

Even if Erson's female warrior died, she couldn't become the sex slave of those dirty and ugly men.

But, in the same way, as a female warrior of Elson, even if she dies, she must bring the enemy to hell with her!

With determination written all over her small face, the little girl jumped out of the bed, walked to the mirror she saw just now, and shattered it with a snap.

Picking up a small mirror fragment, she cut off two tablecloths, wrapped one around her hand, and wrapped the other around the end of the diamond-shaped mirror fragment, and held the fragment tightly in her hand.

Then, she gripped the fragment tightly and stood at the closed door of the bedroom.

Her eyes were fixed on the door, her face was gloomy, and her eyes were terribly bright at this moment.

Not long after, there were footsteps coming from outside, the little girl breathed hard, and her whole body tensed up.

She lowered her head slightly, bent her body, and bent her knees slightly.

That ready-to-go posture is like a little leopard preparing to attack people.

The look in the eyes staring at the door is extremely permeating.

With a slight click, the door was pushed open, and a long leg wearing jet-black boots stepped in.

The little girl's eyes froze, and almost as soon as that foot stepped in, that small body rushed forward.

With one leap, her innate jumping ability and uninterrupted training since she was a child made her leap high in the air at that moment.

Taking advantage of the moment when the man was caught off guard just as he entered the door, she stabbed the man's throat fiercely with the fragment of the mirror in her hand.

If it was an ordinary person, when he entered the door unprepared, he might really let the little girl get away with it.

However, she is not facing ordinary people.

Almost at the same moment as the girl rushed over, the blond knight who had stepped in reacted immediately before his foot landed.

What the little girl thought was a sudden movement was half a beat behind in his eyes, and before the fragment was close to him, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the little girl's hand.

Then, with a backhand twist.

There was a sharp pain in the wrist that was twisted behind him, and the shards of the mirror fell to the ground with a snap.

The little girl's heart also fell into the abyss at this moment.

She closed her eyes in despair, no matter how strong she is, she is still just a child in her teens.

At this moment, her tears fell uncontrollably.

She waited for hell to come in despair.

"Kayhors."

A voice suddenly came.

It wasn't like the low, harsh voice of a man she had often heard in the past few months. It was a little higher, with a bit of clarity, which made it very comfortable to listen to.

The hand behind her that twisted her wrist sorely loosened in response.

She subconsciously opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was the golden hair hanging in front of her eyes.

Bright blond hair that seemed to be shining in the sunlight.

A hand reached out and held her wrist where the finger prints were pinched, as if afraid of her pain, gently rubbed it with the fingertips.

Those fingers were white and raw, just like her favorite goat's milk.

She looked up and saw the face smiling at her.

She lost her mind for a moment.

So lovely.

she thinks.

She saw the light red lips move and make a sound.

"Emma."

That pleasant voice called her a name that hadn't been called for a long time.

"Your name is Emma, ​​isn't it?"

sounds so good.

she thought dazedly.

…………

He stretched out a silver earring carved with patterns in front of the little girl.

Worried about scaring the other party, Garlan spoke to her as softly as possible.

"Emma, ​​don't be afraid, look at this."

He showed the little girl the earrings on his palm.

This is a token given to him by the Allson female warrior, in order to gain the little girl's trust.

"This is what your sister asked me to bring to you. She asked me to save you."

The little girl stared at him blankly for a while, then her eyes fell on the earring.

Stretching out her hand suddenly, she snatched away the earring like a snatch, and then covered it tightly with both hands, as if she was afraid of being snatched away.

While clutching the silver earring, she raised her head again, staring at Garlan as before, neither moving nor speaking.

Garlan looked at the little girl who stood there motionless, just staring blankly at him.

She looked like she was so frightened that she was dumbfounded, her eyes were red, and tears were already hanging on her cheeks.

A small face is pale and pale, looking extremely pitiful.

He looked up and glanced at his knight.

Keyhos raised his hand in an apologetic gesture.

"It's an instinctive reaction, and I can't control it myself."

He shrugged helplessly.

Even if he was stared at with subtle and weird eyes all afternoon and held back his anger, he was not so stingy that he vented his anger on a ten-year-old doll.

What happened just now was purely due to the body's instinctive reaction to being suddenly attacked.

Looking at the little girl who looked at him with eyes wide open and tears in her eyes without blinking, Garlan subconsciously rubbed the fingerprints on that small wrist that Kayhos had pinched, while feeling a little headache.

He also has no experience in taking care of children.

he thought with a headache.

And he couldn't ask the maid to take care of her, because he couldn't let other people know about the existence of this Allison's little girl.

If the child burst into tears suddenly, he wouldn't be able to coax him.

Just when Garlan was hesitating and not knowing what to do, the little girl who had been staring blankly at last finally responded.

She didn't cry, but just looked at Garlan with wide eyes.

She said, "Miss, you are so pretty."

Gallan: "..."

Keyhors: "Pfft."

The corner of Garlan's mouth twitched.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a strand of long blond hair falling to his shoulders, and sighed.

He bent slightly, leaned over and said to the little girl, "Emma, ​​I'm calling you wrong. I'm not a sister, but a brother."

"impossible."

Emma said decisively without blinking.

"Miss, you are lying! You can't be a man!"

"..."

Garlan choked.

"...Why is it impossible?"

"My mother and my sisters told me that men are the dirtiest, meanest, liars in the world! Besides, they are very ugly. All the men I met during this time told them Exactly the same."

The little girl looked at Garlan seriously and said.

"Miss sister, how can you be a man if you are so beautiful?"

Gallan: "..."

Are you praising him or scolding him?

Keyhors: "..."

I don't know why I can't laugh anymore.

Little Emma said while staring at Keyhors with hatred.

Looking at the look of disgust on the little girl's face that shouldn't belong to a child, Garlan vaguely understood it.

This child grew up in Eilson, and under the influence of the environment where men were collectively boycotted in that purely female country, she did not have a good impression of the legendary men.

But at this moment, after being forced to go through such a thing, the child must have been somewhat traumatized, and her attitude towards men is almost disgusting or even hostile.

Garlan sighed.

He touched little Emma's head, and little Emma looked up at him.

On the palm-sized face, the big sapphire-like eyes were watery, looking at him eagerly, full of dependence.

Just like a little milk cat that has been abused by others, it makes people feel soft-hearted just looking at it.

"Emma, ​​I'm sorry, I am indeed a brother."

To actually have to apologize for my gender is really...

Garlan couldn't help complaining like this from the bottom of his heart.

He looked at little Emma gently, and said, "But don't worry, even my brother will send you back safely."

Little Emma looked at him, pursed her pink and tender mouth, and said nothing, as if she was aggrieved.

At this moment, Keyhors took a step in this direction.

He just wanted to go over to talk to the prince, but he didn't expect that with his movement, little Emma jumped up like a frightened rabbit, and shrank back behind Garlan.

She hid behind Garlan, tightly clutching the corner of Garlan's clothes with her two small hands.

The whole of that small body tensed up, as if all the hair on his body had exploded.

It can be seen that except for Garlan, she now rejects anyone, especially men, from getting close.

The blond knight, who has always been unfavorable in front of women—except for a certain female officer—this is the first time he feels the feeling of being disgusted and rejected by women, stops walking dumbfounded.

It was quite a novel experience.

Thinking this way in his heart, he glanced at the little girl who was hiding behind Prince Garlan and couldn't come out.

The little girl shrank tightly behind Garlan, and he couldn't see the look on her face.

He thought for a moment, then bowed slightly to salute.

He said, "Then, I will step down first."

"Ah."

Feeling the strength of the little girl's grip on his clothes, Garlan nodded helplessly.

…………

After Kaihos left, only Garlan was left here, and little Emma, ​​who had been tense all the time, seemed to relax a little.

When Garlan told her that he would send her to meet her sister tomorrow, she showed a little joy.

Garlan patted her head, she was startled for a moment, then smiled at Garlan.

The fluffy wavy brown hair wraps the small and cute face, the pink lips, the big eyes, and it looks like a doll when it smiles, it is really cute.

No wonder it was specially locked up for auction.

When Garlan went out temporarily to get food, she stood in the house, looking at Garlan helplessly, like an abandoned kitten, her eyes were full of dependence.

As soon as Garlan came back, her eyes lit up as she sat listlessly on the sofa, she jumped off the ground and ran over, smiling happily at Garlan.

When Kaihos, who had gone out for a while, came in again, he saw Garlan sitting by the window reading a book in the sunlight, while little Emma sat obediently beside him and buried himself in his meal.

"Kayhors."

Garlan put down the book bound in parchment, stood up and greeted Kyhus.

As soon as he moved, the little girl who was still eating showed a panicked expression.

She immediately put down the plate, and then jumped off the chair, her little hands tightly grasping the corner of Garlan's clothes, and followed behind Garlan step by step.

That small appearance makes people feel very pitiful.

The one-eyed knight gave her a deep look, but said nothing.

Then, he started talking to Garlan about attending the inauguration ceremony of the Shamash Temple the day after tomorrow.

Because it is a very solemn occasion, and the face of King Kamos is involved, every detail must be taken seriously.

They talked for a long time, and when it came to Emma, ​​they couldn't help yawning, showing a tired look. Although they were still standing, their little heads were moving little by little, and they were about to fall asleep standing up.

Garlan noticed it, and carried the sleepy little Emma to the bedroom just now, and let her lie on the bed.

The little girl was lying on the bed, sleeping soundly, and the hand that was holding his clothes tightly was finally loosened.

Garlan, who had been followed by little Emma all night, finally got away, got up and returned to the living room, and closed the bedroom door.

At this time, Keyhos took out the stack of documents he had just brought back from the outside.

"Your Highness, this is what the female warrior Elson gave us."

He said, "Only a third, she said, and the rest will be handed over to us tomorrow when her sister is put on the ship."

Garlan weighed the stack of documents in his hand.

This is the information that the Allson female warrior has tracked and inquired about in the past few months in order to find her sister.

"You asked her to exchange these messages, do you suspect..."

The knight who had read through the obtained materials in advance asked tentatively.

Garlan nodded.

His heart is a little heavy.

During the day, he dispatched the bodyguards of Kejos, secretly found the beaten slave woman he saw in the harbor last time, and asked something from her.

That woman was also snatched by pirates. According to her, not many people came to Tozes like this.

……

Women and children snatched by pirates...why would they be auctioned off as slaves in Tozes?

"For a long time, pirates have been rampant on the coastline near Tozes, and the number is not small, and they often invade coastal cities. However, these pirates have not invaded the prosperous Tozes many times, even if there are, It was quickly repulsed, too."

The young man said in a heavy tone.

"At the beginning, I thought that the Tozes navy was strong enough to deter the pirates in this area and prevent them from invading."

"However, if, as Seth said, the naval power of Tozes is actually extremely empty, not much higher than that of other coastal cities, then why don't pirates attack here, and why are pirates easily defeated by such a weak Tozes?" Sri Lankan navy repelled?"

He stared intently at the void in front of him, and slowly uttered two words.

"unless……"

Having said this, Garlan pursed his lips tightly and did not continue speaking.

Keyhors said nothing.

He knew what the prince wanted to say.

He could feel the heaviness of the prince's heart at this moment, and the anger at the ugly truth that was hidden.

But now they can't do anything.

He had already discussed with the prince, and he temporarily stood still during his stay in Tozes.

Most of the navy is in the hands of Taka, and it is hard to say whether the city guards under the ruling government are trustworthy.

And the only ones who can be trusted are less than a hundred personal guards under his command. Therefore, even if he is a prince, he may put himself in danger if he makes a rash attack in Tozes.

Therefore, the best way is to return to the royal city first, wait for King Kamos to return from the battle, and then the king will arrange an army that can suppress Tozes to solve Tozes' affairs.

Garlan took a deep breath to suppress the chaotic emotions in his heart.

He said: "After the ceremony the day after tomorrow, we will set off to return to Wangcheng."

"Yes."

Kehos said, he got up, but did not leave immediately, but looked at Garlan.

He said: "Prince, that little Elson girl, you'd better pay attention."

"Ok?"

"Although she is young, she is not as innocent as she looks."

The knight glanced at the closed bedroom door.

"In fact, she's very smart."

"She immediately judged that you have a higher status than me and the ability to protect her, so she immediately approached you pretending to be attracted to you and trusting you, impressing you like a child, seeking your protection."

He says,

"I think her dependence on you and her fear of me in front of you are all pretended."

A child who can live well after staying in a den of thieves for several months cannot be a fuel-efficient lamp.

How could a child who can stab a splinter into each other's throat without hesitation be so foolish as to easily trust and rely on a stranger he just met.

Garlan, who was flipping through the documents, looked up, his golden eyes staring at his knight.

Then he smiled.

"Kayhos, do you know what it means to see through without revealing?"

Keyhos flinched.

"After experiencing this kind of thing, it is only natural to be cautious."

The boy shrugged.

"I know very well that I am not Aaron Gold Coin, I can be loved by everyone."

The knight was a little dumb.

"Kayhors, I just think that during this period of time, the child has probably been worried and afraid that she won't be able to sleep well. So, if the child can be convinced that her disguise is working... so that she can sleep peacefully If you wake up."

The young man nestled sideways on the soft recliner, continued to flip through the documents in his hand, and casually brushed a strand of blond hair behind his ear, with a look of indifference.

He put it lightly.

"Then it's no big deal if I pretend to be tricked by her, isn't it?"

The blond knight was in a daze for a moment.

Then, he smiled dumbly and shook his head.

"Pretending to be cheated is something only you can do."

He couldn't help feeling emotional.

"No matter how long it takes, you are still the same as when you were a child."

"...Are you saying that I'm not growing up like a child?"

"Well, do you want to bring Tal with you when you attend the ceremony in the future?"

"Don't change the subject for me."

"Hahaha."

"Put your offense against—"

……

…………

The door of the bedroom was tightly closed, but there was no one on the big bed in the bedroom.

The little brown-haired girl stood quietly at the door, listening to the conversation in the hall from outside the door.

She lowered her head, and her fluffy forehead hair fell down, blocking her eyes, making it impossible to see the little girl's expression at the moment.

All she could see was that little pink mouth tightly pursed tightly, revealing that she was not at peace at the moment.