The King and the Priest[Comprehensive]

It is impossible for Ramses to stay in the temple all the time, Tahir already knew it.

He thought of today when the prince first came to the temple.

At that time, his thoughts were very pure, and Ramses was still thrown in a position similar to that of passers-by—at best, he could be regarded as "a stupid passerby who cares a little bit for no reason, and is an idiot."

At that time, Tahir was indifferent to many things, the object of indifference, even including himself.

He realized prematurely that he was out of tune with this world, so he closed his heart in a fit of anger.

No matter what happens around him, it has nothing to do with him—even though he thinks so, the problem lies in the boy's overestimation of himself.

Because of an accident, the young man who hadn't got the "God's Favor" couldn't understand the stupid look of the fool who seemed to be lost, so he couldn't help it for a while, and paid attention to him.

And the appearance of this "stupid" was just an accident that even God did not expect.

Even now that he is "only a little bit" familiar with a certain idiot prince, Tahir refuses to admit that the reason why he would help back then was not to let the reckless, hairy boy bump into the priests head-on and thus Being punished, there is another reason hidden deeper, but very simple.

That is...

"Hey, Tahir, in fact, you are easy to soften your heart, right?"

Ramses suddenly said this sentence.

However, as it should be, Tahir's reaction returned to being neutral: "What's wrong with you today, are you sick? Otherwise, why do you keep thinking too much?"

"Here we go again! I really don't know what to say about you!"

Although the prince was not surprised by this reply, it was reasonable to lose his temper a little.

Ramses was faintly unwilling.

Just now when he mentioned that he was going to leave tomorrow, Tahir looked up faster than he thought, maybe he could see a little sign that he cared about him - he disappeared too fast!

Before he had time to recollect, he began to persevere again: "I'm leaving, why don't you say something nice to me, at least say goodbye?"

By the way, so far, Ramses has only been so attached to Tahir.

Even if they are friends now, he really can't understand the little priest's way of not being close to strangers, as if no one can get close to him.

Obviously weaker than everyone else - God knows how Ramses came to this conclusion.

Every time he clung on like this, it was actually not because he wanted to hear "good words". The prince just subconsciously wanted to arouse the lively reaction of the blond boy, so as not to give people a feeling of being far away.

Just like now.

"..."

"It's not like we won't see each other again."

Tahir hesitated for a moment, and finally put down the papyrus full of words reluctantly, and turned his head slightly.

Perhaps only Lord Mejed, who was sitting on his lap, could notice that since he heard Ramses utter those words, he has not been able to continue to study the creation of the great pharaoh.

It makes sense, we're all friends now.

Tahir, who has only had one friend since he was a child, thought that if he didn't say something to Ramses, it would be really unreasonable.

OK then.

"Actually, you should have gone back long ago."

Ramses, who was looking forward to it, said, "What?"

"A few days ago, Senedi had a private conversation with you. The content of the conversation should be related to the affairs in the palace. This shows that the situation has changed. If you go back earlier, you will be able to deal with it better."

Ramses: "Wait, why did the topic suddenly turn to such a serious angle—"

Tahir: "Maybe you won't like to hear what I'm going to say... Forget it, you have to listen to it if you don't like it. I'll start talking."

"This time, you will succeed your elder brother and become Pharaoh's new heir."

"Although it's a pity for His Royal Highness, for you, Ramses, the most important turning point in your life is coming. I hope you will be mentally prepared for this from now on."

When these words were spoken by the young high priest, a ray of sunlight passed through the broken corner of the stone wall behind him, and the light hit the boy's more brilliant blond hair.

Ramses felt unprecedented solemnity from Tahir's face, as well as a sacred aura that fit the status of a high priest.

He told him very seriously: "After you go back, the attitude of the people around you will change, and it will be more obvious than before."

"There will be people who hate you because you take a place that belongs to another. There will be people who fawn over you because they want to profit from you."

"Besides that, the most severe thing is Pharaoh's consideration of you. He will have high hopes for you, and at the same time, he will also examine whether you have the qualifications to become an heir."

"and also……"

Tahir wanted to say a lot more.

The blond boy stared straight at him, showing a seriousness he had never seen before, which was exactly the kind of tone that Ramses disliked the most.

But in this situation, facing Tahir like this, the prince was momentarily dumbfounded.

After a long time, when Tahir was about to talk about the challenges that the prince faced now and the various problems he would face when he became a pharaoh in the future, Ramses suddenly interrupted: "...you are the idiot!"

"what?"

"I've been wanting to say it for a long time. I'm so smart that I don't use the idiot at the wrong time. It's obviously you!"

I didn't hear the words I thought there would be, but I heard unexpected words.

Ramses was angry again—it was normal to be angry, but the reason for his anger this time seemed somewhat unusual.

"You also said that you don't care about me. Isn't that a proof of great care!"

"I don't think I ever said I care about you and don't care about you."

"..."

Choked, but fortunately Ramses reacted quickly.

"I don't care about those messy things anymore, anyway! You, Tahir, why—"

"You have said so much, are you so sure that I can definitely be a pharaoh!"

The sonorous voice settled down, and gradually dissipated.

Not only the panting brown-haired prince, but also the blond high priest opened his eyes slightly and fell into dumb silence.

Ramses was inexplicably eager to know the answer to this question.

There are too many people who gave up on his imperial brother too early and set their sights on him.

Even though the prince, who was not concerned before, was very tired of this change, it was difficult for him to avoid being affected by many mixed emotions.

On the one hand, the relationship is not very good, but there is indeed brotherhood.

On the one hand, it was a powerful force that suddenly came in front of him, as if to push him to the highest place that he could not reach originally.

Ramses became more and more aware of the nature of that power and all the "desires" it could bring.

He is still resisting, but where does the attraction in his heart come from?

The prince never told anyone about his complicated feelings, and he even had a vague sense of guilt that was too heavy for a six-year-old boy.

Tahir didn't tell... Well, the little priest didn't need him to tell, he could see it himself.

——After you became Pharaoh...

The words spoken from the blond boy's mouth carried a calmness and affirmation that shocked Ramses but was inexplicably reassuring.

The same man who had tacitly agreed that he would be pharaoh, Tahir, was different from the others.

"How can you be so sure?"

Ramses looked at him, and the golden pupils shone with light that could overwhelm the scorching sun for a moment.

After the question, there is one more sentence left unspoken:

——Even I, who shamefully started imagining that future, don’t have the confidence!

Unknowingly, the eyes cast by the young eagles that have not yet grown up are no longer the eyes of "friends", and the level becomes higher.

As a confused child of God, he is asking questions to the spokesperson of God.

The blond boy stood up, bathed in the light.

There seemed to be a trace of elusive weirdness in the gaze that met the prince, and it disappeared too quickly.

"because……"

During the slight pause, countless contents that only he himself knew passed along with time.

In the end, what Tahir left behind was only the decisive sentence.

"I see it, Ramses, you will be pharaoh."

"really?"

"certainly……"

"Well?"

"........."

Inexplicably silent.

Then, Ramses suddenly encountered an unreasonable outburst.

The little priest who had swept away the holy breath suddenly stared at him, his expression was more aggrieved than being choked to swallow, neither spit nor spit:

"You... are far from what you imagined...!"

"Fool!!!"

Ramses: "...???"

Even after a long, long time—so long that the prince really became a pharaoh, Ramses couldn't figure out why Tahir looked at him so strangely at that time.

Also.

After all, "I was caught off guard and found out that the idol I admire the most and the idiot prince next to me are actually one person, so seeing the idiot now is in a subtle and unacceptable mood"...

Such a reason.

Really quite bizarre.