A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

In the room, King Camos stood by the window, holding a piece of parchment in one hand, casually grabbing the black and red cloak wrapped in front of him and throwing it back.

A maid immediately came forward, knelt at his feet, carefully unfolded the slightly wrinkled cloak at his feet behind him, and gently smoothed the wrinkles on it with her fingers. After finishing, she stood up and stepped aside. .

Shermer held a blue stone plate the size of a book in his hands, which contained red paint, and a round lapis lazuli seal was placed next to it. King Camos picked up the lapis lazuli seal and stamped it on the parchment in his hand.

When he finished stamping, the middle-aged knight who stood in front of him and reported to him respectfully with his head lowered also finished his report.

The two-finger-sized lion emblem on the knight's chest symbolizes his identity as the Commander of the Thousand Cavalry. He was the Commander of the Thousand Cavalry who followed Heimos to the city of Menestre yesterday with a group of knights from the Guards.

Just now, he reported everything he saw to his king in detail.

After finishing dealing with political affairs and listening to his subordinates' report on yesterday's situation, King Camos stood by the window and smiled.

"It's not bad." He said, "It's not bad to be able to maintain a trace of sanity in that situation."

Kamos also knew something about the new city lord of Menestre.

He nodded to Heimos' approach.

That little guy is indeed very smart and cunning.

His move seemed reckless, but it happened to be just above the limit of Earl's city master. Earl could barely hold back, but he had already reached his limit and was on the verge of exploding after one more point.

Camos sent his own bodyguards and even had a thousand-horse captain lead a team to follow Heimos. On the one hand, it was to protect Heimos' safety and give Heimos strength; on the other hand, it was to protect Heimos. , but also to prevent Heimos from being dazzled by anger and hatred and doing something out of control - letting the Qianqi Commander pass just to stop him before then.

You must know that Earl is still the city lord of Menestre after all. He is a high-ranking noble of the royal family. His own power is not small, and he has tens of thousands of private troops under his command. As a force, he is entrenched in a city.

Don't say that there is no evidence for this matter. Even if there is evidence, because it didn't cause much accident, it was just a prince who was slightly injured. In the end, he can only be punished with a small punishment and a big warning. It is impossible to really do anything to him.

"Tela."

He called out a person's name, "Go and arrange for someone to warn Earl. What he wants to do in the city of Menestre is his business, but if he extends his claws to the royal city again, I won't be polite." "

A shadow suddenly appeared in the corner of the empty room. The figure knelt on the ground, nodded to King Camos, and then disappeared again.

What happened in the city of Menestre was an internal matter within the Heimos family, and Kamos did not intend to interfere.

The reason why Heimos took advantage of the opportunity this time was because Earl's hands were too long and injured his little brother. Kamos then taught Earl a lesson.

At the same time, he also wanted to warn Earl not to extend his claws into his own sphere of influence in the future.

As a result, coupled with the threat of Heimos, Earl and his son will definitely stay in the city of Menestre for a long time.

As for the grudge between Heymos and him...

"His family affairs will be handled by himself when he grows up."

King Camos said so.

Heimos is a man who takes revenge, and he will never let go of the uncle who tried to kill him again and again.

It's just that this young wolf hasn't grown up yet, and its teeth and claws are not sharp enough, so it can only lurk and wait for the day when its wings become full...

It is conceivable that when Heimos grows up, it will be the end of the Lord of El City. Moreover, Lord Earl may be just a whetstone on the road to the growth of this wolf king.

Perhaps this is why the Lord of the City of Earl is anxious to kill Heimos again and again. I am afraid that he can also see that his nephew will definitely become his most terrifying enemy in the future.

"Where is Prince Heimos now? Did he go back to rest?"

Now that King Camos had made his decision, Shermur said no more, but turned to the Qianqi Commander and asked.

After not sleeping for two days and three nights, running all the way, I must be too exhausted now to hold on.

"No." The middle-aged Qianqi Commander replied, "After he went back to clean up, he went directly to Prince Garlan's residence."

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The courtyard, which was extremely crowded a few days ago, has now become quiet. Most of the people have been kicked out. Only two or three maids are still walking around in the courtyard. They talk softly into each other's ears. They talked softly and walked and did things as quietly as possible, for fear of making too much noise and disturbing the little prince who finally fell asleep in the room.

A burst of soft music came from the room. It was an extremely pleasant and gentle melody. The plucked strings sounded like the tinkling sound of falling water in a fountain.

By the window of the room, a handsome blond knight sat there, wearing a simple white short robe, black trousers, and a black belt around his waist. He held a two-stringed lute half a man's height in his arms. It was hemispherical, with exquisite hollow carvings on the sound hole, and the top of the long handle was slightly bent into a leaf shape, making it look slender and elegant.

The blond hair tied into a bunch hung down from Kejos's shoulders, and his slender fingers gently plucked the strings, letting the silver bell-like notes echo softly in the room.

The female officer put an incense block into the hollow gold incense burner and lit it, filling the room with a soft, sleep-inducing aroma. Then, she raised her hand and gestured gently to the one-eyed knight, and Kehos slowed down the tune, and then slowly stopped.

He gently put the lute down and stepped forward.

The little prince had fallen asleep to the soft sound of the piano and the faint fragrance. He was still lying on his stomach, with half of his face sunk into the soft pillow.

The soft blond hair was scattered on the snow-white pillow. Because of the fever, the little face was slightly red, and there was still a small trace of water on the slender eyelashes.

At this moment, the child closed his eyes and breathed evenly.

After taking one look, Caijos and the female officer retreated.

After all, the burns had been causing Prince Gallan unbearable pain and difficulty in sleeping. Especially in the first two days, Kehos had no choice but to use the special drug he made himself, which made Garlan fall asleep in a drowsy state.

But you can't use too much of that kind of drug, otherwise it will cause harm to the body, so today Kayhos wanted to use soothing music to make Garlan fall asleep.

Thinking of the way the little prince looked at him obediently with his big misty eyes, listened to him playing the piano, and then slowly closed his eyes, Caijos felt that his heart became soft.

He blamed himself quite a bit. If he hadn't left that night, the little prince wouldn't have suffered this.

As a guardian knight, he failed to protect the prince, and he felt very upset when he thought about it.

"Tapti, what did the doctor say this morning?"

he asked.

After closing the door lightly, the female officer with long flaxen hair turned around and answered Caijos softly.

"The situation has stabilized a lot, the wound is not inflamed, and the recovery is pretty good. However, the pain is still inevitable..."

She said, "I made a sleep-inducing incense, hoping it would have some effect."

The female officer Tapti has outstanding perfume-making skills that are recognized in the palace. However, the incense blocks she prepared herself were only used by King Camos before. Whether others can get it or not depends on her mood.

At this moment, she looked at Caijos and praised: "I didn't know that you have such exquisite piano skills. You play great music."

"Thank you for your compliment. It's just a small skill. Because it will be more popular with beauties, I went to learn it at the beginning."

The knight's answer made the female officer's slight affection disappear in an instant.

Ah, what a shallow and frivolous guy.

Why would King Camos let such a person become the guardian knight of Prince Garlan?

I don’t know if I will lead the pure little prince into evil in the future.

She thought so in her heart, bowed slightly, and then turned around to see if the maids had prepared the medicine. However, before he could leave, he heard the voice of the knight beside him.

Kehos said: "Good afternoon, Prince Heimos."

Tapti looked up and saw Heimos walking into the courtyard from the gate.

The young prince's clothes were clean, but his hair was very messy, and there was a little water dripping from the ends of his hair. It was obvious that he had taken a bath and changed into clean clothes in a hurry, and came here without even having time to wipe his hair after it was splashed with water.

His dark brown skin has a moist sheen under the light, and the most eye-catching thing is his eyes. The eye sockets are black and blue, probably because he hasn't slept for a long time, and the ends of his hair are deeply sunken. Deep shadows fell in his eye sockets.

As soon as he saw the lady officer and the knight here, he walked over quickly.

"How is Garlan?"

he asked in a low voice.

Tapti bowed slightly and replied, "The doctor said the situation is quite stable."

Before Heimos could ask more questions, she continued: "Prince Garlan just fell asleep. He had not fallen asleep for a long time because of the pain from the wound."

The female officer used an extremely tactful tone, but ruthlessly dismissed any request that Heimos might make next.

To be honest, she was somewhat resentful of the boy who had caused her lovely little prince to get hurt.

Before he could say anything, the euphemistic yet strong words of the female officer were choked in his throat. Heimos opened his mouth, but could not say anything. He glanced at the ajar door and lowered his eyes. The shadow of his eyelashes fell on his pupils, making his eyes look a little dark.

His thin lips became as thin as a line after he pressed them so hard.

Kayhos suddenly said: "Prince Heimos, when His Highness Gallan ordered you not to get close to him, I was still very confused. But now I may understand."

"Perhaps His Highness has already foreseen that you will bring disaster to him, and obviously I also think that you will bring trouble to His Highness."

He said: "So please stay away from His Highness and do not approach him."

Heymos stood there hesitantly, pursed his lips and said nothing. Now that Caihos said this, he raised his eyes to look at Caihos, and the corners of his eyes raised sharp arcs.

At this moment, he seemed to have transformed back into the powerful young man who dared to pin his cousin to the ground and could confront his uncle, the city lord, without showing any weakness. His golden-red eyes were like those burning with the sun. flame.

"No one can drive me away from Garlan."

He looked at the knight trying to drive him away with a compelling look and said in a deep voice.

Then, he turned to look at Tapti.

"I have taken a shower. My body is clean and there is no dust. I want to go in and see Garlan." His words became tougher. "I won't wake him up."

Feeling Heimos' suddenly toughened attitude, Tapti sighed softly in his heart, and then stepped away. She watched Heimers enter the house, the door being opened and then closed again.

She said: "Lord Kayhos, did you do this on purpose? Did you use a provoking method?"

"Well..."

The one-eyed knight smiled and did not answer directly.

He said: "It would be a waste to let him escape like this. Since the little prince was injured because of him, he has to pay something, eh, right?"

Tapti said nothing more, turned around and left quickly.

I really can't get along with this frivolous guy.

The female officer thought so in her heart.

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After entering the room, Heimos moved as gently as possible.

The child was lying on the bed, sleeping lightly. Maybe the slightest movement would wake the child up.

There was a chair at the head of the bed. It must have been placed by the female officer so that she could sit by the bed and take care of Garlan. Heimos sat down directly on the chair.

He looked at Garlan who was sleeping lightly.

The child closed his eyes, and his long eyelashes like cattail leaves cast a shallow shadow on his cheeks. The corners of his eyes were still a little red, and he was obviously crying from pain.

Heimos' eyes fell on Garlan's back, one spot on the nape of the neck, two spots on the back, and one spot on the calf. The snow-white skin was covered with cyan mud, and he didn't know the mud. What kind of terrible injury is it below? Will it leave any scars...

While he was thinking, he looked at Garlan blankly.

That little body lying on the bed looked extremely weak, which made people feel heartbroken just looking at it. They just wanted to hold it in their hands so that he would never be hurt again.

He recalled that day, Garlan's almost cruel words when he said, 'I hate you, I don't need you,' and the figure who walked away from him without hesitation.

He remembered again that that night, Garlan rushed up and knocked him away from the brazier... The child who was hit by the coals was kneeling on the ground, shaking in pain.

His mind was a little confused and he didn't understand.

It is said that children are fickle, but what does Garlan mean to him...

Just when Heymos was in a daze, the child on the bed moved his eyelashes slightly and opened his eyes.

Garlan tilted his head and looked at the young man beside the bed, his lips parted.

"Hey...mo..."

The weak voice instantly woke Heimos up. He leaned over nervously and looked at Garlan.

"Are you awake?" He said softly, as if he was worried that if his voice was louder, he would hurt the weak child in front of him. "Does it hurt? Do you want to drink water? I'll call the doctor?"

The child seemed to be still in a half-awake state, looking at him dimly.

After a long while, he said softly.

"hand……"

"Um?"

"……your hands."

The boy followed the child's hazy gaze and saw his right hand.

He was a little confused, but he still followed Garlan's words and placed his right hand in front of Garlan's eyes.

The child's golden eyes were half-opened and he looked confused. His hand on the pillow moved slightly and moved over. His small hand gently grasped one of Heimos' fingers.

The little hand gently held the boy's fingers and touched them again, as if confirming something.

Then, Garlan's eyes curved up, like the curve of a crescent moon.

The child, who still had some light red tears in the corners of his eyes, laughed. His smile was sweet and adorable, so sweet that it seemed to penetrate into people's hearts.

He seemed relieved and relieved, so he held Heimos's finger, closed his eyes, and fell asleep again.

Heimos said nothing and did not move.

He looked at Garlan's hand.

That soft little hand gently held his fingers, but he felt that what that hand held was his heart.

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"Kayhos, is Heymos here?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, he is inside."

There was a soft conversation at the door, and then the ajar door was pushed open and someone walked in.

King Kamos who entered the door glanced at him and was startled.

He turned his head and looked at Caijos, who was also stunned for a moment. Then, the two tall and burly men couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Little Garlan was lying on the bed, sleeping quietly.

Heimos, who was sitting on the chair, was lying on the edge of the bed, also sleeping deeply.

The child's small, soft hand held the boy's slightly rough fingers.