A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Everything happened so suddenly. Garlan just breathed a sigh of relief after arriving at the port of the royal city, thinking that he could finally relax completely and take a good rest for a while.

He was also thinking that while waiting for Brother Camos to come back, he had to make plans for his trip and make corresponding arrangements for his followers, the female officials and others.

In this way, as long as Brother Wang nods, he can leave the royal city without looking back and never come back.

After all, the conversation he had with Heimos on the ship not long ago put too much pressure on him.

The deep meaning in the eyes of Heimos looking at him even made him feel a little frightened.

And what Heymos said, "I can't guarantee what I will do," gave him a great sense of crisis.

If he continues like this, if he has a girl he likes in the future... with Heymos's paranoid character, he might do something terrible to that girl.

Therefore, Garlan felt that he could not delay it any longer, and he wanted to stay away from Heimos as soon as possible no matter what.

However, although he had made up his mind not long ago, the sudden incident at this moment suddenly made his mind feel a little empty.

Finally defeated the pirates and defended the city of Tozes.

Garlan also thought that after such a big victory, there would definitely be a grand welcome ceremony when he returned to the royal city.

However, he did not see the welcome ceremony, and the rare royal knights suddenly appeared and took Heimos away in front of him without saying a word.

He subconsciously wanted to stop him, but Heimos turned his head and stared back.

At this moment, Garlan could only stand there, watching the figure surrounded by knights in fiery armor disappear before his eyes.

He was speechless for a moment.

Everyone following him seemed too shocked, and no one said a word for a long time.

It took a while before someone beside him spoke up to break the uncomfortable silence.

"So...it turns out...that's it."

The little fat man, who was shocked by this development, opened his eyes wide and stuttered a little.

"I just said how could he rush over so early? That's impossible. I didn't expect that Ju, actually..."

He stammered, and the blond knight beside him had a rare expression that darkened.

Caijos said nothing, frowned, and his eyes showed a bit of complexity.

[Stealing military symbols to mobilize the army without the permission of King Camos...]

Garlan did not speak, but clenched his fists hanging by his sides tightly.

He once asked Heimos twice why he could come here so early, but Heimos responded with "I have my own way."

At that time, Heimos spoke in an understatement and his face was very calm, so he didn't think much about it.

He never expected that Heimos would do such a dangerous thing.

...just to lead the troops to rescue him.

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The relief of returning to the palace was wiped away by what happened suddenly. Garlan reluctantly said a few words to the ministers and nobles who greeted him, and then let them disperse.

He returned to his palace with a heavy heart, and as expected, his female official Tapti was already waiting outside.

However, in the past, when he came back, Tapti always welcomed him back with a smile, and this time, although she still maintained a calm look, she didn't have too many smiles on her face, as if she had something. Worry.

"Your Highness, you are finally back."

When she said this, her tone sounded like she was sighing deeply.

"Tapti, what happened?"

As soon as Garlan returned to the depths of his palace, he screened the others away, leaving only Caihos in the room.

Then, he asked Tapti directly.

After all, they left the royal city for a long time, and only Tapti, who stayed in the palace, knew what happened during this time.

"Your Highness, Prince Heimos may be in big trouble."

"Because of stealing military symbols without authorization?"

"It seems that you already know a little bit, but things are not that simple..."

Tapti nodded, then shook his head.

She thought for a moment, as if thinking about what to say.

After a while, she explained everything.

At first, after flying for a day and a night, Black Eagle Anu brought the news back to the royal city that Tozes City was attacked by pirates and was in urgent need of reinforcements.

King Camos is away at war.

Prince Heimos sits in the royal city.

After receiving Garlan's letter asking for help, he immediately summoned several ministers, nobles, and several military generals to hold a meeting, requesting that the army be mobilized immediately, and he led him to rush to Tozes City for rescue.

Although everyone at the time had no objection to the rescue of Tozes City, the military generals shook their heads and rejected Prince Heimos' request to mobilize the army.

The reason is simple. All the legions of Aaron Landis belong directly to King Camos, and only King Camos has the right to mobilize the army with a word.

If King Camos is not here, there is only one way to mobilize the army, which is to show the military symbols.

There are two pieces of Aaron Landis's talisman.

Carved from lapis lazuli, which symbolizes the sky, one piece is carried by King Camos, and the other is closely protected in the deep palace.

The piece of lapis lazuli weapon talisman hidden in the palace can only be taken out and given to others for use with the will of King Camos.

Without military symbols, the military generals would never dare to let Prince Heimos mobilize his troops.

They could not bear the responsibility of deploying troops and generals without King Camos' permission.

Therefore, although they knew that they were sending people to the eastern border to obtain King Camos's will, and that after two or three days of delay, the city of Tozes would fall, but they still refused the prince's order.

However, what everyone did not expect was that Prince Heimos actually took out the Lapis Lazuli Talisman in front of everyone in the meeting hall.

According to Heimos, when King Camos left the royal city to go to the border to fight, just in case, he gave him the military talisman in advance so that he could act easily when encountering important matters.

Since Prince Heimos was holding the military talisman, the generals had no objections.

Heimos acted very quickly. Almost late that night, he left the royal city with tens of thousands of cavalry and rushed to the city of Tozes.

At the same moment, the royal navy fleet, which had received the order to set off, also quietly sailed towards Tozes City in the middle of the night.

Heimos moved too fast.

In order to prevent the news of the war from causing chaos in the royal city, the news was blocked again.

Therefore, when Heymos left the royal city, many people did not know what happened.

It wasn't until the next day's court meeting that no one could see Prince Heimos, that they felt something was wrong.

At this moment, a group of royal knights in fiery red armor suddenly appeared in the court and announced Prince Heimos' guilt to everyone.

"Guilty?"

Hearing this, Garlan couldn't help but interrupt Tapti.

Tapti nodded with a complicated expression.

"Yes, guilty."

Her voice was very deep.

"They said that Prince Heimos killed two royal knights who were responsible for guarding the talisman and stole the talisman."

"impossible!"

Garlan's first reaction was to refute.

He shook his head vigorously and said: "There is no way Heimos can do this!"

If Heymos had stolen the talisman, he would still believe it.

However, he would never believe that Heymos killed the royal knight! There was no way Heimos could do something so stupid.

The female official Tapti also had a somewhat puzzled look on her face.

"I don't really believe that Prince Heimos would do such an obvious stupid thing... However, the Royal Knights seem to have recognized this."

"…………"

Garlan pursed his lips and said nothing.

Caijos, who was listening on the sidelines, spoke after pondering for a while.

He said: "Prince, just stealing the military talisman, and killing the royal knight guarding the military talisman and then seizing the military talisman...the nature of these two things is completely different."

The former can be big or small. In the final analysis, it is just a matter that can be determined by a word from King Camos. As long as King Camos comes back and gives a symbolic punishment, it will be over.

And the latter... its nature is much more serious.

King Camos's knightly guard army was regarded as the sharp sword in the king's hand, and followed him in the north and south.

The royal knights symbolize the dignity and power of the king and guard the royal city.

It has less than a hundred people, but it has a very long history in Aaron Landis and has had their presence for generations.

The Guards have to fight on the battlefield, so only the strong are eligible to join the Guards. The criterion for selecting members of the Royal Knights is not military force, but loyalty to the king.

Every knight among them regards honor as their life. When they enter the royal knights, they will swear an oath in front of the statue of Shamash, sever contact with all relatives, never marry or have children, and serve Asia wholeheartedly. King Rolandis.

The meaning of their existence is to protect the throne.

In other words, the act of killing the royal knight is tantamount to provoking the royal authority.

It can even be said that this is an act of rebellion.

Even King Camos could not protect Heimos in this matter.

Because if he did that, it would be equivalent to King Camos denying the majesty of his royal power.

Just then, little fat Tarr ran in.

"Your Highness, I heard about it!"

He gasped, "Prince Huymos is imprisoned in the dungeon of the Royal Order!"

Garlan was silent for a moment, then stood up.

"No matter what, he ended up like this because of me. I can't just leave him alone."

His eyes swept over everyone, and he said in a deep voice: "No matter what, I have to go see him first and ask the matter clearly."

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The Royal Knights' station is located deep in the palace, a slightly remote place where few people go.

It was a large palace shaped like a temple.

All the royal knights live in it. They strictly demand themselves, live an extremely self-disciplined life, and are not disturbed by external things.

In addition to performing necessary duties, they focus on training and improving themselves, with almost no contact with the outside world. However, as long as anyone has the slightest possibility of violating the royal authority or rebelling, they will be dispatched.

Perhaps, only this kind of royal knights can gain the trust of every King Aaron Landis throughout the ages.

When the prince Garlan came to the temple of the royal knights, the knight commander who came to greet him bowed slightly to him with an expressionless face.

His attitude towards Garlan was not much different from that towards other people, just as they had no hesitation in imprisoning the prince Heimos in a dungeon.

The status of the Royal Knights is transcendent.

In this world, they only obey the orders of two people.

King Aaron Landis, and Crown Prince Aaron Landis, who has been fully confirmed as the next king.

The identity of the prince does not make them feel afraid.

You must know that in the thousands of years of history of Aaron Landis, there were not a few princes in the past who attempted rebellion and died at the hands of the royal knights.

Regarding Gallan's request to see Heimos, the almost expressionless knight commander thought for a while and nodded in agreement, but did not allow Caihos, Tal and others to follow him.

Then, he led Garlan through the wide hall and walked deep into the hall.

There is an oval-shaped stone opening that leads diagonally underground.

The knight commander led Garlan down the sloping stone steps. Along the way, except for the sound of footsteps, he made no sound, just like a silent stone sculpture.

With a click, the lock was opened.

Garlan pushed open the iron door, and as soon as he entered, he saw Heimos.

Although the light in the dungeon was somewhat dim, it was still clean and tidy, but it was still a simple dungeon after all.

There was nothing in the prison except a narrow stone bed.

The black-haired young man sat quietly on the ground, leaning his back against the wall.

One of the slender legs is stretched forward, and the other kneels and stands.

He put one hand on his bent right knee and lowered his head slightly, wondering what he was thinking. The fine black hair fell down and blocked his face, making it difficult for people to see the expression on his face.

The sound of opening the door startled Heimos, who seemed to be deep in thought. He raised his head, saw Garlan, and curled his lips.

"You came."

He said,

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Heimos' tone was extremely determined, as if he was certain that Garlan would definitely come.

On the contrary, Garlan didn't know what to say for a while.

He hesitated for a moment, then took two steps forward and knelt down half in front of Heimos.

"for you."

Garlan stretched out his hand, holding a small cloth bag in his palm.

He told Heimos: "You must take the pills I made you to take morning and night."

Heimos was startled for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Probably he didn't expect that this was the first thing Garlan said when he came over.

Although he laughed, he still reached out and took the small bag.

He said: "Okay."

He said okay and looked at Garlan with his golden-red eyes.

Even in the dim light, there was still a glimmer of indescribable tenderness in his eyes when he looked at Garlan.

Garlan opened his mouth.

He had a lot to ask, but because there were so many things he wanted to ask, they were all blocked in his throat, leaving him speechless.

He was at a loss for a while, and for some reason, he suddenly couldn't help but ask the question he didn't intend to ask.

He asked Heimers: "Why are you doing this?"

Why do this?

And... to do this?

Garlan was confused.

He always thought he knew Heimos well.

But now, he felt that he didn't understand Heimos at all.

A hand reached out and touched the confused boy's head.

The fingers wrapped in snow-white bandages were entangled with the flowing golden hair, and the fingertips were buried deep in the hair.

"Because you're waiting for me."

Heimos said, understatement.

One sentence, six words, simple.

Of course.

The author has something to say: Ah...

Looking at the messages from my friends one by one saying, "Little Prince, just follow Heimos", I couldn't help but think of the messages my friends made two months ago that were extremely disdainful of Heimos.

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