A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

In the dungeon under the temple where the Royal Knights were located, Heimos, who had not fallen asleep even after midnight and was thinking about something secretly, suddenly frowned.

Then, he sneezed heavily.

strangeness.

You have the flu?

But you don’t feel this way?

Heimos rubbed his nose and thought a little strangely.

He had no idea that Gallan, who had woken up from his dream with a red face and scolded him as a gangster, was angrily wrapping himself in a ball with a quilt, and even buried his head in it, forming a round ball on the bed.

The boy who balled himself up in the quilt was sulking and praying not to have this dream again, and finally fell asleep again.

The long golden hair spread out on the snow-white bed, and the soft moonlight fell like fine silver on the young man's sleeping face, which was still a bit childish.

In the courtyard outside, the stone statue of Isdar, the star goddess, still stands quietly on top of the fountain, bathed in the starlight.

The slight splashing sound was lost in the gentle night wind blowing by.

…………

On the second day, the weather in the Royal City of Aaron Landis was always sunny, and the light shone on the earth.

The royal city that had been quiet all night had already become bustling with people everywhere.

Early in the morning, Garlan brought Caihos to the gate of the temple where the royal knights were stationed.

When he arrived, the knight captain who had received him last time was leading a group of knights, wearing red armor and swords on their waists. It seemed that they were going to the palace of King Camos.

One of their most important tasks is to guard the palace of King Camos and the treasure house in the inner courtyard of the palace.

When he saw Garlan, the knight commander turned around and asked his subordinates to stand still, then stepped forward and bowed slightly to Garlan.

Just like last time, he still had an expressionless face.

Garlan raised his head slightly and asked the knight captain to stand up.

"Prince Garlan, do you want to see Prince Heimos?"

The knight commander came to his own conclusion.

"Please wait a moment, I will arrange for my colleagues to take you in."

Garlan shook his head.

He said: "No, I am not here to see Heimos this time, but to see your leader of Sage."

The Royal Knights are independent of all armies. Their number fluctuates around one hundred. They are directly under the jurisdiction of King Camos and are not subject to the jurisdiction of anyone other than the king.

The supreme commander is called the regimental commander.

Under the leader, there are four to five subordinate knight commanders.

The knight commander was silent for a moment, and then nodded.

"I understand, please wait."

He turned around and said a few words to a knight behind him. Then, the knight led the team to perform the mission, and he led Garlan into the temple gate.

In the main hall of the temple, there are two huge statues of gods.

Shamash, the sun god, and Nanna, the night god.

The knights of the Royal Order believe in both of these two main gods worshiped by the royal family of Aaron Landis.

The entire temple is made of white stone. It looks simple and majestic as a whole, and it seems to be quite old, with traces left by the knights of the past generations.

There is nothing luxurious inside, and there are very few decorations. It gives people a sense of simplicity and indifference.

The knight commander led Garlan through the hall and came to a spacious room.

"Please wait here."

he said, then turned and left.

Garlan sat down and looked at the room for a while.

This should be a living room, but apart from dark and heavy curtains and dark wooden long tables and chairs, there are almost no decorations.

The large wooden lattice window was open. Looking out the window, there were almost no flowers and plants in the courtyard, only lush evergreen trees. He also saw a knight in inner armor sweeping away fallen leaves in the courtyard.

"Kayhos."

"yes."

The blond knight standing behind Garlan smiled and lowered his head in response.

"Speaking of which, we haven't seen a single servant since we came in?"

"Yes, Your Highness, the Royal Knights do not use any maids and attendants. Except for food, which is delivered by specialized people, other things, whether it is daily life or cleaning, including feeding horses, maintaining armor and weapons, etc., they all You have to do it yourself to hone yourself.”

"...Why do I feel like they live like ascetics..."

Garlan couldn't help but murmured softly after hearing this.

"what did you say?"

"Well, I just said that they are very strict with themselves."

Garlan quickly went over.

There is no such thing as a dervish in Aaron Landis.

"Yes, the members of the Royal Knights have always been extremely self-disciplined. They are not tempted by any outside world and stick to themselves to ensure that their loyalty to the royal family will not be shaken by anything."

While Garlan and Kayhos were talking, someone walked into the living room.

He was a middle-aged man with a burly and powerful body. He had a square face, a straight nose, broad eyebrows and a rather strong outline, giving him the handsome look of an adult man.

He has short dark brown curly hair, a light stubble around his mouth, and is quite tall.

The commander of the Royal Knights, Captain Sage.

When he walked to Garlan, there were two knight captains behind him.

The knight commander who brought Garlan in was nowhere to be seen. Perhaps he went directly to perform his mission after reporting to the captain.

Captain Sage glanced at Garlan expressionlessly, bowed slightly and saluted, almost with the same emotionless attitude as the knight commander just now.

"Prince Garlan."

After bowing slightly, Sage raised his head.

"What do you want from me?"

He said straight to the point.

"If you want me to release Prince Heimos, I'm sorry, but I can't agree. You have to wait until King Kamos comes back to give me the order to release him."

As soon as he spoke in an indifferent tone, he went straight to the core and blocked the words tightly.

Leader Sage, who has not interacted with anyone all year round, behaves like this no matter who he talks to, even King Camos. At most, he will gain a little more respect.

Garlan sat on the seat and looked up at Captain Sage standing in front of him.

"What if I must ask you to release Heimos now?"

"Prince Garlan, you do not have the authority to make me obey."

Captain Sage pushed back unceremoniously.

Garlan thought for a while and asked, "Can I see the remains of those two knights?"

"Please forgive my refusal, Your Highness, even if you have a noble status, you are not qualified to desecrate the remains of my subordinates at will."

Captain Sage replied with a cold tone.

"I didn't mean that, I just wanted to find out the real murderer who killed them."

This time, Sage didn't even bother to say anything and just glanced at Garlan.

The two knight commanders following Sa Ge also pursed their lips or frowned.

The meaning contained in that glance, as well as the facial movements of the two knight captains, made Garlan understand the attitude of the captain, or the entire knight order, towards him.

Although the royal knights never let external objects shake their emotions, they would still feel angry about the murder of their companions who had been with them for many years.

Therefore, they are quite resistant to wanting to help exonerate the 'murderer' in their eyes.

It was only because he was a prince that they maintained a superficial respect.

For these people who have already determined the ‘fact’ in their hearts, continuing to talk will have no effect.

Because they don't believe in themselves at all.

……no solution anymore.

Garlan sighed in his heart.

Then, he turned back and glanced at Caijos behind him.

After receiving Garlan's signal, Kaihos nodded slightly.

Garlan turned his head, put his hand on the armrest of the seat, and stood up, as if he was about to leave.

Naturally, Captain Sage, who thought that Prince Gallan had understood his attitude and planned to leave, took a step to the side and got out of the way of Gallan.

As Sa Ge stepped aside, the two knight captains following him were naturally revealed.

When they saw the leader taking a step back, they followed suit.

However, they had just raised one foot and before they had time to take a step back, suddenly, the blond knight who had been standing quietly behind the prince since he came here suddenly leaned over and rushed towards them.

Its power is like a gust of wind, extremely swift and violent.

In just a blink of an eye, Kehos had already rushed in front of the two of them and attacked them directly.

The two knight chiefs raised their hands to fight back in surprise.

However, their combat effectiveness was much worse than that of Caihos, and Caihos took advantage of their unpreparedness. Almost before they could react, Caihos twisted the arm of a knight commander, With a strong force, he dropped it to the stone ground with a loud bang.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around and kicked the other knight commander hard in the chest, causing him to groan and stagger back.

Before the knight commander could stand still, Caijos had already ducked behind him, raised his hand and struck him hard on the back of the neck, knocking him to the ground.

In less than a minute, the two knight captains were put to the ground by Kayhos.

Leader Sage's face suddenly showed anger.

"Prince Garlan, what do you mean?"

he asked angrily.

"Means nothing."

Garlan said, and with a swish, he pulled out a sharp dagger from his waist.

He stretched out his hand and pointed the dagger downward at the knight commander who was controlled by Kayhos.

Under the glare of Captain Sa Ge, Garlan put the tip of the dagger against the knight commander's forehead and smiled softly at Sa Ge.

"Captain Sage."

He smiled and said, "Do you think I will kill your subordinates?"

The knight captain who was grabbed by Caijos's hand turned red with anger. He ignored the dagger pointed at his head and tried hard to break free, but Caijos twisted his hands and pinned him to the ground.

"Don't do such stupid things, Prince Garlan."

Captain Sage's face sank deeply.

"We are not enemies. There is no need for you to do such a thing. You should know that hurting the royal knights is not a trivial matter. Even if you are deeply favored by King Camos, you will get yourself into big trouble."

As if he had listened to what Captain Sage said, Garlan pondered for a moment.

Then, he smiled at Sa Ge again.

"Then, if I stop now, there won't be any big trouble, right?"

Facing this little prince who seemed to be acting childishly, Sage even felt a little helpless at the moment.

He nodded and said: "Yes, Your Highness, as long as you do not hurt them, I will not even report this matter to King Camos."

The young man nodded.

He looked at Captain Sage with a smile and took back the dagger.

He said, "That's it, Kehos."

After receiving the order, Kaihos immediately let go of his hand and returned behind Garlan.

The knight captain who had been pinned down by Keyhos for a long time stood up and glared at Keyhos, but Captain Sarge did not give an order, so he could only retreat behind Sarge and stand silently.

Sage's thick eyebrows were already furrowed. In his straight mind, he couldn't figure out what Gallan's purpose was.

Do you want to give a blow to the Royal Knights who neglected you and didn't listen to you?

"Captain Sage."

Playing with the sharp dagger in his hand, Garlan said, "So, do you still think Heimos is the murderer of your subordinates?"

"……What's the meaning?"

"My guardian knight easily brought down these two subordinates of yours."

Garlan's words made the two knight commanders' faces look less good.

"He can control these two knight captains and Captain Sarge by himself. You should be able to tell that this is because Kaihos has a hand. He is fully capable of knocking these two knight captains unconscious directly."

Sage's face also darkened.

But he also knew in his heart that the selection of members of the Royal Knights was based on complete loyalty to the royal family, not based on force.

Therefore, the force value of the royal knights is not as good as that of the Guards Knights who fight with King Camos. Not even the average knights of the Guards can compare, let alone the world-famous 'Knight of the Burning Sun'.

Therefore, even though he was a little unhappy with Prince Gallan's words, he didn't say anything, so he acquiesced.

"In other words, Caihos can completely subdue them without harming them."

Put the dagger back into the scabbard at your waist.

Garlan raised his head and looked steadily at Sage.

He said, "Commander Sarge, I don't know if you have heard that Huymos's military strength is not inferior to that of Kehos."

Sa Ge was startled, and then his expression changed, apparently he finally understood the meaning of Garlan's words.

Kehos was able to subdue the two knight captains without harming them.

A knight captain is definitely stronger than an ordinary royal knight.

As for Prince Heimos, whose strength was not inferior to that of Caihos, it would be even easier to knock out the two knights without alerting them.

"Captain Sage, you said it yourself just now. Even if I am a prince, I will be in big trouble if I harm or even kill the royal knights."

"You just said that I shouldn't do such stupid things."

The young prince looked at Sage calmly and spoke clearly.

"And Heymos's purpose is just to get the talisman. Since he can easily subdue the two royal knights, why would he bother to kill them and get himself into such big trouble?"

He asked: "Do you think... he would be such a fool?"

Sage fell silent.

The two knight commanders behind him also looked thoughtful.

"Captain Sage, I know that you cherish your subordinates very much. But now, only by finding the real culprit can their souls rest in peace."

Gallan looked directly at him and said, "I promise you here that I will give you an explanation as soon as possible, so please release Heimos first and let him return to the palace to recuperate. The injury on his hand It’s not light. If he can’t cultivate himself properly, I’m worried it will lead to serious consequences. Moreover, you can send a team of knights to the palace to guard him.”

It was such a big room, but it was extremely quiet.

Captain Sage has been silent. Although he vaguely feels that Garlan is right, but...

After a long silence, he still shook his head.

"Prince, maybe you are right, but this is against the rules."

He said, shaking his head, looking insistent.

"I must get a warrant from King Camos to release Prince Heimos."

"Captain Sage..."

"I'm sorry, but I have to play by the rules."

Sage said categorically, still with the attitude of being stone-like.

Tsk, this headstrong leader who acts strictly and strictly.

Garlan cursed in his heart and sighed.

no solution anymore.

With this thought in mind, he drew out the dagger again.

Sage said in a deep voice without blinking an eye: "I may not be a match for Lord Kaihos, but even if you force me with your life, I will still...Prince?!!"

The face of Captain Sage, who was originally serious, suddenly changed, revealing a look of shock.

Because he watched helplessly as the sharp dagger was held in Garlan's hand, fell, and hit Garlan's own forearm.

The blade was extremely sharp. As soon as it was pressed, it cut a shallow slit on Garlan's forearm, and a little blood seeped out.

"Because I was arguing with you, Captain Sage, and you moved your hands in excitement. Then, Captain Sage, you made a mistake and injured me in the chaos."

"Prince Garlan, you——"

Facing Sage's shocked and angry expression, Garlan showed him a smile as bright as the sun in the sky.

"Come, Captain Sage, do you choose to send knights to take Heimos back to his palace and guard him there...or do you choose to let me use more strength to give myself a scar now, and then wait for Brother Wang to come back? Just complain to him, saying that you accidentally hurt me?"

"You...Prince, do you know what you are doing?"

Sage felt so angry that his chest felt tight.

"What am I doing? I'm framing you~~"

The golden eyes blinked, and Garlan said innocently and confidently, smiling brightly at Sage.

"How's it going? Is it fun?"

Sage: "………………"

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