A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

It was already late at night, and Garlan was sitting on a soft cushion. The big brown lion was lying in front of him, resting its big fluffy head on Garlan's lap, sleeping soundly.

The boy was shirtless, and the bright lights shone on his fair skin, making the bruises and bruises on his body clearer and clearer.

The female official was behind him, kneeling on the cushions and gently applying the anti-blood ointment to the bruises on his back.

The room was quiet except for Nega's snoring.

Garlan kept stroking the big lion lying in front of him, feeling the cool ointment on his back, which relieved the pain a lot.

After a long time, he spoke in a low voice.

"Taputi, are you angry?"

The female official was startled for a moment, and then smiled.

"I'm not angry, Your Highness."

"……real?"

"I didn't lie to you."

The female official continued to apply the ointment and answered with a smile.

"Do you still remember? What I said back then."

"I said, because you have been sensible since childhood, I have always hoped that you would be more willful. I hope that you can do what you want to do according to your own heart."

Putting the ointment box aside, Tapti draped a soft white cloth on Garlan's shoulders.

"So, Your Highness, I am actually a little happy. After all these years, you have finally been willful for yourself... but this time it is a bit too much."

"But it doesn't matter. You are still young and can do whatever you want, so it doesn't matter. Even if you want to continue doing the same thing, there is no problem."

"Prince, I watched you grow up, and I know what kind of person you are, so I believe that you will come back in the end."

Tapti knelt on the cushion, behind Garlan.

Under the bright light, she stretched out her hands and hugged the young boy from behind.

"Prince, you can do whatever you want. However, no matter how far you leave, please be sure to come back here."

She held the child tenderly in her arms.

She said softly: "Please don't forget, no matter when, I will be here, waiting for your return."

Garlan leaned into that warm embrace, with a familiar faint fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose.

That was the aura that had surrounded him since childhood.

He hummed softly, closed his eyes, allowed himself to be immersed in it, and relaxed into a trance and fell asleep.

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……………………

Shulos followed Garlan and his party to the royal city, but due to some reasons, he was unable to enter the palace together that night, so he had to stay outside temporarily and wait for news.

He stayed outside alone for two days before anyone came to find him. The man who looked like a palace guard took him into the palace, took him to a palace, and motioned for him to enter.

Looking at the huge white jade door with gorgeous carvings in front of him, Shulos hesitated for a moment. After thinking for a long time, he felt that no one would trouble a little bard like him, and then walked in.

As soon as he entered, his eyes suddenly lit up.

I saw the pretty and lovely girls like flowers walking through the courtyard. Their slender figures, flowing white skirts, soft long hair, and crisp laughter made them look like fairies in the forest. .

They were either holding silver plates with fruits, jade wine bottles, or dishes, and walked quickly on the grass with light steps.

Goddess Avdmir, is this your fairyland?

Just when Shulos was moved by the beautiful scenery in front of him, a voice sounded in his ears.

"Are you Shulos?"

Shulos turned his head and saw a woman standing in front of him, with a graceful figure and elegant temperament.

The light-colored long skirt and the light blue belt wrapped around her waist outline the exquisite curves of her body.

Her long hair is tied up on the back of her head, milky white moonstone ornaments are dotted between her temples, and her red lips are as bright as cinnabar.

beauty!

Without any time to think, almost instinctively, Shulos stepped forward decisively, put a hand on his chest, and bowed to the beauty.

"Beautiful lady, I am the Shulos you are looking for."

He said politely, raised his eyes, and raised the corners of his eyes slightly.

Those peach blossom eyes looked deeply at each other, as if there were waves rippling deep in their eyes.

"Your figure is like a ray of moonlight falling from the night sky, instantly falling into my heart. Your voice called out my name, and I didn't know until today that my name is so beautiful. "

The bard, who was trying hard to show off his gorgeous feathers like a peacock, didn't notice that the face of the female official, who was originally calm, quickly darkened.

He didn't even know that the first time he met, his words had already caused him to be directly thrown into the abyss by Tapti.

At this moment, he was still raising his hand to stroke his forehead, showing his most handsome side.

"Beautiful lady, I wonder if I am lucky enough to know your name..."

Halfway through his words, he was interrupted rudely.

"follow me."

The female officer interrupted Shulos expressionlessly, then turned around, completely ignoring whether Shulos followed or not, and walked straight to the side.

Ahhh, another Cayjos.

Tapti frowned as she walked.

It is said that the prince has been staying with this smooth-tongued man during the more than twenty days he has been outside. Caihos at least knew how to restrain himself in front of the prince and would not act recklessly, but now this man...

She couldn't help but worry.

I wonder if the prince followed in his footsteps?

Her cute little prince cannot become like this butterfly-like man.

The handsome smile of the bard who failed to release his charm froze on his face. Seeing that the female official didn't even look at him and just walked forward, he quickly followed her.

As he walked, he continued to try to talk to her, but unfortunately, the charm he was proud of failed again, and the female official remained silent all the way.

He tried several times, but in the end he could only follow him obediently.

The female official took him deep into the garden, where a small courtyard was isolated by erected white stone railings.

A small waterfall flows down from the stacked rocks, making a crisp splashing sound and forming a thin stream.

A broad, slightly stiff white cloth is spread out on the green grass. It is filled with all kinds of delicacies, fruits and desserts, and the aroma is fragrant.

It looked like a small private banquet with not many people. Apart from him, there were only five or six people sitting on the ground, talking and eating.

But among these people, except for His Highness Heimos, he didn't know anyone. However, one of the one-eyed blond knights caught his attention. If he guessed correctly, that person should be the one whose reputation is spread all over the world...

"Schulos."

A familiar voice called his name, and the young prince walked up to him and smiled at him.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, something happened in the past two days..."

Garlan said apologetically.

Shulos' eyes fell on Garlan's arm.

The bright sunlight at noon shone on the boy's fair arms, and you could clearly see that there were still some light blue bruises there.

Shulos frowned. He remembered that there was no trace of this before Gal entered the palace.

"what happened?"

He pointed at the bruise and asked, "What happened? Gal, you are a prince, who is so bold as to hurt you?"

"Well……"

"Don't be afraid, I'm here. Tell me who the guy who hurt you is, and I'll help you teach him a lesson."

Garlan gently rubbed his forehead with his fingers.

"It's Brother Wang."

he said, adding.

"That's King Camos."

Shulos: "…………"

Is it too late to withdraw the preface?

The young man smiled and said, "Do you want to help me teach him a lesson?"

"...If you want me to die, just ask someone to drag me down and chop me down."

Gallan laughed, pulled Shulos over there, and made Shulos sit cross-legged on the ground like everyone else. Then he casually picked up a fruit and handed it to Shulos.

"Here, eat."

He smiled and said, "I said I would treat you to a big dinner, and now I have fulfilled my promise."

Shulos took the fruit unceremoniously and took a bite.

The sun shone warmly on his body, and the sweet juice filled his mouth, making him squint his eyes in pleasure.

"Why did King Camos beat... well, treat you like this? I heard that he dotes on you very much?"

He asked casually while eating.

"He was very angry because I secretly left the palace."

"Yeah, I almost forgot, you came from Qiao's family...wait a minute."

Halfway through, Shulos' words stopped abruptly, and he suddenly remembered his previous conversation with Garlan.

"Gar... Prince Lan, you said at the beginning that your brother wanted to pass on the family fortune to you, but you didn't want it, so you ran away from home."

He creaked and turned his stiff neck to look at Garlan.

"Could it be that this 'family property' you don't want is..."

"It's the throne."

Garlan replied in an understatement.

Shulos: "………………"

Is this what is called ‘if you don’t run away from home, you will be forced to inherit the throne’?

…………

...Ah, the prince is indeed a prince.

This behavior, this thinking, this idea is so different.

We, the common people, have no idea what incredible things are going on in people’s minds. Damn it!

"Would you like a drink?"

Just when Shulos' mind was in chaos, a lark-like voice suddenly came from beside him.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw a beautiful maid kneeling beside him, holding a wine bottle in her hand and smiling sweetly at him.

As a result, the bard immediately put the unclear things behind him and started joking with the maid with a smile.

In this casual private banquet, the maids were allowed to move around as they pleased and talk and laugh with anyone.

Naturally, Heimos and Garlan did not dare to approach.

The handsome and gentle knight Caihos has always been very popular with them, but now the new face appearing at the prince's banquet is also a handsome young man, and he is eloquent, has a nice voice, and can make people listen when he praises them. They were so happy that they were so happy. I saw those beautiful maids surrounding the bard, laughing crisply from time to time.

Gallan, who already knew Shulos's virtues, didn't bother to care about him, while the blond knight sitting not far away looked over.

This person is... the guy who stayed with the prince all the way.

The guy who took his place at the prince's side these days.

After squinting and observing the bard carefully for a long time, Caihos suddenly raised the corners of his lips.

He took a sip of wine and asked.

"Prince, who is that?"

"Oh, his name is Shulos. He is my companion who has been traveling with me these days. He is a bard."

Glancing at the bard who was enjoying his life among the beautiful maids with his sweet talk, Garlan, who was sitting cross-legged, held his chin and said angrily.

"Well, just like you, he is a very romantic guy. It is said that wherever he walks, there are lovers... Well, I have to ask Tapti to remind them later, don't let these maids be deceived by his mouth. ”

"Merry?"

Caijos smiled and said, "Your Highness, you may have some misunderstanding."

"If I'm not mistaken, that bard's name is Shulos, right?"

Looking up at Shulos, he suddenly said: "You are still a virgin, right?"

As soon as the knight finished speaking, the small garden that was bustling just now suddenly fell silent.

Garlan:? ? ?

Heimos: ...

Tapti: Impossible? It's obviously another Caihos.

Caihos: Determined Smile

After a few seconds of dead silence, a certain bard nestled among the women suddenly stood up.

"I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense——"

He said, his handsome face was so red that it looked like it was about to burst out of fire.