A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The residents of Vinal City just slept for one night, and when they woke up, they discovered that earth-shaking changes had taken place in the city.

First, hundreds of cavalry that had never been seen before appeared in the city. It was said that they were from the royal city and belonged to the guard of King Camos. Then, these knights captured at least one-third of the officials in Vinal City. When they got up, several big nobles who usually make people fear even mentioning their names were also arrested.

The citizens of the city were poking their heads to inquire, but they were also hoping that the arrested noble officials would suffer bad luck, because these arrested noble officials were very powerful in bullying the common people.

Later, the acting consul who was temporarily appointed issued a notice telling everyone that these people were arrested because they embezzled property for repairing river embankments and relief materials for refugees. They also colluded with the cult to arrest women and refugees among the refugees. child, and planned to allow the cult to invade the city.

And our wise King Camos discovered the misdeeds of these people even though he was far away in the royal city, so he sent the Guards over, rescued the captured women and children, and arrested these corrupt officials.

When they heard that such a terrible thing happened in the city last night in their dream, the citizens were all frightened.

As long as they thought of the consequences of those cultists' invasion of the city, they hated those damn corrupt officials and nobles. Now that those people were arrested, they immediately clapped their hands and cheered.

Therefore, in their hearts, King Camos, who was thousands of miles away and could still know the affairs of Vinar City, was even more deified by them, and they praised him endlessly.

There are also some people who are confused about the content of the notice, because the notice says that King Camos sent his brother, the prince of Aaron Landis, to bring the guards over to investigate the matter. The prince not only successfully completed mission, and also rescued the children imprisoned by the cult.

prince?

The younger brother of King Camos?

Do they Aaron Landis have a prince? Does King Camos have a younger brother?

Some people thought in confusion that most of the residents of Vinal City did not notice the edict about the two princes more than a month ago because of the flood.

The previous consul did not pay much attention to this matter and did not publicize it at all, so not many people in the city knew about it.

It just so happened that through this incident with the All Things Cult, the prince who was originally little known became known to everyone. What happened next made Garlan gain a great reputation in this city.

In the large square at the entrance of the ruling hall, nearly a hundred knights lined up around the square, and several teams of knights patrolled back and forth.

The newly promoted clerk announced to everyone at the top of his lungs that all the children rescued by Prince Gallan were here. Now, in accordance with the prince's order, the families in the city who had lost their children should come here quickly to claim their children.

The entire city of Vinal suddenly became agitated, especially the refugees who were affected by the disaster, and they were even more grateful to the prince. After the prince came here, the corrupt officials who oppressed them and took away their relief supplies were arrested. Food and medicine were properly distributed to them, and doctors were arranged to treat seriously ill people. This made them burst into tears of gratitude. .

Unexpectedly, the child they thought they had lost forever was rescued by the prince and returned to them again.

Then, the shouting, crying, and noise in the square never stopped.

Many refugees hugged their children and cried when they found them. Some even knelt down on the ground with their children pressed down, kowtowing to the executive hall, where the prince was, to express their gratitude for the prince's kindness.

For a time, the reputation of Prince Gallan was extremely high in this city, second only to King Camos.

Everyone felt that His Highness the Prince was indeed the successor chosen by King Camos.

At this moment, the scenes taking place in the square, as well as the scenes of people holding their children and crying with joy, all fell into the eyes of the middle-aged man who was imprisoned in the high-rise prison on the side of the executive hall.

Gia, who was once the leader of the rioting refugees, stood by the iron window, looking down at the square and looking at the children with a sad look.

Those children returned to their parents again, but his children...

Suddenly, footsteps were heard, and someone walked up to the iron prison where he was and called him softly.

"Second uncle."

Gia turned her head and her eyes fell on the face of the little girl with a flaxen ponytail.

The once innocent girl had experienced so many things in just a few days, and had grown up and matured rapidly, becoming much more sensible than before.

He looked at Kelly and couldn't help but feel distressed.

Being sensible is never innate. Children have to be sensible. Children are forced to be sensible.

The man opened his mouth to say something, but the words Kelly spoke first made his eyes widen.

Keli said: "Second uncle, I found Ke Wu."

Her heart suddenly started beating violently, and Gia suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the iron railing in front of her.

"Kewu? He's still alive?!"

he asked eagerly, in disbelief.

Kewu, his child, he thought he had lost him forever.

"Well, my brother is still alive, among the children rescued by the prince."

Kelly quickly replied that she and her grandfather went to the square with the intention of giving it a try, but they did not expect to find her missing cousin.

She said: "He is outside now, with grandpa. Second uncle, should I bring him to see you?"

Gia was eager to say something, he couldn't wait to see his child, but when his mouth opened and moved, a sound completely different from his heart came out.

"No, don't bring him to see me."

he said, his voice dry.

"Second uncle?"

"…………"

The man's fingers gripped the iron bars so hard that his knuckles almost turned white.

At this moment, he felt extremely regretful.

If his hands were not stained with the blood of innocent people and he just killed those damn corrupt officials, even if he would be executed, he would go to see his son and stand up straight and tell his son that his father had done nothing wrong. No matter what, he just did what he should do without any regrets.

But now...

Just like what the prince said, he killed too many innocent people in the name of justice.

"Kelly, tell Ke Wu that I died in the flood."

He said bitterly, "I don't want him to know that he has such a father."

"...Second uncle."

Hearing what Gia said, Keli also nodded sadly.

"Kelly, I'm sorry, father, and Ke Wu, I have to leave it to you."

The little girl took a deep breath, then looked at Gia with red eyes, tried her best to show a bright smile, and patted her chest with her hands.

"Don't worry, second uncle, I have grown up and I will take good care of my grandpa and younger brother."

she says,

"With King Camos and Prince Gallan here, we will definitely be able to live well!"

Gia looked at Klee with gentle eyes.

He said: "Yes, there is a king and a prince, and they will protect everyone."

There was deep sadness in his tender eyes as he looked at Klee.

"Kelly, you must live well."

The little girl didn't speak anymore. Tears blurred her eyes as she looked at her second uncle. At this moment, she was so choked that she could no longer make any sound.

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In a room on the high floor on the left side of the ruling hall, Garlan was sitting on a soft bed, with a snow-white pillow leaning on his back.

He sat there, staring at the air in front of him in a daze.

Brother Kamos said that it was not convenient for him to show up, so he gave all the credit to him.

In the past two days, all the people in Vinar City in this ruling hall looked at him with great admiration. Everyone said, "Prince, you can do such a great thing at such a young age. You are indeed a person who has inherited the blood of the gods like King Camos."

This made Gallan feel extremely guilty.

There is always a feeling of impostor...

With a creak, the door was pushed open, and a young man with hair as black as night walked in quickly. At that moment, the thin cloak sloping down from his shoulders flew back for a moment, and then fell softly on his shoulders. behind.

Heimos walked to the bedside, first reached out and touched Gallan's forehead to confirm that there was no fever, and then looked at Gallan's hand to confirm whether the medicine on his wrist had been applied and replaced today. New gauze.

Then, he looked into Garlan's eyes.

"I've heard what happened."

Except for the seriously injured priest Shemuer and the knight who lost an eye and needed to rest quietly, the other knights who were less seriously injured had explained to King Camos in detail what happened at that time.

Heimos was nearby and naturally heard everything.

"You're taking too many risks."

he chided.

"You are a prince and you shouldn't let yourself take such a big risk. Since Shermer has asked you to hide in a dark cave, you should hide there honestly and wait for us to come."

Garlan looked at Heimos and blinked.

He whispered a little unconvinced: "But in that case, there will be others in Shemuer who will die..."

Huymos interrupted him unceremoniously.

"You are a prince, and your safety is more important than anything else."

He continued, "And at that time, you can just follow the rebel leader's words and agree to his conditions, and wait until we get there."

"Saving your life is the most important thing, but in such a dangerous situation, you still insist on fighting that person - you have never thought about what if that person is provoked by you and actually takes action. What are you going to do?”

"…………"

Garlan remained silent.

Although he knew in his heart that Heimos was right, he was really taking a huge risk by doing so, almost on the edge of life and death.

He also thought for a moment whether he should pretend to agree to the other party's conditions to save his life, and then worry about the future.

But somehow, at that moment, he just couldn't do it.

So in the end, he rejected the man without hesitation and insisted on his own judgment.

... God knows that when he confronted that man, his entire back was soaked with sweat... Even thinking about it now, his hands and feet feel a little cold.

Seeing the stubborn little child in front of him with his lips pursed and silent, Heimos, who originally wanted to reprimand this guy who was always taking risks, softened his heart. He thought about Garlan spending so much time alone. After a thrilling night, he couldn't help but feel distressed again.

He changed the topic, whispered a few words to Garlan, and asked Garlan if there was anything he wanted to eat or play with, and he would go find it for him. But the angry Gallan turned his head and ignored him, and refused to talk to him, which made Heimos angry and funny at the same time. He hated the child's attitude and was extremely soft-hearted at the same time.

He thought for a while and said, "There is a girl who wants to meet you. She said her name is Kelly."

When he came to see Garlan, he happened to meet the girl begging the guard guarding the door, saying that she wanted to see Garlan. He didn't care at that time, and he didn't bother to bring any cats or dogs to see Garlan, so he ignored the girl and came in alone.

Now Gallan lost his temper and refused to pay attention to him. He thought that the girl he saw last time was next to Gallan, and he might know her, so he told her, hoping to induce Gallan to talk to him.

As expected, Garlan turned his head as soon as he heard what he said.

"Kelly? She wants to see me?"

"Well, do you want to see her?"

Garlan thought for a moment and nodded.

Heimos smiled at him, rubbed his head, then got up and went out.

After a while, he brought the girl in.

As soon as the girl entered the door, her eyes stared at Garlan for a moment, then she quickly knelt down and lowered her head.

"Your Highness, King."

Kelly's voice was a little panicked.

"I'm very sorry. I know it's very rude to want to see you...but I really have something to say to you..."

"Get up, there's no need for this."

"B-but you are a prince..."

"Get up, Kelly."

A familiar soft voice came, and the sound of 'Kelly' seemed to hit the softest part of the girl's heart. It was a bit astringent and painful. Keli was stunned for a while, holding back the sour feeling in her heart, and stood up. Come.

She raised her head and looked forward.

The blond child was lying on the bed, looking at her with jewel-like pupils and smiling at her.

That smile was just like the smile that Gal had given him when he stood up to lure the cultists away in the dark night that day.

It was imprinted in her memory and she could never forget it.

"Your Highness, I want to come here to thank you. You are obviously a prince, but you put yourself in danger to save my grandfather and me at that time..." She said, "Also, you helped me save my Brother, I, grandpa, and second uncle are all very grateful to you."

"So, even though I know that asking to see you is a very rude request, I still want to thank you in person."

Kellan's words made Garlan startled.

"Really?" he said, "I thought... you would resent me."

After all, it was he who personally convicted the man named Gia, Keli's second uncle.

That man was about to be executed soon, along with the other rebel refugees who had killed innocent townspeople.

"How could we..."

Kelly lowered her eyes and whispered with a bit of fear.

...In fact, there is.

I actually have some resentment towards you.

Obviously, just a word from you can keep my second uncle and everyone else alive.

But you issued that verdict.

... Even though I knew that my second uncle and the others had done something wrong and that your judgment was correct, I still selfishly complained to you in my heart...

…………

I am grateful to you, but I am also complaining about you.

And I will never forget this grateful heart and this complaining heart.

I want to hide them together in my heart so that I can remember you forever.

Gal.

After a long moment of silence, Kelly suddenly spoke.

She said, "Prince, may I kiss you?"

"ha?"

Kellan's sudden words caught Garlan off guard.

He suddenly remembered that when he had just met Kelly, the girl suddenly kissed him on the face and said she would support him for the rest of his life.

Now, is this girl planning to do it again?

...No, wait, there are people around, Heymos is still here!

Garlan looked at Heimos in panic, only to find that Heimos didn't look at him at all, but stared deeply at Keli.

Seeing Garlan's astonished look, Kelly was also startled. Remembering what she had done before, her face suddenly turned red and she quickly waved her hands.

"Your Highness, this is definitely not the kind of kiss we had before. I was the one who offended you then, but how could I dare now -"

She blushed and said, "I mean, I want to kiss your hand."

Garlan took a deep breath.

With your own hands, please explain clearly. It scared me.

He originally wanted to refuse, but when he looked up and saw the indescribable look in Kelly's eyes, he hesitated and finally nodded.

He said: "Okay."

Kelly came over, she leaned over and took Gallan's hand that was lying on the bedside.

She looked at the pale hand that was still wrapped in a snow-white bandage for a while, and then she knelt down.

She lowered her head, closed her eyes, and held the prince's hand in her hands.

The girl lowered her head with a very pious attitude and kissed the back of the prince's hand.

She said: "Your Highness, I believe that you will be the wisest king in Aaron Landis in the future."

She said softly: "Please protect me and my relatives, please protect the people of Aaron Landis..."

My prince.

My future king.

Wherever I may be in the future, I will be praying for you…

…………

The girl was taken out, and Gallan found Heimos staring at him with a look that made him very uncomfortable.

He subconsciously turned his body to the side, trying to avoid the other party's gaze.

"Has that civilian kissed you before?"

Heimos suddenly asked.

Gallan was stunned and immediately panicked, and quickly explained to Heimos.

"It's not what you think - it's just the face, the cheek, the kind of kiss you get up in the morning. You know, Brother Wang often kisses my face too, it's just this kind of kiss! You know, Brother Wang He loves me very much and is very kind to me!"

Gallan explained in a panic, resolutely ensuring that he had absolutely no ulterior relationship with the little girl.

Kelly is only ten years old, I am not a perverted lolita control person——

For fear of being regarded as a perverted lolita, he might have forgotten the fact that he is younger than that girl now.

Heimos pursed his lips and suddenly said: "Garlan, I have always been very kind to you."

"ha?"

Heimos' words made Garlan a little confused.

Why did Heimos suddenly bring up the issue of whether it was good for him or not?

The topic changed too quickly and he couldn't understand it?

Although speaking of it, Heimos in this life was indeed quite good to me...

No, no, no, he can't let his guard down!

This guy has killed himself four times. Even if he treats himself better now, he has no idea what he will do in the future.

Garlan, who was confused about the situation, turned his head rapidly and looked at Heimos in confusion.

He asked Heimers with his eyes what he meant by this.

"……never mind."

Heimos stared at the confused Gallan for a while, then finally said this, stood up and left without saying more.

He brought that civilian girl in, so he was naturally responsible for taking her away.

He quickly brought Keri to the gate outside. Keri lowered her head to thank him, but she lowered her head for a long time and did not hear the answer.

She couldn't help it and secretly glanced up.

Then, she was startled by the boy's eyes staring at her.

The black-haired boy looked at her in a strange way, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

"Sir... sir?"

she shouted tremblingly.

The young man looked at her with that strange look again, then nodded and said, "Go away and don't come back again."

After saying that, the young man turned around and left.

Kelly stood there and vaguely heard the young man muttering to himself.

"...I haven't even kissed you..."

Kelly: "???"

The author has something to say: Ge You was paralyzed by the sugar-coated bullets and nutrient solutions bombarded by his friends.

Thank you everyone~~~

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