A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The sun has begun to set, evening has arrived, and the maids in the palace have begun to get busy, delivering delicious dishes to their masters.

Keyhos followed Garlan back to his residence, entered the arched door, and walked into the courtyard. Before he even got close, he could vaguely smell the faint fragrance of lotus coming from the edge of the pool.

The stone statue of Isdar, the goddess of stars, stands on the fountain pool. The water droplets falling from her hands splash into the pool water, forming small water circles.

"Are you really going to do this? Prince."

Kayhos stopped and looked at Garlan's back and suddenly said.

Garlan stopped and turned around.

"Yes."

He looked directly at his knight with his bright golden eyes and answered firmly.

"I'm sure I want to do this."

The blond knight stared at his prince with his only remaining eye, recalling the order that Garlan gave him for the first time yesterday, also in this place.

Gallan said, Kehos, from now on, do not let Huymos come near me.

Although he was surprised by this, he said nothing and faithfully carried out the order.

"Prince, the palace is a very dangerous place. Although it looks magnificent and gorgeous, there are many dangers hidden under this beauty."

The knight said that although loyalty was his duty, it was also his duty to give good advice to his master.

"Although you are the king's younger brother, I think it is irrational for you to push out an important person who has a good impression of you."

Although Prince Heimos is not valued by King Camos, the young prince has huge potential. Given time, he will definitely become a strong man who is not inferior to himself and the priest Shemur, and even... Can catch up in the footsteps of the Lion King Camos.

Therefore, Prince Heimos may be the little prince's biggest obstacle on his way to the throne in the future.

But fortunately, Prince Heimos has always been very close to and dotes on the little prince. Therefore, as long as this close relationship is maintained, he may be able to tie down that powerful enemy with his emotions.

This is the most beneficial approach.

Garlan hummed. He didn't seem angry at Kaihos' objection, but nodded in agreement.

"you're right."

"I did something really stupid," he said.

Use Heymos' current intimacy with him as a rope to trap the evil wolf...

This is what is best for him.

"Kayhos, although I can't explain it to you right now, I hope you can know that my relationship with Heymos cannot be improved."

"I could never accept him or be friends with him."

Garlan said, his eyes passing over the tall stone statue of the goddess beside him.

He turned back and looked directly at Caijos with bright eyes. The child's eyes were always so clean and clear.

"So, knowing that you will never be able to give the same kindness to that person, you still want to take advantage of this, pretend to know nothing, continue to accept other people's kindness as if nothing happened, let that person give to you, and enjoy that person I can't do this kind of thing to be kind to myself."

Garlan's answer made Kayhos tilt his head slightly and look down at the little prince in front of him.

"It is indeed your style."

There seemed to be a bit of complaint in his tone, and he raised his eyebrows.

"Don't you think that this will cause trouble for me as your subordinate?"

Garlan was startled.

"you're right……"

He raised his eyes and looked apologetically at Kehos.

"Because of my willfulness, I will bring you trouble. I'm sorry."

Because his willful behavior may lead to difficult situations in the future. In this way, he has indeed caused a lot of trouble for Caihos.

"There will indeed be trouble...well, a little bit."

The one-eyed knight scratched his head and said.

"but--"

He suddenly changed the subject, lifted back a strand of blond hair from his forehead with his fingers, and raised his eyebrows handsomely with a smile.

"If you, as the master, are not in trouble, how can you show your ability as your guardian knight?"

"……ha?"

"If everything goes smoothly, what do you want me as a subordinate to do? So, if there is no trouble for me to solve, that is the most nerve-wracking thing for me."

"Ah, next I have to try to make myself stronger. I must not let Prince Heimos surpass me."

Caijos said, obviously in a joking tone, but he seemed particularly serious when he said it.

He knelt down and touched the ground with one knee.

The malachite-like green eyes were slightly curved, looking at Garlan with a smile.

If this little prince was the kind of person who would use lies and other people's feelings to gain benefits and put himself in a favorable position, he would not have faced the threat of death in that dark night. Nor was he willing to take a step back from that group of refugees and make promises he couldn't fulfill.

And he would not come to such a prince.

"It is my responsibility as a subordinate to resolve the crisis."

The knight kneeling on one knee raised his head slightly, reached out to hold Garlan's right hand, and smiled at the little prince.

"So, my prince, please don't worry about anything and continue to implement your will as you do now."

He said,

"——Even if this is a will that everyone thinks is 'stupid'."

People who possess the wisdom of Thorga, the sky god, are everywhere.

They use their so-called "wisdom" to make various calculations in order to obtain their own interests.

People with integrity and radiance like the sun god Shamash are rare in the world.

My prince, you have a heart as upright and strong as Shamash.

Please keep your innocent heart.

You will be the future king of Aaron Landis.

Please use your wisdom and justice to lead Aaron Landis toward the light.

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Rumors about the quarrel between Prince Heimos and Prince Gallan continued to spread within the palace and gradually fermented.

Everyone began to pay attention to this matter without leaving a trace.

And this doesn't seem to be a rumor. The relationship between the two princes, who originally seemed to be relatively close, has cooled down sharply during this period, reaching freezing point in just two days. After a while, there is no sign of warming up.

By now, the two princes had very little conversation with each other. Apart from necessary and polite conversations, there was no other contact.

Underneath the palace, an undercurrent surged.

Countless people began to make choices, either overtly or covertly.

I used to think that Prince Gallan was still young and the relationship between the two princes was pretty good, so there was no need to rush to take sides, so many people just waited and watched. Now, the relationship between the two princes is on bad terms, and they have become clearly divided. Some people who are good at speculating are beginning to make preparations to place bets on the two princes.

If you stand on the right side, you can become a central political figure above the court of Aaron Landis in the future.

Obviously, Prince Garlan, who was favored by King Camos, was more popular.

Many people even feel that Prince Garlan is younger and is easier to get close to children, easy to talk to, easy to fool, and easier to manipulate.

And Heimos... although he is still underage, his intimidating aura makes him not an easy person to talk to at first glance. Under the gaze of those sharp golden-red eyes, it was difficult to think of playing tricks on this young man.

Therefore, the vast majority of speculators quickly moved closer to Garlan and showed their favor to Garlan.

But it’s not that no one voted for Heimos. After all, Heimos’ excellent posture and powerful strength have long been known to everyone. Therefore, although there are few people who vote for Heimos, they are all extremely firm and not easily shaken. people.

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With a bang, the sharp arrow hit the target hard and even penetrated half of it.

Several teenagers who were watching showed admiration for the archery Heimos. They had practiced with Heimos in the arena not long ago. None of them could be the opponent of Heimos. .

In this way, they became more determined to follow Prince Heimos.

Compared to the few people around Heimos, there were many more people surrounding Garlan.

However, Garlan's arrow missed the target as expected, so everyone fell silent.

The archery instructor standing in the middle looked over and frowned, but said nothing. On the contrary, some of the teenagers on Heimos' side couldn't help but smile secretly. But by chance, his smile was seen by the people over there.

"why are you laughing!"

A thin young man stood up and shouted at the snickering young man with an annoyed look on his face.

And the other party was not willing to be outdone.

"Why, I thought of a joke, but I can't even laugh at it?"

"You are obviously laughing——"

——Laughing at Prince Garlan.

The skinny boy choked for a moment, but still didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence.

So the snickering young man became even more proud.

"What, can't you tell me? You are so lenient."

"you--"

Some people couldn't stand it anymore and started to join the fight.

"Hey, be careful what you say."

"Otherwise if something happens then don't blame us."

For a while, the two sides faced off tit for tat.

The people here are all the children of high-ranking officials and nobles, each with his own arrogance and disobedience, even the archery instructor in the middle can't stop them.

Just when things were about to break out, Heimos suddenly raised his eyes and glanced here. The inexplicable and heart-stopping look in his eyes made the voices of all the teenagers choke.

However, Heimos didn't say anything. He just looked at him and then turned around and walked away.

As soon as he left, everyone naturally stopped and the young men quickly followed his pace.

Garlan, who stayed there, was still practicing archery on his own, turning a deaf ear to those around him who complained that Heimos deliberately humiliated him.

When he was almost done practicing, he left the archery range.

He left, but some people remained. A dozen teenagers gathered together, murmured in a low voice, and then smiled.

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boom!

The last boy fell heavily to the ground, face down.

A dozen young men who looked majestic not long ago were lying on the ground in a mess, with the corners of their mouths cracked, their foreheads bleeding, or their arms bruised. Anyway, they looked miserable.

They looked in fear at Prince Heimos who beat up more than a dozen of them in an understatement. They didn't dare to say anything and ran away with each other's support.

The boy next to Heimos who had snickered not long ago was also bruised and swollen at the moment. The group of people blocked them, as if they wanted to embarrass Prince Heimos and deliberately beat him in front of the prince. , but in the end, Heimos easily taught him a lesson and ran away.

He looked at the backs of the fleeing teenagers and said angrily: "Prince Garlan must have ordered them to do this!"

"That's right."

Several other people also said this.

"Your Highness Heymos, it must be Prince Garlan who is deliberately demonstrating against you."

"Not this time, they will do it again next time."

"We also have to find opportunities to fight back."

"Even Prince Garlan can't bully you like this. You must let him know how powerful you are."

Heimos said calmly: "No, this should have nothing to do with Garlan."

He knew that Garlan was not this kind of person.

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Here, the teenagers who wanted to teach others a lesson but were beaten up instead gathered together and complained.

"It's so abominable."

"It's not that I can't beat him. After all, he is a prince. I'm afraid I'll be in trouble if I really hurt him."

"Yes, that's it."

Everyone expressed this.

Then, a young man suggested.

"We can't really hurt him, but we can use other ways to put him in trouble." He whispered, "I have a good idea."

"Ah? What method?"

The young man lowered his voice and secretly expressed his thoughts.

Everyone looked at each other.

"is this okay……"

"Something bad, it will make him uncomfortable, but it won't really hurt him."

"Yes, this can only be regarded as a prank."

"Besides, we can say that this is what Prince Gallan asked us to do. King Camos loves the prince so much, and it is impossible to pursue such a trivial matter."

"Tsk, tsk, I'm afraid Prince Heimos wouldn't dare to disturb King Camos with such a trivial matter. He would have to suffer the consequences of being dumb."

One boy said hesitantly.

"But His Highness Gallan didn't ask us to cause trouble for Prince Heimos. Wouldn't it be bad for us to do this?"

Another man slapped him on the head.

"You're stupid! His Highness and Prince Heimos obviously don't want to deal with each other, and Prince Heimos always suppresses him. He doesn't say anything, so he must be very unhappy in his heart. Let's help him teach Prince Heimos a lesson. Dun, His Highness will definitely be happy."

Once you are happy, you will be willing to get close to them.

What a good way to please Prince Gallan.

"It seems to be right..."

Thinking of this, the leading boy made the final decision.

"Then do it!"

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The blazing flame, like a huge fire snake, tightly wrapped the black-haired boy in its terrifying body.

The black water is flowing slowly...

...The smell of burning flesh came...

The boy who was swallowed up by the flames let out a cry of pain that was almost tearing apart...

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The fingers that were burned into black coals stretched out from the flames.

Ugly hands like demons stretching out from hell...as if to grab him and drag him into the flames...

Just like this, slowly stretched out towards him...

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In the dark night, the sleeping child suddenly woke up.

The white moonlight shone in through the skylight and fell on Garlan's forehead covered with fine beads of sweat.

He sat on the bed and panted rapidly, his pupils slightly dilated and dazed.

Why?

He clutched his chest, his heart beating violently.

It seemed as if there was some ominous omen coming, which made him tremble with fear.

he thought blankly.

This dream I haven’t had for a long time...why is it suddenly happening again now?

The author has something to say: In just two days, Heimos shares have experienced sharp declines and surges... ennnnnnn

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Well, that's it.

Tomorrow, the next chapter, is the decisive chapter.