before he was crowned king

Dear Princess Ornis:

See the letter.

The summer in St. Via is almost over, and the pansy flower garden outside the Falcon Pavilion is in full bloom, and sometimes there are tea-brown pikas running here.The professor of botanical medicine asked us to make plant specimens. I picked some pansies and made a few flower bookmarks. I remember you said that you like white. I take the liberty to ask Fiona to send you a copy.

Potion can preserve the beauty of the moment, but it is not as touching as what you see with your own eyes.I hope you can also see this vibrant beauty in the palace.

Sean Miller

In the quiet afternoon, Princess Ornis was lying on the big soft bed. She had already read this short letter back and forth a dozen times in her heart.But even so, every time she re-reads, she can't control the frenzy in her heart and the smile on her face.

Ornis turned over, looked at the little white flower hanging between his fingers, and let out a soft laugh.

"Your Highness, what's the matter with you?" Maid Joan looked at the smirking girl on the bed, "Since Miss Fiona came here in the morning, you have been very happy."

"Sean wrote me a letter and sent me a bookmark he made himself." Ornis sat up, shaking the little flower in his hand flauntingly, "How beautiful is it?"

"Xion? Is that the 'prince' you always talk about?" Joan's eyes lit up, "Did he confess his love to you?"

"No, no, he should have simply given me a gift as a friend, and he seems to have done a lot... and I am not the only one." Ornis shyly handed the letter to Joan, and Walking to the dressing table, he took out an exquisite iron box, sprayed some perfume in it, and covered it with a layer of red flannelette, before carefully putting the small white flower specimen in it.

"Pansies come in three colors: white, yellow and purple. He also specially chose the princess's favorite color, which shows that he still cares about it." Joan smiled, looking at Ornis with a little ambiguity .

"Joan, if you make fun of me again, I... will be shy." Ornis lowered her head, her face was slightly hot. Although she and Joan had a master-servant relationship, they grew up together, and she was always friendly to others. , The two get along more like friends.

Joan froze for a moment. Seeing Ornis' appearance, she hurried over and asked softly, "Your Highness, do you really like this man?"

Ornis couldn't speak, and after a while, he whispered, "You swear not to tell anyone else."

"I swear." Joan immediately raised her hand.

Ornis pursed his lips and nodded.

"Then you have already..." Joan's expression was a little subtle.

"Of course not. Sean is brother Mars' attendant. He helped me before, that's all." Ornis sat down, feeling a little depressed, "He may not have any feelings for me."

"Your Highness, have you heard the legend of the pansy?" Joan took Ornis's hand and said comfortingly, "Originally, the pansy was only white, but after being shot by Cupid's arrow, it shed blood and tears. There are two other colors. So the white pansy flower also symbolizes the purity of the original heart."

"Really?" Ornis blinked.

"Whether it's true or not, you'll know when you see him in person." Joan pulled Ornis up from the chair.

"You, do you want me to find him? This, wouldn't it be too strange!"

"If you're embarrassed, just pretend to be looking for His Majesty Mars." Joan shook the envelope in her hand, showing a sly smile, "And the letter also said, 'After all, it's not as touching as what you see with your own eyes.', This can be regarded as an invitation to you."

"Are you going today? Would you be a little too eager?"

"Everybody said: 'Strike while the iron is hot'."

Ornis was conflicted in his heart. In the conflict between reserve and conflict, Joan had already changed her into a new dress, combed her hair, and prepared the carriage for her trip.

The balance in his heart swayed under the influence of some unknown force, perhaps because of the guidance of fate when they met, Ornis finally succumbed to his inner desire to meet that person, and got into the carriage with Joan's support.

It was very quiet in the college.

It was still the class time for most of the students, and after getting off the carriage, Ornis realized that he had come too early. Apart from her and Joan, there was only one person in the whole museum, and this person was holding a leg tied in his arms. A puppy wearing a cloth strip with a bow, with a very serious expression.

Erics has always been concentrating on everything he does. He is re-bandaging Nono's wound and watching Nono's recovery by the way.

Alex shouldn't be here at this time.He is still in his first year of school, and the elite teaching of the Noble Academy has already arranged full courses for him. If he follows the schedule, he should now hold the "Bright Old Testament" in the classroom with his classmates to discuss the origin of the theory of human nature and divinity and final destination.

Alex was so uninterested in the topic that he decided to skip class without telling anyone.Because it was the first time in his life that he violated the rules, when he found two figures standing behind him, he almost threw Nono to the ground.

"Princess Ornis...Your Highness..." Erics put Nono behind him, stood up with both legs, and saluted the girl, "I'm sorry, I——, Nono, be careful, don't run around." The princess ran away, and Alex immediately bent down and took Nono back into his arms.

"Your Highness, is this the person? He's handsome and a little cute." Joan leaned closer to Ornis and whispered, "It just feels a little silly."

"It's not him." Ornis whispered, "He's the one from the Cabed family."

Joan frowned: "Then he didn't abuse his dead son's widow—"

"Joan, don't talk about it." Of course Ornis knew what Joan said. She knew Lilian, and naturally hated what Madam Mary did, but she felt it was impolite to mention this matter in front of young people.

"I'm very sorry, Her Royal Highness Princess Ornis." Alex put Nono outside the pavilion and hurried back, "You are not surprised, are you?"

"I'm fine, Alex." Ornis raised his hand.

"Thank goodness." Alex breathed a sigh of relief, "You came here—"

"Well... I'm here to find Brother Mars." Ornis said first.

"His Royal Highness Mars... Have you made an appointment with His Royal Highness Mars? It seems that His Royal Highness Mars hasn't come to the falcon meeting recently." Alex said.

"Has Brother Mars not been here recently? How is this possible?" Ornis was surprised.

"Your Highness, it's true that you haven't been to the museum recently, not only that, but you haven't been to the academy either." Someone said lightly.

The door was pushed open, and the blond young man walked in along the beam of the sun. He was holding a gorgeous bouquet that looked like it had just been picked. The face favored by the gods appeared in the same picture as the delicate flowers, stained with the color often mentioned in art. "melancholic" temperament.

In fact, the colors of the bunch of flowers were very mixed, and it was hard to say that there was no hierarchy at all, but Ornis turned around and looked straight at the young man with a nervous expression.

"His Royal Highness Princess Ornis." The young man held a bouquet of flowers and bowed to salute.

Princess Ornis stood there in a daze, as if the church bell was ringing in her ears.Princes, princesses, flying pigeons, and a bouquet of flowers, such a scene made her almost blurt out "I do".

However, the bouquet was not handed to her as expected, but was randomly photographed into the man's arms.

Erics was stunned, and subconsciously hugged the bouquet of flowers, "This, what is this?"

Princess Ornis opened her eyes wide, her expression almost uncontrollable.

"You skipped class today, didn't you?" Sean straightened up, looking at Erics coldly like a sword.

"Uh...I..." Erics blushed and hesitated, but he really couldn't lie under the young man's eyes, and finally said honestly "um".

"I ran into a girl from your college on the way here. She said that you didn't come to class today and asked me to pass this bouquet to you." Sean said.

"Ah, I'm sorry to trouble you. Sean." Alex scratched his head, "Who sent this?"

"I don't know." Sean said calmly, "By the way, she also said that your skipping class was marked down by the professor."

The two people present were dumbfounded.Erics was very emotional, and had to admit that he was not a skipping class material. He was caught for the first time, and Princess Ornis hadn't recovered from the ups and downs of her fantasy.

"Princess Ornis." Warm water was poured from the bone china teapot, and Sean called out to the girl who was still in a trance.

"Huh?" Ornis came back to her senses, and found that she had followed Sean to Brother Mars's study. She was inexplicably flustered, but turned around to find that Joan was still by her side, and she calmed down.

"Are you here to find His Majesty Mars?" Sean handed the black tea to Joan, and took a step back to stand still.

"Well, yes." Ornis took a sip of his tea and nodded, "But Brother Mars doesn't seem to be here. Just now you said that Brother Mars hasn't come to the academy? You know, Sean. "

Sean's eyes drooped slightly, and he knelt down in front of the girl on one knee.

"Xion, what's wrong with you?" Ornis quickly put down the teacup, and walked over to help the young man up.

"His Royal Highness Ornis." Sean said softly, "His Royal Highness Mars is probably imprisoned in the palace."

"What? How come?" Ornis was very surprised. She looked up at Joan, who shook her head unknowingly.

"I don't know. Many days have passed, and we have not received any news so far. I don't know whether His Highness's current situation is good or bad." Sean closed his eyes slightly. Although he didn't say anything, it is not difficult to feel the worry in his words .

Ornis's heart seemed to be pulled by something. Seeing the person she liked showed such an expression, she seemed to feel the pain of the other person.

"Is there anything I can do to help you?" Ornis thought for a while and said, "Maybe I can take you into the palace so that you can see Brother Mars."

Sean was slightly stunned, looking into the girl's eyes, as if he didn't expect that the other party would propose this method by himself.

"His Royal Highness Ornis." Joan came over, grabbed Princess Ornis's hand and shook her head, "No way, how can you bring a man back to the palace."

"But—" Seeing that Joan disagreed, Ornis was a little anxious.

"This method is indeed inappropriate." Sean said, "If Her Highness the Princess takes me into the palace in front of everyone, there will be rumors in the capital the next day. Doing so will damage Her Highness's reputation."

Joan nodded in agreement.

In fact, there is one thing Sean didn't say, that is, he has already carried a love affair with the court, and if the incident of Her Royal Highness Princess Ornis is added, then the holy Queen Karina may be very interested in meeting her. he.

"I... actually don't care about reputation." Ornis lowered his head, "I know that many people don't like me, no matter what I do, they will point fingers at me, so even if I do something out of line ,also--"

"Your Highness, please don't say that." Sean interrupted the other party and said seriously, "There will be people in this world who will try their best to stain you with stigma, and there will be people who will fight bloody battles to honor you."

Really?Then will you be the one to honor me?

Ornis opened her mouth, she didn't dare to say these words, she was afraid that everything might be her own sentimentality.She sniffled and smoothed the broken hair around her ear, "Thank you, Sean."

At this moment, Joan who was standing beside seemed to have thought of something, smiled and clapped her hands, breaking the silence between the two: "Your Highness Ornis, I have thought of a good idea."

Erics was sitting by the table, with the bouquet of flowers brought to him by Sean beside him. He was holding a red parchment book in his hand. gold letters.

Now, he is an adult and takes responsibility for his actions.Because the professor of theology class has already impressed him deeply, he is destined to be "specially entertained" for the spot check of the next class, so he must repay the debt owed by skipping class today, otherwise he will probably continue to pay the debt next year. Accompanied by this professor.

Eriks's back was straight, like a great sword in a knight's hand. At this moment, his spirit was entering a state of extreme concentration, reciting the awkward and obscure passages in the book by heart.

Suddenly, something as soft as a woman's clothing slid over his arm, making him itchy.After reading the sentence in his hand, Alex immediately raised his head and saw two women in skirts leaving the pavilion.

"Princess Ornis is leaving?" Erics froze for a moment, preparing to go out out of etiquette.

Maid Joan came from behind and stopped beside him.

"Goodbye, Master Alex, thank you for your hospitality." Joan saluted slightly, and then left the pavilion.

"Did I read it wrong just now?" Alex said to himself, he closed the book and went to find Sean.

The door of the study was open, and he walked in, but there was no one inside.

Late at night, St. Via Palace, the second courtyard, the prince's bedroom.

The silver-haired man lay barefoot on the sofa wrapped in sea otter skin, numbly drinking the iced red wine in his hand.He drank it self-consciously, the bright red wine flowed from the corner of his mouth over the slender blue veins on his neck, leaving a light red water mark.

Anyone who tastes wine regularly will scold men for being reckless in their drinking style.The man drank "Tokaj", which is a kind of noble rot wine. It also has a beautiful name "liquid gold" to better reflect its extraordinary value. "Tokaj" is a special offering, and the output is tight every year, and it is even more worshiped in the circle of nobles.If anyone among the little nobles can get a bottle, he must show it off, and then collect it under the eyes of many envious and jealous eyes, and save it to savor it alone in the future.

Mars is not a petty nobleman, he doesn't care.He is the president of the Falcon Society - "the core of the future of the empire", what a rare achievement, even his father Salfid III was only a member of the Falcon Society at his age.

In this way, he used to have the entire empire in his heart, so in his eyes, something as precious as "Tokaj" was just an ordinary drink for entertainment, and it was not worth hesitating for a moment.

The eagle symbolizes strength.An eagle with outstretched wings symbolizes victory.

The meaning of the first headmaster’s founding of the Falcon Club was to gather the most “powerful” young people in the empire, and according to his standards, the president of the Falcon Club must be someone who can “falcon”—” To be able to harness power, to be able to conquer victory."

Mars sat up, the alcohol in his blood made his heart hot.He casually undid the buttons on his chest, and took out the glass wine bottle from the ice bucket.As if he didn't realize it, he let the cold wine pour into the glass from the round mouth of the bottle until it was full, overflowed, and then flowed everywhere along the slender tall feet.

Someone snatched the bottle from his hand.

As if offended by this tough move, Mars raised his eyebrows slightly.

Under the dim light, his vision was blurred, and a blond woman in a long dress stood in front of him, with a rose-colored silk scarf tied around her neck.

"I didn't call anyone in." Mars looked at the woman in front of him and said coldly, "Get out."

The woman didn't seem to hear his voice, or rather, didn't take what he said to heart at all, leaning over and looking at him silently.Those eyes made him somewhat familiar, like a calm sea under the sun, quiet and mysterious.The woman was getting closer and closer to him, and the warm and cool skin wrapped around his hot arm. Such a contrasting touch made Mars' hot heart beat violently.

Indulging in lust|desire is more likely to corrode a person's mind than chronic alcoholism.In this regard, Mars has strict requirements on himself. In his opinion, a man who often holds a woman in his arms is already half weak in nature.There is no shortage of such dandy heirs of noble blood around him. These people have nothing to do, wandering between men and women all day long, and have long been tired of playing all kinds of tricks.

These things are not unusual for Mars. There are many women or men who have crawled at his feet in order to get his protection.He didn't look at these youthful, beautiful and seductive bodies at all, because he knew very well at that time that there was only one person worthy of his embrace, and that was the future queen of Saint Via.

But now, Mars doesn't need to persist like this.

He felt that he should try the taste of the forbidden | fruit, the kind of beauty that can make the gods fall, and it must be able to relieve his heart that is about to be crushed by pain.

"You came to look for me." Mars chuckled lightly, wrapped his arms around the woman's waist suddenly, and pulled the whole person into his arms.

"I know what you want." The faint scent of flowers on the woman's body enveloped him, and Mars touched the long, smooth hair. He liked the golden color, which was as dazzling as the sun, and people couldn't help but be fascinated by it. like a person.

Mars was lying on the sofa, and the woman in his arms was pressed against him, without any movement: "Are you regretting it again? This is not acceptable. Everything in the world must be fought for by oneself."

The woman seemed to be rejecting his touch, and broke free from his embrace. This pretentious gesture made Mars completely annoyed.

At that moment, he felt an unprecedented failure, an unreasonable failure in every sense.

All his efforts were worthless, and his fate was randomly kneaded and beaten by an invisible hand.

He was more reconciled to his mother's reasons for rejecting him than to lose to his mediocre elder brother.

Why are you rejecting him?

This time he didn't want to accept any more outlandish reasons.

"You can't leave here before you comfort me." Mars' arm was bulging with veins. He tore off the silk scarf around the woman's neck, controlled that fair neck, and directly bit her lips.

The fishy-sweet smell of alcohol grew between his lips, which was more in line with his taste than imagined.

Mars' lust|desire was completely aroused, when his hand undid his first button, the biting cold split along the top of his head like a guillotine knife.

The ice water in the ice bucket completely soaked the two of them with large and small ice cubes. The intense stimulation caused Mars to faint briefly, and then lay back on the sofa.He frowned, his temples throbbed soberly, and he pinched the bridge of his nose severely with his fingertips.

After forcibly sobering up, Mars finally regained his composure, and groaned a few times in his throat, as if he was annoyed at his gaffe.He opened his eyes hard.

The woman's blond hair, figure, and plain expression gave him a very strong sense of familiarity... as if they had been together day and night for a long time.

"I'm sorry, can you go out first? I will make it up to you later." Mars calmed down for a moment and closed his eyes.He felt that he might have drunk too much and was not fully sober.

"I think you should be sober enough, Your Highness Mars." The woman took off her long hair, revealing short hair that was as dazzling as gold, and said without any fluctuations in her voice, "I didn't come to see you, not to see you getting drunk."

"No, I know I'm very drunk and have severe hallucinations." Mars covered his eyes with his arms, unwilling to face the horrifying reality, "Maybe I should sleep for a while before opening my eyes."

"No matter how long you open your eyes, you will only see me." The man walked over, pulled Mars' wrist away, and forced Mars to look at him, "Your most loyal servant."