The King's Follower [Rebirth]

Just like that, the five valets returned to the room when it was nearly eleven o'clock. The three older valets looked fine, while William and a valet who was about his age were already so sleepy that their eyes were red.It was the first time for these two children to come into contact with such a boring thing, and they were at the age of lethargy. They usually went to bed at ten o'clock, and it was not easy to survive until now.Edward did not expect William to come up with a decent meeting report at the first meeting. Listening to such boring government affairs, it is not easy to insist on sitting from beginning to end.But when he took the meeting notes made by William, he was taken aback—William actually listened to the meeting carefully from beginning to end, and recorded every participant's speech. Maybe it's because the speed of writing can't keep up with the speed of others' speaking, plus he can't write a lot of words, his handwriting is messy, and he only memorized a few key words in many places, but it can be seen that he is listening carefully.

William blushed slightly, his eyes dodged, as if he was ashamed of his meeting report which was so scribbled that no one but himself could see what was written.Edward was in a complicated mood. Just because of an order of his own, the child put in [-]% of his efforts to complete the so-called task, but he didn't consider whether the order was reasonable or not. Maybe he knew it was unreasonable, but he still worked hard to complete it. Finish.This kind of earnestness is impossible not to make people feel distressed.

He couldn't help holding the child in his arms, regardless of whether the king's men were watching or not.Sub-orcs are not like orcs. Before they are minors, their bodies develop slowly. The night before they become adults is about the same as when they were ten years old. However, sub-orcs' bodies will grow with age. Edward is now 16 years old, only two years away He can become an adult, so he looks not too different from an adult now, and he can completely hold Edward in his arms.

William's face turned redder, and Edward's body was very fragrant, so he couldn't help but put his head closer to Edward's arms and sniff deeply.In this world where plants that can be used by humans only grow in the space of sub-orcs, perfume is a luxury that is worth more than gold, and only wealthy families will use it. Three bottles can be produced, specially for the royal family.

This kind of coquettish behavior of the little orc made Edward's heart so soft that it almost fell apart. Sub-orcs are creatures full of maternal instinct, especially adult sub-orcs. Edward was 22 years old before his death , is no longer an ignorant underage child, but is at the age of getting married and having children.He hugged William and subconsciously kissed his forehead: "Good boy, you did a good job."

William felt a little dizzy. He curled up in Edward's arms, carefully tentatively grasping Edward's clothes, trying to squeeze himself into the sub-orc man's body more closely.

"Ahem!" A sudden cough broke the warm atmosphere between the two. The Countess of Permetre stood up and looked down at Edward. A portrait carved out of anger, "It's bedtime, Your Highness."

Edward let go of William calmly, stood up and nodded: "I'm a little tired. Let's go."

Most of the servants saluted and said goodbye to him at the door of the crown prince's bedroom, and only a few servants who wanted to help Edward wash and change followed him into the room.Countess Permet followed closely behind and waved the others to go out first.

The servants looked at Edward, and seeing Edward nodded, they saluted one by one and left the room.

"My most noble Highness," Countess Permette didn't show any disrespect to Edward because of the deal Edward and the king made in private. After all, walls have ears, and she won't let anyone catch the slightest trick. That's why the king trusted her to be the guardian of the crown prince and his entourage, "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I have to remind you that your behavior tonight is very disrespectful. A crown prince, heir to the crown, the future of the country The master should not let his emotions out of control like a broken faucet like a villager. Calmness, self-control, and restraint are the qualities that a noble person should possess."

Edward sighed: "I'm sorry, my wife, my behavior tonight was indeed inappropriate. But..." He paused, he didn't know whether he should say it, the correct way should be to apologize, and then promise to never He won't make such a mistake again, after all, the king had warned him when he was in the capital, but he couldn't help it.

My life belongs to this child, what can I not say for him?Edward thought, and said: "But I can't help it, my good lady, I can't help it. You are also a sub-orc, you should understand that when a child stands in front of you, his eyes are full of tears. It's all admiration, he looks at you, although he doesn't reach out, but you know, he wants you to hug him, kiss him, praise him, tell him you love him, how do you reject him, how do you endure How about rejecting him with all your heart? I know that as a prince and a nobleman, I should be an example of behavior, but sometimes the leakage of emotions is so uncontrollable. This is the instinct given to us by Orgun La, I Knowing that this is a violation of the code of conduct for a noble, but how can I easily violate the code of Orgunra?"

He could refrain from expressing too much intimacy with that child, but what about William himself?Edward could see the longing in his eyes, and he didn't want to disappoint the kid.William was not an aristocrat who grew up in the palace and was accustomed to indifference and alienation. You must know that a child of a nobleman knew that he could not rush to his parents when he saw his parents before he could remember.William grew up in a remote village. Edward didn't know if his mother, Miss Margaret, would hug her child, but the environment where he grew up made him more accustomed to expressing his emotions.

This child had just lost his mother, he had just lost his relatives, it was the most vulnerable moment in his life, and then he was suddenly taken from the humble cottage to the luxurious palace, except for a young half-brother Brother, there is no one around him, he can't chat and fight freely, he can't find comfort in someone's firm and warm arms, everyone here seems to be wearing a mask, and the relationship between people is like Block it with a small stick, and if you get closer, you will be poked. Everyone has to salute when they meet, and they have to use inexplicably complicated grammar and sentence patterns every time they speak, even if he is the son of a king. A genius with great potential can also feel intimidated.In the palace he had had a brother on his side, but in Somerset he was alone.If Edward alienated him further, who could he rely on?

Countess Permette didn't speak. Edward stared at the blue flame jumping in the fireplace. He turned his head after a long time. He was surprised to find that there was an almost undetectable tenderness in the eyes of this lady who was harder than a rock.

"It's really difficult, Your Highness." She said slowly, her voice was low, as if full of exhaustion, "It's really difficult. However, life is not easy. From birth to death, in the decades, we have How many opportunities do we have to do things according to our own will?"

Edward remained silent, Countess Permette could see that what he said was sincere and had no intention of taking advantage of William, so she softened her emotions.She was telling herself that no matter how sympathetic William was, the king would not allow him to get too close to the real crown prince.A king cannot be controlled by anyone, which is why the crown prince has to leave the palace since he was a child and live in a fief, because the relationship with his mother is too close, which may cause the queen mother to control the government in the future.

But for Edward, although he is eager to live, it is more important to make William happy than to live. He knows that the reason why Orgona reversed the law of life and death and sent him back to the starting point of the past is because of his piousness. When he was hiding in a cask full of wine on the Iltos River that passed through the capital, he heard the ships sailing out of the gate of the capital, and tears filled his eyes, He solemnly made a promise that he would repay William Lancaster, and he would pray for the happiness and strength of that man all his life.

So, Edward said softly: "I understand all this. But sometimes, instead of living in pain, I prefer a more happy choice."

"Please don't say such terrible words, Your Royal Highness, if others hear it, it will cause unnecessary panic." After saying this, Countess Permette didn't say anything else, just curtseyed, Quietly left the room.

The servants guarding the door filed in one after another to help Edward wash and change his clothes.When Edward was left alone in the bedroom again, he knelt barefoot in front of the altar in the corner of the bedroom, looking at the Golden Ring Dragon, which symbolized the Supreme Creator, and felt peaceful in his heart.

In this way, with the cooperation of Edward, the training of William's heir to the throne gradually began.

The crown prince of the empire needs to learn to be a manager from an early age and manage his own fief as a practice for managing the country in the future.William's practice is 12 years late, and it is urgent to pick it up now.After Edward discussed with Countess Permette, every other day, William, who was on duty in the morning, would follow Edward to the conference room to watch Edward and the ministers discuss Somerset's official affairs, or go to the living room to meet citizens and other people who had appeals. Minister, Edward made up his mind and asked William to submit a report every time to ensure that William would not be distracted by being too boring. Up to now, Edward has completed every report very seriously.For the rest of William's time, half was spent on the practice field and the other half was spent on culture classes.

William's level of force is not worrying, what really takes time is his culture class.Although he received compulsory education like all the citizens of the empire from the age of three, he grew up in a ramshackle family in a remote mountain village that did not pay much attention to cultural subjects. William’s academic performance has not been going up or down, but he is just going to school step by step. .Even though he knew that his biological father was the king, his initial plan for his life was just to be a military officer whose rank was higher than that of ordinary civilians, and the requirements of military officers for cultural courses were indeed not too high.

But everything is different now. The crown prince does not need to be a writer, philosopher, or thinker, but he does need to read a lot of books. Managing a country requires a lot of knowledge reserves, so that he can have a long-term vision and a broad vision.So the teacher arranged by the king for William made a long list of books for him, requiring him to read at least one book a week.

Reading was more painful to William than making him practice fireballs a thousand times until his mouth burned.The teachers did not allow him to read purely literary works. Edward had to hold a poetry salon once a week, and that bit of literary influence was enough for William.So in his book list there are only economic, political, history and political tomes.But William didn't like Thorbaran's "Economic Treatise", nor did he like Savitar's "On the Relationship between the Inheritance of the Throne and the Rights and Interests of Citizens". Economics and political affairs made him so boring that he wanted to eat the book. It's interesting, but I just want to sleep after reading too much. The only thing that makes him read with great interest are military books. His only obstacles in military monographs are new words and long sentences that he can't understand. After overcoming these two problems, he could sit still for an afternoon holding a copy of "Long-range Offensive Magic of Air Domination and Winged Orcs".

As the current crown prince, Edward decided to slowly instill in everyone his intention to join Orgonla. He began to slowly reduce the frequency of his own fun, and gradually increased the time he spent on churches and religious books. I started to wear simple clothes, mostly black or white, with fewer and fewer patterns on the clothes, and finally only the national flower pattern on the hem. Similarly, the clothes became wider and wider, because a A monk should cover his body to prevent others from focusing his attention on other places other than his spiritual world, because they want to solve the spiritual distress for the world, not others, so the clergy of the church are all big-robed Sleeves, not fat or thin.

So, when winter came, from the outside, there was almost no difference between Edward and the bishop who came to the castle to lead everyone in the morning, afternoon and evening classes and weekend services.