The King's Follower [Rebirth]

August stood at the door of the crown prince's bedroom, lowered his eyes and frowned, quietly watching the warm fire pull a strange shadow on the ground, until he heard an indistinct shout from the thick wooden door. It came out through the cracks, the sound was as short as an illusion, but August knew he had caught it.So he finally raised his head and waited for a few more minutes before gently opening the door.

In the bedroom, the crown prince had fallen asleep with the quilt in his arms, his sickly body curled up slightly, his arched back looked like a city wall, protecting his heart in his arms.He tiptoed to the bed, unfolded the crown prince's body gently, covered the quilt, and left the room.

The crown prince's room is a suite as a whole, with the bedroom on the innermost side, separated from the dressing room, bathroom and a short corridor is the large living room, where all the servants on duty are currently staying.August walked into the living room, patted the shoulders of the two servants, and signaled them to go to the bedroom to look after the sleeping Edward. Then he found a book, sat down on the sofa near the fireplace, and began to read.

The servants seemed a little depressed and silent because of the crown prince's injury and the frequent large-scale personnel changes in the castle. The big living room was quiet, as if Mrs. Permetre was sitting on the side.The warm heat, the quiet atmosphere, and the soft sunlight made people drowsy. August hugged the book and fell into a drowsy sleep just after reading a few pages.

He knew he was dreaming, but he couldn't control himself in the dream and continued to run as hard as he could.He never knew that his father's Le Pen Manor located in Sol Galle, an imperial resort, had built such a complicated and huge underground secret room.He ran desperately, only knew to run forward along the dark passage, he had already forgotten which way he came from, and where he found the entrance of the underground secret room, he only knew that he wanted to run, He can't stop, because if he stops, what awaits him must be death.

A lighter and more vigorous footstep sounded from behind, and he let out a painful sob in despair. Then, he was thrown down by the chasing person and fell heavily to the ground.

"Please let me go!" He knew he was struggling, and clasped his fingers on the uneven stone bricks on the floor of the passage, as if he could be rescued in this way. His screaming cries echoed in his ears. There are so many noises, it's annoying, "Dad! Dad! I don't see anything! I don't know anything! Dad! Help me! Help me!"

Then August suddenly opened his eyes, sat up suddenly, panting violently.

William was standing in front of him, apparently just passing by, but stopped by August's sudden movement.

"What's wrong with you?" William looked at August suspiciously. The latter was pale, with dense beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. He looked extremely haggard and weak. He was wearing a well-fitting black casual suit, buttoned all the way to the bottom. On the top one, the stand-up collar embroidered with golden patterns made his neck more slender and slender, and his whole person exudes a fragile ascetic beauty that is tempting to commit crimes and arouses pity.Since August came to Somerset, he immediately replaced the crown prince and became the most popular sub-orc in the crown prince's guards. Every night, many orcs fell asleep thinking of him.It's a pity that it is William who sees this beautiful scene now. This child is not yet an adult and has no sense of love. More importantly, in his heart, the most beautiful sub-orc is only his Royal Highness.

"Mr. August, are you okay?" William walked around the sofa and stopped in front of August.He didn't like this colleague who had won too much attention from the Crown Prince, but Elizabeth told him that an orc should not argue too much with sub-orcs, because it would be ungentlemanlike, and His Royal Highness valued etiquette and demeanor most.

August pressed his chest, and the heart that hit his chest violently seemed to feel the soothing hand, and gradually calmed down.He raised his head, smiled, and said, "Thank you for your concern, I'm much better."

"You're welcome." William took a step back, nodded slightly, and was about to leave.

"Your Excellency William?" August stood up, "Would you like to go out with me for a walk? This room is too hot, it's too hot to breathe."

William pursed his lips reluctantly, trying his best to find a reason for his refusal.A graceful orc should not refuse the reasonable request of the sub-orc, but he really didn't want to go out with August, after all, he still had to see the crown prince.

August didn't seem to see his displeasure, stepped forward two steps, put his arms around his shoulders, and led him out, "Come on," he said with a smile, "You just woke up, just right Move around and wake up."

In the corridors of the castle, there were twice as many soldiers patrolling and standing guard than usual. This was personally arranged by Admiral Georgiana, who was sent by the king to Somerset to deal with the assassination of the crown prince. The whole castle was disturbed by this arrangement, as if the assassins Hiding in the shadows where the sun can't reach, one will jump out if you don't pay attention, causing another terrorist attack.

August had regained his composure, and he pulled William through the corridor unhurriedly, like a water god walking on a lake, attracting the attention of all the soldiers, but the young water god didn't care about the attention. He didn't care, he didn't look sideways, and quickly floated down the stairs, walked through the hall, and came to the garden covered with thick snow.

They walked around the huge artificial lake in silence. On the surface of the water were large pieces of lotus flowers of various colors and green lotus leaves carved from crystal.The surviving plants that have truly withstood the elimination of nature have long lost their tenderness and beauty, leaving only an invulnerable trunk and a dusty appearance. They do not bloom, and their seeds are inedible. They are as hard as small stones .The former beauty of nature now only exists naturally in the space of the sub-orcs.

"Sorry, I don't want to take a walk anymore." William, who was holding back his impatience and maintaining a gentlemanly demeanor, finally couldn't help it, "I'm going back."

"You persisted longer than I thought." August laughed, which made William feel that he was being played, so he stopped immediately, turned around and left.

"What do you think," August said suddenly, "if something happens to His Highness, who will inherit the throne?"

William paused, turned around and looked at August, who had a proper reserved smile on his face, making it hard to figure out.

"Walk with me again." August said, continuing to walk forward.William hesitated for a moment, but still kept up with him in two or three steps.But after dropping the thought-provoking question, August began to remain silent again.William felt that he was really a little angry this time.

Just when he once again decided to leave the garden and return to the crown prince's bedroom, August finally spoke: "Do you know, according to the "Law of Inheritance to the Throne", what is the order of succession to the throne, Your Excellency William?"

"I know." William said, "His Highness is the first heir, then His Majesty's younger sister, Princess Deborah, and then His Majesty's uncle, Grand Duke Saxant, and then the children of Grand Duke Saxant..."

"It is enough to know this." August said, "If something happens to His Majesty, then according to the law, the throne will be handed over to someone else. This is not good news for His Majesty, after all, he carefully Taking care of a powerful and wealthy empire for decades can only benefit others in vain. However, for others, it is really a good thing, a country is obtained without bloodshed."

"You mean, the person who wants to assassinate the Crown Prince is Princess Deborah!" William grabbed August's sleeve and asked eagerly.

"Hush!" August quickly stopped, "How dare you slander a princess?"

"This is what you said!"

"What did I say?" August asked back, William thought about it carefully, and was tongue-tied, August really didn't say anything.

The blond Asian orc man smiled softly, led William to continue walking around the artificial lake, and whispered softly: "There are so many people in this world who want the life of His Highness the Crown Prince. However, do you think our respected His Majesty the King will Let those who have evil intentions succeed? Thank you Orgona for granting His Majesty such unfathomable wisdom. You must know that no matter what happens to Prince Edward, they will not succeed, and they will never get the throne. "

Having said this, August suddenly stopped and looked at William, "Guess, if something happens to His Highness, who will sit on the throne?" His voice became softer, but it was like a piece of silk strangling his neck. Take, creepily, "I think you know who this guy is, don't you?"

William took a step back in panic, as if trying to run away.Does he know all about it?William was in a panic. He wanted to stay away from this shady orc man, but he didn't want to just run away.In the end, he ignored the gentlemanly demeanor and aristocratic etiquette, and pushed August hard: "You are not allowed to say such words! Your Highness will always be fine! In the future, he will inherit the throne and become the monarch of the empire!"

Pushed by him, August staggered back two steps, but grabbed William's hand in time, pulled him in front of him forcefully, and asked aggressively in a low voice: "Why would I say such a thing?" Don’t you know, Your Excellency William?”

William shook him off fiercely, like throwing off a poisonous snake that came out of nowhere, and fled in a hurry.

Standing in the empty garden, August watched the little orc disappear at the back door of the castle. He suddenly smiled, then turned around and continued walking along the artificial lake.