A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

While Garlan was asleep, Heymos couldn't hold back and kissed his beloved boy.

Although he wanted to get more, Garlan was sleeping, so Heymos resisted the idea of ​​continuing to kiss the slender neck along the white chin, just lingering on the pale pink lips After a while, he forced himself to look up.

Moreover, he also heard footsteps and shouts coming towards him.

"elder brother?"

Someone yelled that outside.

The slightly heavy clogs made heavy footsteps on the ground, and they were already dragging towards this side.

Heymos guessed who it was.

He gently patted the head of Garlan who was soundly asleep, then got up, and walked quickly towards the door with very light steps.

As soon as he got to the door, Heymos saw Xin Yas who was walking towards here wearing clogs. The big boy was yawning, rubbing his eyes, looking for people sleepily.

Upon seeing him, Xinyas showed a vigilant look.

"When did you come? What did you come for?"

Xin Yasi glared at him with an unkind expression.

"Did you take my brother away?"

"Be quiet, he's asleep in there."

Heymos said,

"You should go, don't quarrel with him here."

The eyes of the boy who stared at him vigilantly widened.

"I do not go!"

Heymos didn't bother to talk to him, as soon as he stretched out his hand, he tried to repeat the same trick, grabbing him and dragging him out forcibly.

Xinyas quickly escaped.

"Don't catch me, I'll just go." He stared at Heymos, "But you also have to go with me, you are not allowed to stay here."

Heymos was too lazy to bother with this kid who wasn't weaned, anyway, he had taken the time to come over, and it was almost time to leave, so he walked ahead.

He was in the front, unable to see the staring eyes of the young man following him, and Xin Yas turned his head and quickly glanced at the room where Garlan was sleeping.

As soon as he took Xinyas out of the door, he met the female officer Taputi who was about to come in.

The female officer bowed her head slightly to salute him, and before she could speak, Xinyas rushed out from behind Heymos.

"Brother fell asleep inside, go in and take care of him."

Xin Yasi said to Taputi with a serious face.

"……Yes."

Taputi looked at Xin Yas who suddenly rushed in front of her with some surprises, and then nodded.

"His Royal Highness Heymos, Your Excellency Xin Yas, I will go in and see the prince first, so I won't see you off."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and asked the maid guarding the door to send the two of them away on her behalf.

Then, Taputi entered the house with the maid behind him, ordered the maid to pack the refreshments, and walked into the bedroom by herself.

She looked at Prince Garlan who was sleeping peacefully, reached out and touched his forehead, then turned her head and looked at the bedroom carefully, but found nothing unusual, thinking maybe she was overthinking, so she shook Shaking his head, he walked out.

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Outside, after leaving Garlan's palace, Heymos went straight to the training ground.

Xinyas stood where he was, staring at the back of Heymos with his eyes open, frowning, with a serious expression on his face.

It is true that his thinking is slower than that of his peers, and he is not very good at thinking about complicated things. However, his mentor and the priest who is also responsible for teaching him did not perfuse him because of this, but step by step. Taught him all the things, including men and women.

So, Xinyas knew exactly what Heymos had done.

But that's the wrong thing to do.

Heymos is male, as is his brother.

Moreover, Heymos took advantage of his brother's sleep. Obviously, that person did not get his brother's consent, and acted despised him without authorization.

Xinyas knew that his mind was not spinning fast, but he knew that the mentors and priests were all for his own good, so he would carefully remember what they said.

Before coming to the royal city, Raya had carefully analyzed the situation in the royal city for him.

Xin Yasi remembered very clearly that Priest Raya said that although his elder brother has become the crown prince, his foundation is not stable now, and there are many people who oppose him.

Because in addition to Prince Garlan, there is also a Prince Heymos, and this Prince Heymos is not weaker than Prince Garlan, especially with his own outstanding military exploits.

Therefore, Priest Raya told Xinyas to pay attention to his words and deeds when he arrived in the king's city, so as not to cause trouble.

In particular, it should not cause conflicts between the crown prince and Heymos, because that would cause the crown prince a lot of trouble.

It was precisely because Xinyas remembered the words of Priest Raya in his heart that he resisted the urge to rush in on the spot and beat up that frivolous brother.

And now...

Xin Yasi has already thought about how to help his brother.

His idea was simple.

Priest Laya was able to help him suppress those who were embarrassed towards him in Irmia because Priest Laya was bigger than those people.

Therefore, to suppress Heymos who was spying on his brother, he had to find someone bigger than Heymos.

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In the audience hall on the east side of the palace, King Kamos sat on the malachite throne above the hall, and several officials stood below with their heads bowed respectfully, talking loudly.

Kamos lay obliquely on the snow-white gauze covering the malachite throne, with one hand resting on his bent knees, and a long parchment was spread out on the table in front of him. He listened The officials below spoke, looking back and forth across the paper.

Those officials were officials from all over the city who came to report their work. They had been waiting in the city for a few days. Finally, this afternoon, King Kamos summoned them and listened to their report on his work over the past few years.

At this moment, it was nearing the end, and the last official finished his duty report, shut his mouth obediently, and stood below.

King Kamos, who had already read the contents of the scroll and listened to the reports of these officials, nodded slightly, and his expression was not bad.

These few officials were selected by him a few years ago to go out to practice in various places, and now they have made some achievements without slapping him in the face.

That being the case, these young officials who have been trained can now be transferred back to the royal city, and they are just arranged for Garlan to use.

He was thinking this with satisfaction, when suddenly there was a loud noise outside, and before he could speak, Shemuer, who was standing aside with a serious face, had already walked out quickly with a straight face, and he could tell by his expression that he was going out to reprimand human.

Not long after, Shemuer came back.

He frowned and reported: "Your Majesty, it is the Lord of Irmia who caused the commotion outside, and he wants to see you."

"The city of Ilmia... oh, Garlan's..."

King Kamos thought about it and remembered.

With a wave of his hand, he let those officials retreat first.

"Ximuer, bring him in."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Speaking of which, King Kamos was still a little curious about what Garlan's younger brother looked like.

Although when Garlan was young and investigated, it was said that this younger brother was not like Garlan, one had brown skin and the other had white skin.

However, after all, they are brothers of the same father and mother. Apart from the skin color, they should be somewhat similar, right?

King Kamos, who was thinking this way, just took a sip of wine lazily, and when he saw Xin Yas walking in, he almost choked the drink down his throat.

Fortunately, he barely held back and swallowed the wine again, while Xinyas bowed his head obediently as soon as he came in, knelt down to him on one knee, and didn't notice any strangeness in him, so Kaka Moss maintained his image and majesty as king.

After a long pause, he took another sip of wine to suppress his shock, and then King Kamos spoke.

"You are Xinyas? Garlan's younger brother?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The big boy kneeling below replied.

King Kamos looked at the young city lord of Irmia City. Although the boy's big stature and strong body made him feel a little fond of him, he was very puzzled in his heart.

This... is really brother with Garlan?

Don't talk about skin color, just this appearance, this face shape, this figure, there is no slight resemblance to his lovely brother?

He was still wondering in his heart, but the young city lord below had already spoken.

"Your Majesty, I have something very important to report to you, very important."

"Oh? Then tell me."

"I'm only telling you, His Majesty."

After finishing speaking, Xin Yas quickly added.

"Very important and very important things can only be heard by you alone, and no one else can hear them."

Xinyas' words made Ximuer on the side frown.

"City Lord Irmia, your words are too presumptuous."

he snapped.

The boy who was scolded by him shrank back a bit. He was a little afraid of teaching him the priest of Raya, and this priest of Shemuer was a bit like the priest of Raya, and even more serious than the priest of Raya, so he was also a little bit more serious. Afraid of Xie Muer.

However, although he was a little nervous, after taking a look at Shemuer, he still gritted his teeth, shook his head and insisted: "Don't let others know! I only tell His Majesty!"

"you--"

"I only tell His Majesty! You can't listen!"

Probably because the jar was broken, Xinyas, who was still a little nervous at the beginning, held his neck and did not let go.

"Ha ha ha ha."

King Kamos on the throne laughed out loud.

"Looking at it this way, it does look a bit like it. Apart from Garlan, the only person who dares to confront you, Shemuer, is this little guy."

Probably because he was in a good mood, after he finished laughing, he stood up and looked at Xin Yas.

"Sinyas, right? Well, you come with me."

He descended from the dais of the throne and entered a small room at the side of the hall.

It was a secret meeting room, where officials and generals would report secret matters to him.During the construction, extremely thick stone walls were deliberately used, so that the outside could not hear the conversation inside.

When King Kamos entered, his personal guards would guard the door and forbid anyone from approaching.

The thick and heavy iron-wood door closed slowly, isolating the others.

After King Kamos entered, he sat on the upper golden camphor wood chair.

"Speak, no one else can hear you here."

As soon as the door was closed, Xin Yas leaned over and knelt down on one knee without saying a word.

He frankly told King Kamos everything he saw and thought about.

The Lion King sitting on the chair showed a dazed look at first, but later, as Xinyas narrated, his originally clear face sank and darkened little by little.

His eyes became sharper, staring at Xin Yas who was kneeling in front of him, his eyes seemed to be pierced by a sharp blade.

His slightly thick lips were tightly pursed, as if trying to suppress something, his fingers clenched the top of the armrest tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands were faintly visible.

The awe-inspiring oppressive aura emanating from the sitting King Kamos made the air in the room freeze up little by little, making it almost impossible to breathe.

Finally, there was a crisp click.

The top of the armrest of the hard golden camphor wood chair was crushed abruptly by him.

King Kamos stood up abruptly and opened the door.

"Send Heymos to my bedroom, immediately."

He gave orders to Shemuer who was waiting outside the door, expressionless.

Then, without waiting for Shemur to answer, he strode forward, his dark cloak billowing high behind him.

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Soon, Heymos, who was honing his martial arts in the training ground, immediately went to the palace of King Kamos after receiving the royal order from the guards.

He didn't think much about it at first, he just thought that King Kamos had something to do with him.When he got there, he realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

The maids who usually come and go in the courtyard are silent at this moment, standing quietly with their heads down.

There were very few people in the palace, and the guards stood guard at the door without saying a word, and only motioned Heymos to go in after he came.As soon as he walked in, the door was closed behind him.

Heymos glanced back at the tightly closed room and frowned.

He stepped inside, across the short hallway.

There was still no one, and it seemed that King Kamos had made all the servants retreat.

When he stepped into the inner room, he raised his eyes and saw King Kamos standing there with his back to him.

The sloping cloak hangs down from the broad shoulders, and the hem falls on the bluestone floor.

Although King Kamos stood with his back to him, unable to see his expression, Heymos could clearly feel the intimidating aura emanating from King Kamos.

It was obviously invisible, but because it was too terrifying, it seemed to form a substantial sense of oppression, covering the entire room, and attacked him fiercely when he stepped here.

Heymos' expression remained unchanged. If it were someone else, he would have turned pale and sweated from fear.

The lion of the king of all beasts, even if it just lay prone on the ground quietly, remained motionless.

It can also make everyone feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Heymos lowered his eyes, bent down, and bowed his knees to King Kamos, who was facing away from him.

The pitch-black hair scattered from his eyes, casting shadows on his eyes.

He vaguely sensed something, guessed something in the dark, just knelt on one knee, remained silent, and did not speak.

Those thin lips were so tight that they were like a straight line.

The heavy atmosphere in the room didn't know how long it lasted, and finally, King Kamos standing there moved.

He turned around and started walking.

Dull footsteps sounded in the room, from far to near, and then Heymos saw those feet standing in front of him.

He didn't raise his head, but he could clearly feel the eyes looking down on him from top to bottom, scorching hot, like a fire on his body.

With a bang, the pointed end of the heavy giant sword with the scabbard slammed heavily at King Kamos's feet, in front of him.

He heard the deep voice of King Kamos, obviously suppressing his anger, coming from above.

"You like Garlan?"

At this moment, the room was deathly silent, and the overwhelming sense of oppression was almost suffocating.

The huge sword standing on the side seemed to be an invisible threat. Maybe in the next second, the big sword would come out of its sheath and cut it in half.

Heymos closed his eyes.

"Yes."

He answered without hesitation.

The muscles in the Lion King's right arm tensed suddenly, and with a clang, the great sword was unsheathed.

The fierce sword wind struck violently.

With a bang, the wide blade narrowly brushed Heymos' forehead, and slashed heavily on the ground.

Almost half of the blade was cut into the hard bluestone.

Heymos knelt in front of King Kamos, motionless.

He didn't even move the corner of his eye.

A jet-black broken hair cut by the sword edge fluttered lightly and slowly in front of him, and landed on the ground in front of his knees.

King Kamos who made the sword looked down at Heymos, his face was iron, his eyes were like blades, and his whole body exuded a terrifying aura.

His eyes fixed on Heymos were burning like coals, as if a flame was burning fiercely and ferociously in the depths of his brown pupils.

The Lion King's voice was very low, but no matter how low it was, it still sounded like the roar of a raging lion.

"Go to the Northland, you are not allowed to step into the royal city for ten years!"

Heymos, whose face was sinking like water, suddenly clenched his hand on the ground.