A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

"Is His Highness there?"

"Are you in there?"

"The crown prince! I'm waiting to see you!"

In front of the huge tent, several generals shouted loudly.

These three people were all generals who came to the Crown Prince's command in response to the Crown Prince's summoning order. Today, they came here early in the morning and wanted to see Garlan.

But dozens of guards stood firmly around the tent, forbidding them to approach, and refused to enter the tent to report to them, but repeated stubbornly over and over again, "The crown prince is resting and sees no one."

The more these guards are like this, the more uncertain these generals are.

Thinking of the situation in the camp at this moment, and the terrible possibility, they became more and more restless in their hearts, and they simply broke down and shouted at the door of the camp.

"His Royal Highness! Please also—"

"You rude fellows, how dare you make noise in front of the crown prince!"

A dark-skinned general came over and glared at these people.

Seth happened to have something to report to Kaihors, who was near the camp, and heard the noise here before he got there.

Looking back, these people turned out to be making noise in front of Garlan's camp, and he, who was loyal to Garlan, immediately came over and angrily reprimanded these rude people.

Those generals looked at each other and exchanged glances, and the leader answered.

"I also know that my behavior is quite rude, but I am eager to see the crown prince, but the guards are unwilling to inform me."

"Didn't they already say that the crown prince is resting, what urgent matter do you have to disturb His Highness?"

Seth glanced sternly over the men.

"But we have been asking to see the Dauphin since noon yesterday."

The person who answered kept looking at the gate of the tent, as if he wanted to see inside the tent through the thick curtain.

"In this situation, I'm very flustered."

He said in a pleading tone, "We only want to see the crown prince once, only one time is fine, only the majesty of the crown prince can make me feel at ease."

He said, "Even if we ask His Highness to apologize for our rudeness."

The person's tone softened, and he still used a pleading tone. Seth, who was originally angry, couldn't say anything.

"If you want to plead guilty, just plead here."

Suddenly a voice came from behind, and everyone followed the sound subconsciously, and saw the one-eyed knight walking from the side.

Kehoes was dressed in armor, and the golden lion emblem on his chest, which was exclusive to the cavalry commander, shone in the sun.

As one of the few remaining cavalry commanders of Aaron Landis, he is the commander of the First Legion, that is, the King's Guards, and is the most prestigious general here.

As soon as he appeared, everyone looked down and bowed their heads in salute.

"Interrupting His Highness's rest will only add to the crime."

Keyhos looked at the generals expressionlessly and said, "Please finish your crime, you guys should step back immediately."

"But……"

The leading general seemed unwilling.

"It's nothing but, Your Highness is very busy and has no time to appease you, so please step back!"

Kyhoes' voice hardened.

Knowing that they had offended the cavalry commander, the generals hurriedly retreated obediently.

Just before leaving, they looked suspiciously at the crown prince's camp surrounded by the guards, as if they were suspicious of something.

Keyhos stared at the departing generals, wondering what he was thinking, and frowned slightly.

Then, he turned his head and cast his eyes on the gate of the tent.

There was a heavy look on his face, like worry or something else, that look flashed past, Seth didn't notice it, but the general who had been looking back frequently saw it.

Suddenly, the general's heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, the crown prince also.........?

It is said that the crown prince met an infected woman that night, so he...

He didn't just leave, but waited nearby.

After waiting for a while, he saw Seth come out.

He went up immediately.

"Your Excellency Seth, have you seen the Crown Prince?"

He knew that this Seth from Tozes City was quite favored by the crown prince, so he tried to extract some information from this mouth.

Seth, who was stopped just after leaving from Keyhors, was taken aback for a moment. He looked at the unfamiliar general suspiciously and shook his head.

"It's been said that His Highness is resting, so why should I bother you?"

"Your Excellency Seth, the crown prince doesn't seem to have left the camp these two days." The general lowered his voice, approached Seth, and asked in a low voice as if probing, "Could it be that...the crown prince is ill and accidentally infected... ..."

"presumptuous!"

Seth flew into a rage.

With a clang sound, the long sword around his waist was unsheathed and placed on the man's neck.

"How dare you say such a thing?!"

How dare this guy curse His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with such words!

Still wantonly spread this kind of speech to shake the morale of the army?

"No, no, I didn't mean that."

Unexpectedly, Seth suddenly raised his sword violently, and the general who was held by the sword around his neck suddenly felt a little trembling, and quickly waved his hands to explain.

"I'm really just worried about His Highness... After all, in the camp, uh, I haven't seen His Highness for a few days, I'm worried... Nothing else, really!"

"Next time you dare to say such nonsense, even if I will be executed by military law, I will cut off your head first!"

Under the general's desperate defense, Seth barely retracted the sword.

With the lingering anger still in his face, he put down a harsh word at this person, ignored him, turned and left.

Seth didn't notice that when he left angrily, the general looked at his back with a cloudy expression on his face.

After another day, people went to see Garlan one after another, but all of them got the answer that "the crown prince is resting and he doesn't see anyone".

And this matter was also inquired by some interested people.

The atmosphere in the camp grew tense.

The night watch soldiers have changed from being on duty in each army to being guarded by the guards.

All soldiers were strictly ordered to stay in their own area and not to move around at will.

A small number of military doctors are constantly checking the soldiers' physical conditions in different areas every day.

The bonfire was burning day and night, constantly boiling water, and filled the entire camp with a strange smell.

Although the superior commander wanted to keep this matter a secret, he could only hide it from ordinary soldiers, and even the generals with a little status were aware of it.

It is said that the Tasdar and Elson female warriors left the Aaron Landis army because they accepted the secret order.

However, it is hard to say whether the reason why the soldiers of these two countries left the army was because of secret orders, or because... other things had to avoid the camp.

The crown prince has not appeared in front of the crowd for two consecutive days.

Anxiety began to spread among the generals.

The first few generals who couldn't hold back finally made up their minds after several unsuccessful attempts to see the crown prince.

In the middle of the night, they went to see the army commander Carleni together.

"Are you leaving?"

The veteran with increasingly white sideburns was sitting on a wooden chair with his back straightened, making him look more and more burly.

A square face with sharp chisels and resolute lines.

He didn't get angry at the request of these people.

Sitting there, his whole person seemed not angry but mighty.

"Forgive me for being rude, Your Excellency Kareni, but you and I are well aware of the current situation in the camp."

Watched by those piercing tiger-like eyes, everyone felt a little nervous.

But when I think of my purpose, and that terrible...

The leading general—the general who was reprimanded by Seth that day, forced Kareni's blizzard-like eyes to speak at this moment.

"Lelgana has already come here, even if we continue to stay here, the result will not change."

He said, "Isn't it better to let me go and save some strength for Aaron Landis?"

Legana.

This is a deity that makes all Aaron Landis people look pale.

God of decay and plague.

Wherever he went, plague and death followed.

Therefore, when a certain place suffers from the plague, everyone will say, "Lelgana has come to this place".

"If you insist on keeping me where Lalgana is, then we have the responsibility to tell our subordinates the truth."

The general said in a low voice.

He was threatening Carleni that if they were not let go, they would tell the whole army about the plague.

"Even including...the crown prince has been approached by Lergana...the matter."

Seeing the sudden change of Kareni's face, he became more determined in his heart, and the more determined he was to leave this dangerous place.

He was already prepared for this always fierce-tempered veteran Thunderbolt to be furious and scold them severely, but what surprised him was that although Kareni's face was tense, he did not act as they expected. Like throwing a tantrum.

After thinking about it, he understood again.

Kareni refrained from venting his anger because he was worried that they would reveal the secret.

Thinking of this, he immediately became more proud of his decisiveness.

"I see, now that you have made up your mind, then leave quickly."

The old general had no expression on his face, and a pair of tiger eyes scanned the crowd.

That look is inexplicably chilling.

"Go away, the sooner the better."

He looked down at the few people in front of him with contempt and disdain.

"The Dauphin doesn't need you guys with no loyalty."

Although he was irritated by Carleni's eyes, the general didn't say anything. After bowing and saluting perfunctorily, he immediately left with the others.

There's nothing to argue with an old man who's about to die.

As he walked away quickly, he snorted coldly thinking about it.

Even if you are scolded by the world for running away, so what, after all, life is much more important than reputation.

Anyway, at the beginning, they were not very willing to respond to the summoning order, but they had to be coerced to Judas City when everyone came.

You must know that where Lelgana descended, there were corpses everywhere, and not a single living person survived.

If he continues to stay here, his life will be gone, and the name of loyalty is useless!

The general who was slandering in his heart didn't know that when they all left, a person came out from the depths of the tent.

It was a veteran who was no younger than Carleni. Although he was short in height, he had a strong body.With his brown hair messed up like a bird's nest, he glanced contemptuously in the direction of the camp gate.

"Those puppies are finally gone?"

If Carleni is just hot-tempered but calm, then the veteran is a man with a fiery temper.

He unceremoniously used the vulgar sentence above to express his contempt for those people just now.

"Ah."

Kareni remained expressionless.

"Why, you came to say goodbye just like them?"

The veteran, who was in a bad mood because of what those guys said, exploded at this moment.

"Karieni, what kind of bastard are you talking about, old man! I can run away? I will carry it here even if everyone is dead!"

He cursed furiously.

"How the hell do you dare to compare those cowards with Lao Tzu! I feel dirty even if those cowardly bastards lick my toes!"

After cursing for a long time, he lost his temper. Looking at the cold face of his old opponent Kareni from young to now, the veteran sat down on the chair.

"Carleni, I know that you are dissatisfied with me because I didn't respond to the crown prince's call from the beginning."

"But you should know that what we people are most afraid of is meeting a guy who doesn't know how to fight but just likes to command blindly." He sighed, "You know how much I suffered because of this incident. …Sigh, I was really worried that the crown prince would lose all of our army because he was young and aggressive, so that Aaron Landis would really be hopeless.”

He shook his head.

"So, you don't have to tempt me with words anymore. You know, I've never been afraid of death."

"I don't believe in rumors, I only believe in my own eyes, and I have seen that the crown prince is a good one, and that's enough."

The old man's voice was low, but loud.

"For Aaron Landis, even if my old bones die here, I won't take half a step back!"

Kareni didn't speak, he looked sideways at the night sky outside.

The firelight reflected on his gray temples and cast a shadow on his side cheek.

After a while, he said: "Tonight is destined to be peaceful... After this night, how many people will come to me tomorrow and say the same thing as those people?"

Kareni's deep voice seemed to reach the endless darkness outside the window.

It seems to be questioning, and it seems to be sighing.

The veteran standing in front of him was also silent at this moment, turning his eyes to the night.

Everybody knows.

If this army is defeated by the Gastadians, Aaron Landis will no longer be able to resist foreign enemies.

Before long, it will be wiped out by the Gastadians.

But, so what if you know?

Human nature is always selfish.

After tonight, how many people would be willing to stay here?

At this moment that finally determines the fate of Aaron Landis.

…………

That night, after receiving Kareni's permission, the generals couldn't wait to lead their troops away from the army, looking as if they were running away.

The movement of these troops leaving naturally alarmed other people.

After a brief astonishment, all the generals were thoughtful.

No sleep for one night.

The next day, three more troops left one after another.

Everyone knows it well, and everyone is silent.

Everyone believes that the fourth and fifth armies will leave soon.

However, something astonishing happened.

No.

No one ever left.

Everyone is sighing their own stupidity, thinking that someone will leave.

However, until night fell, no one left.

For a moment, all the generals—whether familiar or unfamiliar—looked at each other.

In addition to the astonishment in the eyes they looked at each other, there was something more that seemed to melt together.

Towards evening, one of the troops that had left in the morning went and returned.

The general who led the returning army came to Kareni, said nothing, but bowed silently, then turned and left.

Watching the back of the general who had gone and returned, Kareni fell into a long silence.

Human nature is selfish.

he thinks.

However, as the crown prince said.

In this world, there may always be some things that can exist beyond human nature.

…………

The shadow of Lalgana hangs over the land.

Someone chose to escape.

However, more people choose to stick to it.

No matter what purpose they came here at the beginning, at this moment, they all made the same choice by coincidence.

All infighting ends at this moment.

Aaron Landis.

Other than that, nothing else.

…………

aaron landis

my country

I was born on your land

Your river water is like milk to feed me and grow up.

aaron landis

my country

I saw that night had descended upon the land.

But don't be afraid.

i will protect you

Just like you protected me back then.

i will protect you

From night to day.