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In the dark sky, the little child is nestled in the hole that he took a long time to dig out of the garbage dump bit by bit.There was an opening above the hole, through which he could see the moon in the sky when he lay in the hole at night.

Day after day, year after year, he was all alone.Only the bright moon, always hanging in the night sky, accompanied him.

Little children are used to looking at the moon, and slowly close their eyes under the moonlight.

Only with the company of the bright moon can he fall asleep peacefully. The moonlight shining through the hole shone on his face, as if someone was gently stroking his forehead and coaxing him into sleep.

Even if the moon is hidden behind thick clouds on cloudy or rainy days, he still feels that his little friend is watching him from behind the clouds, and he is not alone.

Every night, watching the moon fall asleep is the most peaceful and peaceful moment of his day.

In the heart of the little child, the bright moon that has always been with him is the most precious treasure in his heart.

……

It was something that happened so suddenly that people were caught off guard.

The moon, which had been quietly staying in the night sky, suddenly seemed to be swallowed by some invisible thing, and at a speed visible to the naked eye, it began to disappear piece by piece from its original roundness.

The eyes of the child who was lying in the cave quietly looking at the moon as usual at night suddenly widened.

what is that?

Who is hurting it?

He opened his mouth and widened his eyes to the limit, staring in horror at the disappearing moon.

Do not……

No!

Don't hurt it!

The child stretched out his hand helplessly, but he couldn't grasp anything. He could only watch helplessly as the moon disappeared bit by bit in the sky as if being swallowed by something.

At this moment, he even had the illusion that his own flesh and blood were being swallowed accordingly.

His nails dug into the skin of his chest, and the intense pain surging from the deepest part of his body almost made him unable to breathe.

It was a maddeningly painful feeling—

The moon swallowed by invisible things completely disappeared into the night sky. Where it disappeared, there was only a pool of black and red like blood, and the whole earth was plunged into darkness.

In the darkness, staring wide-eyed at the blood-red trace left in the night sky, the child's distorted face was extremely terrifying at this moment.

The most precious friend who had been with him since he was a child was killed and swallowed by something unknown!

He...lost it forever!

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The sleeping boy lying beside the bed suddenly opened his eyes. Under the light of the oil lamp hanging on the wall, his opened eyes reflected a golden-red luster.

He sat on the edge of the bed, stunned for a rare moment, and then he cast his eyes on the bed.

The blond child was sleeping peacefully on the bed, his small body curled up in a ball on the soft bed.Fine blond hair fell from the pale cheeks at the moment and scattered on the snow-white pillow.

The long fan-like eyelashes cast a light shadow on the pale little face. The child lay there, breathing evenly though a little weakly, and his lips were not as pale as in the morning. Somewhat bloody.

As long as this child stays still, his little appearance will be so cute and cute that people will soften their hearts just looking at it.

However, when he became stubborn, when he lost his temper and turned his face away and ignored him, it also made people itch with hatred.

Heymos looked at the hand he had been holding all along.

The child's hands were small, white and soft, completely different from his dark brown and callused hands.

Just like Garlan and him, the two are completely in extreme contrast.

He remembered the dream just now, when he was very young.

At that time, he was still very naive and regarded the moon that accompanied him every night as his most important little friend, so when a lunar eclipse suddenly occurred one day and he watched the moon disappear before his eyes, that This kind of pain of loss made him cry like crazy when he was still very young.

He had never felt so hopeless.

He always clearly remembered the suffocating feeling that his whole heart was squeezed...

Fortunately, not long after that, the moon returned to its original state, which woke him up from the extreme panic and grief.

Later, he gradually grew up.

When I was a child, the feeling that I regarded the moon as a treasure and regarded it as my only little partner was gradually forgotten by myself.

Heymos never thought that after so many years, he would experience the feeling at that time again.

While watching the child's throat was about to be cut with a dagger——

He seemed to be stuck in a very young age again, unable to do anything, watching the moment when his most important things disappeared before his eyes.

That frustrated, suffocating feeling that drives you crazy with anxiety and that you can't do anything about yourself.

An extremely worrying feeling...

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In another room, King Kamos and his subordinate Shemur were still talking.

"Heymos' past...?"

Kamos did not give an immediate answer to Shemuer's proposal. He stroked the stubble on his chin, showing a thoughtful expression.

Every descendant of the collateral royal family who came to participate in the selection of the king's younger brother has passed the identity test to ensure that there is no problem with his identity.

Then, after Garlan and Heymos were selected, the Inspectorate, which was directly under the command of King Kamos, conducted an all-round excavation of the past of the two Aaron Landis princes.

Garlan's past was very simple, except that he was not favored because his skin color was similar to that of his mother who was a lower-level nobleman, and he grew up in a similar environment to other people.The only slight difference is that because he was neglected, the sons of the knights and nobles under the city lord were not very close to him, so most of the children's playmates were the children of low-level knights or even wealthy commoners.

What happened to Heymos was very twists and turns.

He is the only child of the former city lord of Ulur City, and the current city lord of Ulur is the younger brother of the former city lord, that is, the uncle of Heymos, with two sons and a daughter under his knees.

The previous generation of the city lord of Ulur City had difficulty in having an heir, and he had no children of his own for a long time. When he was nearly 50 years old, he begged Wangcheng disheartenedly to let his younger brother inherit his position as the city lord.

However, an accident happened. When he was 50 years old, his newly married young wife gave birth to a son for him.The lord of Ulur had a son in his old age, and he regarded the youngest son as a treasure and his heart.However, before he was happy for a few years, when his youngest son was only three or four years old, he was suddenly taken away by the maid in charge of taking care of the child. There was no news of him, and the city lord searched hard for several years but could not find it.

Overwhelmed with joy and sorrow, the old Ulur city lord fell ill, and finally died in grief of not being able to see the lost child for the last time.Naturally, his young and strong younger brother succeeded him as the city lord and became the ruler of Ulur City.

Later, five years later, when a confidant of the old city lord resigned from his post and planned to leave Ulur because of his old age, he passed by a slum and accidentally saw Heymos, who was very similar to the old city lord.

After many verifications, it was confirmed that Heymos, who was the old Santo's lost child for five years, was taken back to the Santo's Mansion.It is said that the current city lord, that is, his uncle, treats him very fondly, like a parent.

... Ruruo parent-child?

Having said that, Shemuer showed a look of disdain.

If it is really like a parent and child, why did Heymos encounter four or five accidents in a short period of time after he entered the City Lord's Mansion?

Moreover, the intelligence department of the Ombudsman found out secretly that when the decree was issued to the city of Ulur to ask the city lord of Ulur to send Heymos who meets the requirements to the royal city, the city lord used various reasons to shirk, and even asked Heymos Heymos concealed the matter and forbade others to mention it to Heymos.

In the end, if Heymos hadn't been keenly aware of something wrong and seized the opportunity to take the initiative to find the envoy, he might not have been able to come to the royal city.

Ximuer even thought about it, back then, those things that happened when Heymos was still very young were a little weird.

Why would a maid have the audacity to do that kind of thing?

How did a mere servant successfully abduct a child from the heavily guarded city lord's mansion?

And, why did the old city lord die of a serious illness in less than two years.

...the above are all very intriguing.

However, the city of Ulur is a hereditary city, and economically it belongs to one of several important cities of Aaron Landis, and it is extremely powerful.Moreover, it is not convenient for Wang Cheng to intervene in the internal affairs of the family.

King Kamos pondered for a while, then stood up.

He said, "Come on, let's go and have a look first."

King Kamos brought Ximuer to Garlan's place. It was already late at night, and the oil lamps in the house were lit, and the fire was flickering in the house.

As soon as King Kamos entered the room, Heymos was still guarding Garlan.

The young man sat quietly by the bed, his eyes fell on the sleeping blond child, his expression was indifferent, without any expression, but his eyes never moved away from the child.

It wasn't until King Kamos entered the door that he turned his head, got up, and bowed his head slightly to salute King Kamos.

Under the beating firelight, Kamos glanced at the blue marks under Heymos' eyes.

He coughed lightly.

"Heymos, you go to rest."

The young man shook his head.

"No, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

"This is the king's order, Prince Heymos, please obey the king's order."

Although he did not get a clear answer from King Kamos, Shemuel, who had decided to keep Heymos and Garlan at an appropriate distance, spoke up.

"You need to rest. Your Highness Garlan will be guarded here."

Heymos was silent for a moment, lowered his eyelids, and his eyes were hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to see clearly.

Then, he nodded, turned and walked towards the door.

However, the moment he stepped out of the door, he looked back.

The fire light illuminated the boy's golden-red eyes. He looked at the backs of King Kamos and Shemur who blocked his sight and seemed to separate him from the child. At this moment, there seemed to be something unknown in his eyes. things pass by.

Then, he turned around and walked away quickly.

In the quiet room, Kamos stood by the bed, bent slightly, and looked at Garlan.

"He's been sleeping?"

"Yes."

The skin of the child on the bed was originally fair, but now he lost a lot of blood, and his little face was even paler, making King Kamos feel distressed just by looking at it.

He touched Garlan's head, the skin of the child touched by his fingers was so soft that he didn't dare to use force.

"It seems a little hot..."

The man muttered and lowered his head, as if he wanted to put his forehead on Garlan's.

However, just as their faces were about to touch each other, King Kamos suddenly paused, and then raised his head abruptly.

"Shemur!"

he shouted hastily.

"Yes?"

Shemuer's heart skipped a beat, thinking that King Kamos had seen something wrong from Garlan.

King Kamos stretched out his hand anxiously to Shemuer.

He said, "Give me the razor!"

Ximuer: "..."

King Kamos: "Hurry up! Didn't you hear that?"

Under the urging of King Kamos, the priest of Shamash, who has a cleanliness obsession, flipped through the small bag on his waist that he always carried with him, and took out the razor and handed it to Kamos.

He watched Kamos rush to the mirror to shave his beard, and continued to remain expressionless.

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