A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

It was already evening, and the sun had weakened a lot, and it was no longer as hot as noon.The breeze with the coolness of the pool swept over the courtyard, causing the olive tree branches and leaves in the courtyard to shake slightly.

Garlan was sitting in a gazebo under the shade of a tree. His forehead was covered by soft and fluffy hair. The hair on both sides was braided into thin braids and tied back. .

The young man's face was as clean and clear as the emerald green olive branches and leaves behind him, his brows and eyes were slightly curved, and his smile was like light.

Opada stood in front of Garlan, looking at the boy's smiling face without blinking.

Tasda people have not established their country for a long time, and they do not advocate culture and art, so even Oppada, who is the upper class of Tasda, does not have much cultural attainments.But Aaron Landis is an ancient country with a long history and civilization, where art is prevalent. He was worried at first, not knowing what to say to his sweetheart, for fear that he would be considered rude and uneducated.

But after getting in touch with Garlan more, he no longer has this concern. Garlan is completely different from those Aaron Landis who think highly of themselves and consider themselves civilized. He will neither put on airs nor deliberately treat Opada. Accommodate, very common, very casual.

But this kind of ordinaryness and casualness is what makes Opada feel most comfortable.

Every time she meets Garlan is the happiest time for Oppada.

"There are many mountains in the north of Tasda, and most of the high mountains are covered with ice and snow."

"Is it snow? Because it's always warm here, so I haven't seen snow yet, I've only seen pictures."

"Then just look at yourself."

Opada laughed.

"Garlan, your complexion is the same color as snow."

"I've seen oil paintings, and the snow is much whiter than mine."

If the skin color is really the same as that of Xue, that person is almost on the verge of death.

Garlan, who never understood the so-called atmosphere, thought to himself.

"Really?" The big Oppada scratched his head, "But I just think you are...whiter than snow."

Originally, he wanted to say 'you are prettier than Xue', but Garland's female officer suddenly came over with tea and made him choke.

The female officer lowered her eyes, with a calm expression on her face, she turned and left after putting down her tea.

Opada didn't know if it was his own illusion, it seemed that every time he wanted to get closer to Garlan at a critical moment, he would be interrupted by this female officer.

During these three days, although he met with Garlan every day and the relationship gradually became closer, there was always a circle of people around him every time.Especially that Heymos, who lingered, was present almost every time, even if he was absent occasionally, he would appear in a short time.

Opada was very depressed about this.

In fact, he wanted to speak out several times, but he didn't know why every time he couldn't succeed because of various accidents or other people'unintentional' obstruction.

He will be returning to Tasdar in a few days, and before that, he must express his heart to Garlan no matter what.

"Speaking of snow, in fact, we have a tradition in Tasda. After the child reaches the age of seven, he must go to the alpine snow field for training to cultivate his tough character."

"Won't you get frostbite?"

"For Tasdar children who are strong enough, there is no danger. We Tasdar people are very cold-resistant, and..."

Opada was still talking, when he suddenly heard a loud roar from outside.

The roar was so loud that in a trance, people felt that the ground shook accordingly.

Before he could react, Garlan who was sitting had already stood up and walked down the stone steps of the gazebo.

He stood at the entrance of the gazebo and looked at it, his eyes straightened immediately.

I saw a huge male lion standing on the green grass in the courtyard. The thick mane of the huge head fluttered like waves in the wind, and the long brown hair extended to the back and abdomen.

It stood there with a majestic posture and a proud look.

The giant eyes are like coals of fire, and the wind blowing through the mane makes waves, making it even more majestic.

When it raised its head high, Garlan standing in front of it was even half a head shorter than it.

The majestic and stalwart body made the young man look even more slender, as if it could easily bite off the young man's throat as long as it lowered its head.

At first glance, it gives people an extremely dangerous feeling.

But the young man who seemed to be in a dangerous situation stretched out his hands indifferently and put his arms around the lion's neck.

His arms were sunk in the long mane of the great lion, and the golden hair shone brighter in the brown.

The big lion lowered its head, sniffed at the young man who was hugging it, and rubbed the wet tip of its nose on the young man's face.The itchy feeling made Garlan, who was hugging the big lion, laugh. He buried his face in his mane, rubbed it, and rubbed his hands.

The big lion made a grunting sound from its throat, which was its sound of expressing pleasure.

Garlan was enjoying himself, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Opada, who came down from the gazebo, landing on one knee, and bowed his head in his direction to salute.

He turned around in astonishment and looked at the other party.

"Opada? You are..."

After saluting on one knee, Opada stood up, his eyes fixed on the huge lion, his eyes were full of reverence.

"The lion is the battle partner of the god of war, Azur, and the incarnation of Azur."

He said in a respectful tone, "For us Tasdar people, the lion is the symbol of Asur and the sacred beast we reverence."

He looked at the boy who was accompanied by a lion.

"When we met for the first time, you rode on a lion to see me..."

At that time, that condescending look, like a sharp sword, pierced through his chest in an instant.

The blond boy looked down at him, like an unattainable god descending from the world.

That scene was seared into his memory like a branding iron.

Opada smiled suddenly, and said, "At that time, I thought I saw the incarnation of Assur in the world."

He stepped forward.

The blazing heat surging out of the chest was like a flame, burning so much that the blood seemed to be boiling.

He stretched out his hand, looking at Garlan with deep emotions surging in his eyes.

At this moment, he had so many things he wanted to confide to this young man who stole his heart.

"Garlan, the prince of Aaron Landis, I..."

"Your Excellency Oppada, you'd better not come close."

A deep voice suddenly came in from the side, interrupting Opada's words.

Garlan, who was listening to Oppada, turned his head, and saw Heymos in a black suit coming in from the courtyard gate, staring deeply at Oppada, and continued talking as he walked. .

"The 'Holy Beast' doesn't like being approached by people other than Garlan. If you lean over and get killed, Aaron Landis can't explain to Tasda."

The words that were about to come out were blocked abruptly, and Opada was so choked that his neck was a little red.

Damn, it's you again!

He glared at Heymos, who always blocked him at critical moments, and his heart was full of resentment.

His eyes are like knives, and Heymos's eyes are also extremely sharp.

The eyes of the two collided together in the air, as if invisible sparks were splashed.

On the other hand, Garlan saw that Oppada's eyes were focused on Heymos as soon as Heymos came in, and he couldn't help but sighed in his heart.

After being rejected so harshly by Heymos, I still can't forget, Opada is really infatuated.

Still, Heymos was right.

"Opada, Heymos is right. You'd better stand a little farther away. If Nega bites you, you'll be in trouble."

Although he is there, Nirga generally does not hurt people casually.

But not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.He tried his best to save Oppada's life, but he was bitten in the palace before he left, so what happened.

So it is better to keep Opada and Nega at a safe distance.

Because Nega must be sticking to Garlan every step of the way, so Oppada kept a safe distance from Nega, and naturally kept a safe distance from him.

Ever since Tapti was called by King Kamos last time to tell her about this, and told her to guard Garlan to guard against Oppada, the female officer has married Prince Heymos, who was not very easy to deal with before. became a united front.

As soon as Opada came, she would immediately send someone to notify Prince Heymos, so Heymos would appear soon after Opada came.

well done.

At this moment, the female officer expressed her sincere admiration for Heymos's behavior of bringing Nega here.

…………

At the dinner, Opada is depressed.

He will be returning home in one day, but he still hasn't found the opportunity to give the sapphire to Garlan.

No.

He thought hard.

Even if he wanted to sneak into Garlan's palace tonight, he must express his feelings.

In fact, he also had this idea a few days ago, and later found that no matter where he lived or near Garlan's palace, there were especially many patrols at night. As the son of General Tasda, he had to worry about the two countries. You can't cause trouble in the palace.

But tonight is the last chance. If you miss tonight, you will never have another chance. He will be presumptuous no matter what!

Just when Opada was furious in his heart, King Kamos, who was seated above, looked extremely happy.

This Tasda brat is finally going to fuck off.

Thinking of this, King Kamos felt extremely comfortable.

As the king of Aaron Landis and the elder of the other party, he is not easy to beat up. God knows how many times he has torn this little bastard in his mind.

Get out!

Roll as far away as possible, away from Garlan!

Although he still kept a smile on his face, King Kamos only wrote the word 'roll' when he looked at Opada.

On the other side, Heymos was eating with his head down, his expression was indifferent, and he didn't seem to show any emotion, but from the corners of his slightly raised eyes, it could be seen that he was in a good mood at the moment.

The past few days have really given him a headache, and he feels more tiring than when he was in the Northland, fighting for days and nights without sleep.

A tiger stood by and stared at it, barely drooling.

But the little white deer that was being pegged was completely unaware of the tiger's greedy gaze, and would jump up and down in front of the tiger's eyes from time to time, making the tiger's eyes turn red.

It made him wish he could grab the ignorant little white deer by the ears, drag it away from the tiger's sight, and hide it tightly in the house.

While thinking, he glanced at Garlan beside him out of the corner of his eye.

The boy just raised his eyes, met Heymos's gaze, and then tilted his head to show him a bright smile.

……never mind.

The fruit wine has a sweet taste in the mouth.

Heymos was in a much better mood.

Anyway, that guy is leaving tomorrow.

Just when Heymos had just relaxed, Garlan stood up suddenly and spoke to King Kamos who was seated above.

"Brother Wang, can you promise me a request?"

"Okay, let's talk."

King Kamos, who was in a happy mood, showed a gentle smile to Garlan, and answered bluntly.

This is almost a habit, anyway, he has never refused his little brother's request over the years.

"Brother Wang, please allow me to go to Tasda with the Tasda mission."

Garlan looked at Kamos brightly.

"I'm very interested in the country of Tasda, and I really want to see it with my own eyes."

Click.

King Kamos still kept a smile on his face, but there was an extremely weak cracking sound in front of him, and the malachite wine glass in his hand cracked several cracks.

The female officer standing beside Garlan showed a look of astonishment.

The hand of Heymos, who was eating, also paused at this moment.

"Garlan..."

King Kamos reluctantly kept a smile on his face, but if he stood close and looked carefully, he could find that the corners of his mouth were twitching uncontrollably.

He suppressed the burning anger in his heart as much as possible, and continued to talk to Garlan gently.

"Why do you suddenly want to go to Tasda?"

"Because Opada has said a lot about Tasda in the past few days, I really want to see that wonderful country with my own eyes."

Garlan said, "Anyway, brother, aren't you planning to send an envoy to Tasdar recently? Well, it's just right, just let me go there as an envoy."

"No, Garlan, the distance is too far, it's too dangerous for you..."

"There will be no danger!"

Oppada, who had been agitated ever since Garlan's words came out, stood up abruptly, swearing to promise by patting her chest.

"I swear to the God of War Assur, I will definitely protect Prince Garlan! No one can hurt the prince's hair until my life returns to the throne of the God of War!"

"King Kamos, please feel free to hand over Prince Garlan to me!"

It's okay if he doesn't say anything, but when he said it, King Kamos' face instantly turned black.

'Please safely hand over Prince Garlan to me. '

Why does this sentence sound so awkward to him?

Pooh!

Tasda's little bastard, you delusional!

"Your Highness Garlan, the army returned with your Guardian Knight Kaihos is still on the way."

Just as King Kamos's face twisted, Shemuer next to him spoke.

He looked at Garlan expressionlessly, and said in a deep voice, "If you want to go out, then someone must be by your side to protect you, but Kaihos may not be able to return to the Royal City tomorrow."

"That's right, Your Highness, without Lord Kehoes guarding you, what if you encounter danger on the way?"

The female officer also persuaded in a low voice.

"Even if Keyhos is not here, wouldn't it be enough to have the guards to protect me?"

I don't know why, the little prince who is always obedient and sensible is unexpectedly stubborn about the mission to Tasda this time.

Garlan raised his head, looking expectantly at King Kamos in pleading eyes.

"Brother Wang, you just promised me."

There was a bit of aggrieved look in the golden eyes.

"You promised me, is it not worth talking to me?"

Seeing the aggrieved expression of his little brother, King Kamos was anxious, and immediately coaxed him without thinking about it.

"Of course not, I will never go back on what I promised you."

He said swearingly.

Ximuer bowed his head: "..."

Taputi's female official held her forehead: "..."

Heymos took a bite of the sauce meat expressionlessly: "..."

This King Kamos who doted on his brother without principle is really—

As soon as King Kamos, who was patronizing and coaxing his brother, finished speaking, he also realized it, and immediately regretted it.

But the words had already been spoken, and it was still in front of the Tasda Mission, so it was hard for him to go back on what he said.

Just as he sat there with a dark face and said nothing, a voice sounded in the quiet hall.

"In this case, I will also go to the country of Tasda together."

Heymos, who had just finished eating the sauce meat, was slowly wiping the sauce on his fingers with a wet towel said so.

"Ugh?"

Before the others could react, Garlan next to him had already turned his head and looked at Heymos with a look of astonishment.

He said, "Heymos, why don't you go with me?"

He shook his head, refusing without thinking.

Heymos looked sideways at Garlan, raised the corners of his lips, and suddenly smiled.

The handsome young man naturally looked very good-looking when he smiled. Because the golden red eyes were slightly curved and the corners of the eyes were slightly raised, they looked a little slender.

However, it was this smile that made Garlan's heart tremble inexplicably.

He couldn't explain why, but he felt a chill coming from his back.

After Heymos smiled at him, he turned his head and looked at King Kamos.

"I am going on a mission to the country of Tasda together."

He said.

Of course King Kamos nodded decisively.

"It's decided."

……

After the banquet was over, Heymos and Garlan, who had left, walked side by side on the gravel path in the courtyard.

Garlan looked up at the people around him, and the moonlight fell on the brown cheeks, making Heymos's slightly pursed lips even sharper.

Thinking of Heymos's smile that sent chills down his back not long ago, no matter how dull Garlan was, he could still feel it.

He asked, "Aren't you happy?"

Heymos looked sideways at him.

"Why don't you let me go with you?"

He was in a bad mood because Garlan had categorically refused just now.He stared at Garlan, with a hint of danger in the corners of his brows and eyes.

"Do you think I'm in the way?"

"No, I didn't think so, I was doing it for your own good."

"what?"

Garlan hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "I told you, don't be angry."

"I'm worried that after you go to Tasda...then...that Opada likes you, and his status is so high in Tasda, what if he detains you in Tasda and won't let you come back? manage?"

"Although it sounds a bit absurd, the country of Tasda can really do this kind of thing. You know, more than 60 years ago, their king once fought with another country to snatch a beautiful woman named Helen. ten years."

"If you are detained in Tasda by Opada, Aaron Landis will definitely send troops to rescue you, won't there be a fight?"

Garlan thought about it again.

"So, you better not go."

he advised.

"Otherwise, if something really happens, you will be regarded as the troublemaker who caused the war between the two countries, just like that Helen."

Heymos: "..."