A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

On the northern border, it was already late at night, and the fortress stood on the snowfield that had turned white, like a towering mountain guarding the northern border.

The biting cold wind howled high in the sky, and large tracts of snowflakes fell from the night sky and fell on the white earth.

A personal guard braved the cold wind and walked quickly through the corridor and came to the prison in a corner of the fortress.

In such cold weather, late at night, the guards still braved the wind and snow to stand in front of the prison, dutifully stopping intruders at the gate.

The guard showed the warrant to the guard, and then the guard allowed him to enter the prison.

Not long after, he came out of the prison door, and there was another person following him.

A man who has been in jail for more than half a month.

After being informed by the guards guarding the door, Suo Qi walked in quickly.

As soon as he entered the door, he looked up and met those golden-red eyes. Suojia was shocked. He lowered his head and knelt down.

"Your Highness..."

He opened his mouth and shouted, but the rest of the words were choked in his throat. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Not long ago, it came to light that he concealed the information about Prince Garlan that was sent back from the royal city. At that time, Heimos looked at him with a deep look in his eyes, and there was a vague anger in his eyes.

Then, without saying a word, Prince Heimos threw him directly into prison.

on the grounds of delaying military intelligence.

Originally, Suojia, who was thrown into prison, was still unconvinced and was thinking about how to persuade His Highness the next time he saw Heimos so that Heimos could understand his good intentions.

However, not long after he was imprisoned, a piece of earth-shattering news suddenly came, like thunder, causing the entire Northland fortress to fall into deathly silence.

This terrible news also made Suojia stunned on the spot.

His mind went blank and he was completely confused.

King Camos, he...he...

The undefeated God of War in the minds of all Aaron Landis people - including Suojia also subconsciously thinks so.

He had never thought that King Camos actually——

Actually...

This year, the winter in the north of Aaron Landis was extremely cold.

Lowering his head and kneeling on the ground, Suojia thought silently.

Not long ago, he was still trying to encourage His Majesty Heimos to confront King Camos, but when he suddenly received the news of the king's death, his chest felt like there was an empty space in his chest.

It was empty there, only the cold wind from the north was whistling and filling it with chill, which was bone-chilling.

…

Perhaps most Aaron Landis people feel the same way as he does now.

Grief.

Hesitant.

disturbed.

Still confused...

The ground fell for Aaron Landis.

The solid ground beneath their feet collapsed.

"Suojia, I want to return to the royal city. You stay here and I will leave my army to you."

Standing in front of Suojia, Heimos looked down at the priest of the Night God kneeling at his feet.

He said, "Assist the cavalry commander Hea to guard the northern border."

Suojia was shocked and raised his head suddenly.

"Your Highness! No!"

The golden red eyes seemed to be stained by the cold wind of winter, becoming even more cold to the bone.

Heimos stared at Suojia and said, "The Garstard army has marched towards the royal city."

His voice was not loud and very calm.

But it was that kind of calmness that made Suojia understand in an instant that no one could change Heymos' decision.

Prince Gallan, who was still injured, was currently in the royal city.

"Your Highness, I can understand your mood. The person I love is also in the royal city at the moment."

Taking a deep breath, Suojia spoke.

At this moment, his eyes, which had been somewhat confused these days, became clear again.

The calmness of the night once again returned to the priest of the night god.

"I share your concerns about Prince Gallan."

He persuaded Heimos calmly.

"But, Your Highness, for the sake of Aaron Landis, please..."

Before Suojia could finish his words, Heimos suddenly let out a low laugh, interrupting him.

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The night passed and it was already dawn, but the light was still on in the commander's room in the Northland Fortress.

Hea stayed up all night again.

At this moment, the handsome cavalryman, who had always been strong and strong, had black eyes under his eyes, and his forehead hair, which was always neatly combed in the past, was messy in front of his eyes.

The man who had stayed up all night sat at the table with his head lowered and a hand on his forehead.

Only when he was alone in the room did Hea dare to show a hint of exhaustion.

The news of King Camos's death in battle was as great as the earth shattering for him and the soldiers of the North.

Just when everyone was still immersed in grief and anger, the Gesu army that they had repelled not long ago suddenly made a comeback.

Although the Northland Legion, filled with grief and indignation, once again successfully repelled the enemy, the Gesu army, which had obviously learned about the death of King Camos, was stationed on the border.

Obviously, the Geshur were waiting for an opportunity.

Misfortunes never come singly.

The news came again the day before yesterday that the Gastad people used the captured Rudas City as a stronghold, and an army of hundreds of thousands began to march towards the royal city.

In the royal city, only half of the third legion was guarding.

The royal city is in danger.

The crown prince, who was seriously injured in the royal city and had not yet recovered, was in danger.

Hea gritted his teeth, clenching his fists on the table tightly, and his nails dug deeply into his palms.

However, the Northland Army cannot move.

They cannot go south to rescue the royal city.

Geshur's army was just across the border, eyeing Aaron Landis.

If they move, the Northern Territory will probably fall immediately.

Gesu's army will invade the north and move all the way south.

In this way, Aaron Landis is really finished.

Not only the northern border, Hea could figure it out without guessing, but the eastern border was probably also the same. The Islamic State would never let go of this great opportunity.

The Fourth Legion in the East is definitely unable to move and cannot rescue the royal city.

The dim light shone on the side of Hea's face. After making the difficult decision not to rescue the royal city, he closed his eyes in pain and exhaled a long breath.

At this moment, rapid footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

The next second, the door was pushed open hard without any notice, and the anxious shouts of the visitor rang in the room.

"Your Excellency! His Highness Heimos is going to break out of the city gate!"

Hea stood up suddenly.

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When Hea hurried to the city gate, what he saw was Prince Heimos, who was confronting the defenders at the fortress gate, and the personal guards following him.

As the sky dawned, Heimos stood on horseback in front of the city gate. White snowflakes fell on his head, dyeing his dark hair a little white.

He stood quietly, with an indifferent expression, and did not act too violently. He didn't look like he wanted to break out of the city gate, but more like he was waiting for Hea's arrival.

Level after level of soldiers blocked the city gate and looked at him nervously.

Everyone in the North knows the reputation of this 'Black Knight', and they all know that no one here can stop him.

But they must obey the orders of their superiors. Even if they die, they cannot let Heimos out of the city.

Hea rushed over on horseback and stood sideways in front of Heimos' horse.

"Your Highness Heimos!"

he snapped.

"What do you want!"

Facing the stern-looking Hea, Heimos looked extremely calm.

"Go back to the royal city."

he said, understatement.

Those Feng Qingyun indifferent words made Hea choke. He was just about to get angry, but looking at the eyes of Heymos looking at him indifferently, the anger in his heart drained out in an instant for some unknown reason. .

He gave a wry smile.

"Your Highness, you should understand the current situation."

Hea's tone also became calmer.

He looked at Heimos and said, "King Camos died in battle, the Garstard army has attacked the royal city, Crown Prince Garlan is ill in bed, unable to support the overall situation, and we are even less able to rescue the royal city. "

"once……"

Once the royal city falls.

Hea paused for a moment, but in the end was unable to say these words.

"Prince Huymos, if things come to that, you are the only one who can support Aaron Landis, so you must stay here."

He said, "For the future of Aaron Landis..."

The royal city had no idea whether it could still be defended.

Once the royal city falls, the crown prince in the city will undoubtedly die.

If that's the case, Prince Heimos is the only hope.

He could not let the last successor to the throne of Aaron Landis return to the dangerous place in the royal city under any circumstances.

As if he didn't hear Hea's persuasion at all, Heymos spoke calmly again.

"Open the city gate."

He said, and the horse took two steps forward again.

Hea rode his horse and stopped in front of Heimos, and the groups of soldiers behind him also stopped in front of the city gate.

He stared at Heimos.

"Unless you step over my body."

He said, categorically.

"Unless you kill all the Aaron Landis soldiers behind me, Your Highness, we will not let you step out of the city gate!"

Heimos raised his eyes and looked at Hea with his golden-red eyes.

He raised his hand, showed the scroll he had been holding, and threw the paper directly in the air.

On the lower side of the parchment, the familiar fiery red crest appeared in front of Hea's eyes.

"The handwriting of King Kamos, he ordered me to return to the royal city immediately."

Heimos said as he threw the scroll to Hea.

Hea caught it and opened his eyes suddenly when he saw the familiar handwriting on the parchment.

This is the handwriting written by King Camos more than half a month ago...that is, a few days before his death.

Holding the parchment scroll, Hea didn't know what to do for a moment.

Wang Ling is absolute.

However, the current situation...

Just when Hea was hesitating, a voice suddenly came from the opposite side.

"Your Excellency Heya, are you saying that because King Camos has passed away, you have to disobey his orders?"

One sentence made Hea furious.

"How dare you slander my loyalty to the king like this!"

He glared angrily at the green-robed priest behind Heimos who said what he just said.

"Then, please express your loyalty, obey King Camos's will, and let His Highness Heimos return to the royal city."

"…………"

During this period of time, Heya was already a little exhausted mentally and physically due to the disasters that followed one after another, and he had no time to rest for a long time in the past few days. He just saw the oracle with his own eyes and was confused for a while, and then Suojia caught the topic.

He had a sullen face and said nothing.

Seeing Hea standing there on horseback, looking at the scroll in his hand motionless.

Suojia said again: "Your Excellency Heya, please obey King Camos's will."

Will.

Hea felt a sudden pain in her heart.

Even if the king has passed away, he cannot disobey the king's will.

He lowered his eyes, rode his horse aside to get out of the way, and raised his hand to signal the soldiers on the wall to open the city gate.

The heavy winch slowly rotated, allowing the gate of the Northland Fortress to rise. A group of cavalry rushed out of the gate and, led by the black-armored knight, galloped away on the white snowfield.

Reflecting the early morning sun, their figures gradually disappeared on the horizon, with only the series of horse hoof prints on the snowfield marking their departure.

Then, those horse hoof prints were quickly buried by falling snowflakes.

Standing on the high city wall, Suojia looked at the direction in which Heimos left.

He recalled the conversation between them last night.

…

"Your Highness, I feel for your anxiety, but for the future of Aaron Landis..."

A low laugh interrupted him.

"Feel the same?"

Suddenly, Suojia felt a frightening trembling feeling.

The horrifying feeling made the back of his neck numb for a while and made it difficult to breathe.

I couldn't tell whether it was the sight of the person above me or the trembling feeling caused by that person's unexplainable voice.

"If he wasn't here..."

That extremely calm voice, but one that made him shiver from the bottom of his heart, came from above.

"Then everything in this world is meaningless."

he heard Prince Heimos say.

“…Including Aaron Landis.”

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Suojia chose to help his master leave the Northland and go to the royal city that was about to be in danger.

Because he felt fear.

If Prince Garlan really disappears from this world...

He didn't dare to think about what His Highness Heimos would become and what terrible things he would do.

His Highness Heimos is powerful.

Unparalleledly powerful.

Everyone thinks so.

But Suojia suddenly realized at this moment that maybe...Prince Heimos was actually more fragile than anyone else.

Because it only takes one person, that one person, to completely collapse it.

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Rudas City.

Gastard's army has left for several days, and the whole city has become quieter and quieter.

And perhaps because of the departure of the Garstard army, the Garstards who stayed in the city to guard this stronghold became more and more harsh on the Aaron Landis.

They adopted high-pressure rule and used extremely harsh methods to control the city, making the Aaron Landis people obey their orders honestly.

As long as the citizens show any dissatisfaction with the Gastad people or disobey the orders of the Gastad people, they will be immediately arrested and even executed on the spot.

Gastad's soldiers can do whatever they want in the city. They can break into anyone's house and plunder what they want. If the citizens dare to resist at all, they will be beaten up or killed directly.

They controlled Rudas City with this terrifying and brutal way of rule.

In these days, the residents in the city were tense whether they were talking or walking, and they did not dare to take a breath.

They lived in fear and trembling under the cruel rule of the Gastad people.

They don't even sleep well every night. They worry anytime and anywhere that Gastad soldiers will break into their homes, humiliate their wives and daughters, rob their belongings, and even take their lives.

The day is precarious.

These difficult and humiliating days made the dissatisfaction of the Aaron Landians grow more intense like a greased fire.

However, no matter how much they hated the Gastards and gritted their teeth, they had no ability to resist and could only continue to endure the insults from the other side.

The day passed by in a hurry, and it was already late at night.

The road is calm and quiet, with very few people seen.

Suddenly, there was a noise in the street.

A girl wearing an old cloth towel and holding a bamboo basket in her hand was entangled by several Gastad soldiers passing by on her way home.

She panicked and begged the soldiers to let her go home.

Of course, her pleading had no effect.

Gritting her teeth, she took advantage of the other person's lack of defense and kicked the soldier who was holding her hand. The basket in her hand fell to the ground, and the dry biscuits were scattered all over the floor.

In the dark night, she ran forward desperately.

The sounds of chasing footsteps and the soldiers' yells and curses coming from behind were like the footsteps of a devil, approaching her little by little.

The tragic fate of her neighbors and friends she had seen in the past few days at the hands of these devil-like soldiers came to mind. She gritted her teeth and ran forward desperately.

She held back the tears that were about to burst out.

There is no use crying now. If she is caught and caught, she will only die——

Just as the soldier who was catching up reached out and was about to grab the girl's hair, suddenly a stone was kicked over in the darkness and blocked at the soldier's feet without leaving a trace.

The soldier at the front tripped and fell to the ground, blocking the two companions behind him.

The girl, who didn't know she had escaped, turned a corner in front of her, but when she rushed in, she realized that she had run into a dead end.

She stared at the wall in front of her with a pale face. The footsteps of those people pursuing her were getting closer and closer, making her look desperate.

Suddenly, a hand reached down from the roof of a nearby house.

"catch me."

Like a person about to drown suddenly seeing a piece of driftwood, the girl desperately grabbed the hand.

The next second, her whole body was forcefully pulled up to the roof by that hand.

In the dark night, she couldn't see clearly who was saving her, so she hurriedly fled with the person in panic.

The man jumped down from the other side of the roof with her, turned several corners, and came to a remote and safe place.

She was still in shock, but now that she saw safety, the fear that she had been suppressing suddenly surged into her heart.

She squatted on the ground, buried her head in her skirt, and trembled with her arms.

The fear of what happened just now, as well as the fearful life she has been living since the Gastad people occupied Rudas City, made this young girl finally unable to hold back at this moment, sobbing under the pressure of her voice. got up.

After crying for a few minutes, she finally remembered something.

"Thank you... thank you for saving me."

She wiped her tears, raised her head and thanked the person in front of her.

As soon as she raised her head, the face under the moonlight stunned her for a moment.

What a beautiful young man.

She had never seen anyone so handsome.

"That, that... I really appreciate you..."

In front of such a good-looking young man, she felt a little embarrassed when she thought of her dusty and embarrassed appearance. She blushed, lowered her head and continued to stutter out her thanks.

The young man looked at her and smiled at her.

"During this period, it's best not to go out so late alone, it's not safe."

He said, then leaned over and reached out to her, as if trying to pull her up from the ground.

Looking at the hand with slender and white fingers in front of her, and her own rough hand covered with dirt, the girl shook her head in panic.

Not daring to grab the pretty hand in front of her, she lowered her head, not even daring to look at the boy, and spoke in a panic.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble...Actually, I don't want to go home so late, but I can't help it..."

Her mind went blank at this moment. Under the gaze of this beautiful young man, she didn't even know what she was talking about.

Perhaps it's because those amber eyes are so reassuring, making people take off all guarding unconsciously.

Perhaps it was because the boy's smile felt so warm, filling his chest, as if it was about to overflow.

"I'm also afraid of those Gastards..."

she stammered.

"But I can't go to work...Dad is sick...I have to go out to make money..."

"Obviously it was like this before... We obviously lived very well before, before those Gastard people came... Even if dad was sick, we lived very well, but..."

A few words were spoken incoherently and incoherently.

The corners of her eyes were so sore that she couldn't control it anymore, and big tears fell suddenly.

She had been holding back for a long, long time.

Overnight, her world was turned upside down.

"Uh...uh...I don't want this kind of life. If I could go back to the past...back to the time when I didn't have to be afraid..."

She clenched her hands on the ground, and the tears that fell down her face were stained.

She whimpered twice, and suddenly realized that there was someone in front of her. She quickly raised her hand and wiped away the tears that kept falling.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I suddenly said these nonsense words to you. I didn't mean to do it, I just..."

The boy who had been standing quietly in front of her leaned forward.

He knelt down and half-crouched in front of the girl.

He stretched out his hands and gently held the girl's hand that was trying to wipe away her tears.

He held the rough, soil-covered hands without caring.

"No need to apologize, you didn't do anything wrong."

He said softly,

"It's the people who have put you in this situation who should apologize."

With her hand held, the girl stared blankly at the boy in front of her.

Under the moonlight, those eyes as clear as amber reflected her shadow.

That gaze seemed to envelop her whole body in the warm golden sunshine.

"You're doing great and being strong."

She couldn't explain why, but the boy's sweet voice seemed to have a magical power that penetrated people's hearts and soothed her heart.

"Soon, everything will be back to how it was before, I promise you."

It was obviously impossible, but hearing it from the young man's mouth made her feel like she wanted to trust him.

She had a strange feeling.

The young man looked at her as if he was protecting her.

That made her feel at ease and calm at this moment, after being in panic all these days.

"Now, go back to your father who is waiting for you, okay?"

"Um……"

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At this moment, the blond knight hiding aside looked at the scene not far away.

Seeing Garlan's faint smile towards the girl, his heart, which had been quite uneasy these days, finally relaxed at this moment.

"fine……"

He looked at the prince.

Fortunately, the prince is still the same as before.

"...No change."

"Are you worried about the prince?"

A sturdy man appeared next to him.

"Tewa, have you solved it over there?"

"Well, those guys left because they couldn't find anyone."

Tevar said.

Not long ago, he was the one who secretly kicked the stone over and tripped the soldier.

More than half a month ago, Rudas City fell into a melee at night. Tewa, who was extremely sensitive to danger, was one of the few people who escaped Rudas City.

After evading the pursuers, a few days later, he discovered Caihos's secret code, and followed the code to find Prince Garlan and Caihos hiding in the deep mountain forest.

Then, he followed the prince's order and sneaked into the city of Rudas, blending into the slaves in the city. He had old slave tattoos on his body, which made no one doubt his slave status.

Tonight, he came out to meet the prince secretly in the alley, mainly to report the current situation.

But unexpectedly, he accidentally bumped into the girl Aaron Landis who was being chased by Gastad soldiers.

"Your Excellency Kaihos, I don't think you need to worry about the prince."

"...His Highness has experienced very cruel things. He witnessed the death of King Camos with his own eyes. He must be very painful in his heart. I'm worried..."

"You are worried that the prince will be stimulated by that incident and his temperament will change drastically, right?"

"..."

Kehos said nothing, but silence was acquiescence.

In just half a month, the prince grew up rapidly.

After that day, he did not shed a tear and rarely showed signs of pain.

These days, he has been planning everything calmly and calmly.

Kejos was very worried because the death of King Camos would make the prince's temperament become cold and paranoid.

But at this moment, the knight finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The prince has not changed.

Although his eyes began to become sharp.

But his gentleness and brilliance are still the same as before.

"When I was a slave, I saw many people whose temperaments changed drastically because they suddenly became slaves."

Tewa said,

"They are too fragile. They cannot bear the sudden changes in their surrounding environment and instinctively want to escape, so their temperament changes drastically."

He suddenly changed the subject.

"Your Excellency Caijos, more than ten years ago, King Camos witnessed the death of his late king by poisoning. This was an extremely cruel thing for him. So, did his temperament change drastically because of this?"

Kayhos said nothing and turned to look at Tewa.

"I am just a reckless man who was born as a slave. I don't understand many things. But I know that a truly strong man will not change himself because of anything he encounters."

"Because their strength allows them to take on everything."

Tewa said,

"King Camos is like this, and now, so is the prince."

Raising his head, Tewa looked at Garlan not far away.

"Lord Kehos, the prince does not need you to worry, nor does he need anyone else to worry."

"He is very strong, very strong...and this kind of strength is stronger than you and me, and stronger than anyone else."

"King Camos has chosen the prince."

Tewa said,

"Because Prince Garlan is the only person in this world who is powerful enough to inherit the will of the Lion King."

The author has something to say: Touch the friends who are willing to accompany the little prince to continue walking together.

The little prince has a strong mind, so he will not turn black.

Nothing will change except that he will become stronger and grow faster.