A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

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In the dark sky, the little child nested in the hole that he spent a long time before he dug a little out of the garbage. There is a mouth above the cave, and when he lay in the cave at night, he could see the moon in the sky through that mouth.

Day after day, year after year, he has always been alone. Only the bright moon has been hanging in the night sky, accompanying him.

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

Only in the company of Mingyue can he fall asleep peacefully, and the moonlight shed through the hole on his face, as if someone gently stroked his forehead and coaxed him into sleep.

Even when the moon is cloudy or rainy, it will be hidden behind thick clouds, but he will also feel that his little partner looks at him behind the clouds, he is not alone.

Every night, watching the moon go to sleep, it was the most peaceful and peaceful moment of his day.

In the little child's heart, the moon that accompanied him all the time was the most precious treasure in his heart.

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That was something that happened suddenly and was caught off guard.

The moon that had been quietly staying in the night sky suddenly seemed to be swallowed by something invisible, and at once, at a speed visible to the naked eye, it was missing from the original roundness one by one.

As usual at night, the eyes of the child lying in the cave and watching the moon quietly suddenly widened.

what is that?

Who is hurting it?

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

Do not……

No!

Don't hurt it!

The child stretched out his hand helplessly, but couldn't catch anything. He could only watch the moon seem to be swallowed by something in the sky, disappearing little by little.

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

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

It’s a pain that makes people crazy—

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

In the darkness, staring wide-eyed at the blood-red traces left in the night sky, the child's twisted face was terrifying at this instant.

The most precious friend who has been with him since childhood was killed and swallowed by unknown things!

He... lost it forever!

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The sleeping boy lying beside the bed opened his eyes violently, and under the fire of the oil lamp hanging on the wall, his open eyes refracted the golden red luster.

He sat next to the bed and made a rare pause, then he turned his eyes to the bed.

The blond child sleeps quietly on the bed, and the small body is lumped in a soft bed. The finely shredded blond hair fell from the pale cheeks at this moment and scattered on the snow-white pillow.

Long fan-like eyelashes cast light shadows on that pale face. The child lay there, making a slight but even breathing sound, and his lips were not as pale as in the morning. Kind of bloody.

As long as the child stays still, that little figure is so cute and cute that it makes people look soft.

However, when he is stubborn, when he loses his temper and ignores him, it also makes people feel itchy.

Huimus looked at the hand he had been holding.

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

Like Gallan and him, the two are completely extreme contrasts.

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

At that time, still very naive, he regarded the moon that accompanies him every night as his most important companion, so when a lunar eclipse suddenly occurred one day, he watched the moon disappear before him. The loss of pain made him very young, crying like he was crazy.

He had never felt such despair.

He always remembered clearly, the suffocating feeling that his whole heart was tight at that time...

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the moon to return to its original state at that time, so that he was sober in the extreme panic and grief.

Later, he gradually grew up.

As a child, the feeling of treating the moon as a treasure and treating him as his only partner was gradually forgotten by himself.

Heimos never thought about it, and after a lapse of many years, he once again realized the feeling at that time.

Seeing that the child's throat was about to be cut with a dagger--

He seemed to have fallen into a very small age and could do nothing, watching the moment his most important thing disappeared in front of his eyes.

The kind of frustration that makes people crazy and anxious, but suffocating.

It's a very disturbing feeling...

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In another room, King Camos and his subordinate Xie Muer continued the conversation.

"Hymos' past...?"

Camos didn't give an immediate response to Xiemuer's proposal. He touched the stubble that came out of his chin again, revealing a thoughtful look.

Every child of the side royal bloodline who came to participate in the selection of the younger brother has passed the identity assessment to ensure that there is no problem with his identity.

Then, after Galland and Huimus were selected, the inspectorate directly under the command of King Camos even dug into the past of the princes of Aaron Landis in all directions.

Gallan’s past was simple. It was similar to other people’s growing environment except that he was not favored because his skin color was similar to the mother of a subordinate noble. The only difference is that because of his neglect, the children of the knights and nobles of the city's subordinates are not very close to him, so most of the children's playmates are children of the bottom knights or even rich civilians.

auzw.com And what happened to Huimus is very upsetting.

He is the only child of the former city owner of Meniste, and the current city owner of Meneste is the brother of the former city owner, that is, the uncle of Heimus, with two sons and one daughter.

The descendant of the former city owner of Muenister was difficult, and he had no children for a long time. When he was nearly fifty years old, he was frustrated and asked the king to let his younger brother succeed him.

However, an accident happened. When he was fifty, his newly married young wife actually gave him a son. The oldest son of the city of Monest, the son of an old man, regards his young son as a treasure, and treats it as 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 snuggled away by the maid in charge of taking care of the child, and there was no news.

With great joy and sorrow, the old city of Meniste couldn't afford to fall ill, and eventually died in grief that failed to see the lost child's last glance. Naturally, his young and powerful brother inherited his position as the ruler of the city of Menest.

Later, five years later, when a confidant's subordinate of the Old City Lord resigned from his position because of the old Mai and planned to leave the city of Meniste, he passed the slums and accidentally saw Heimos, who was very similar to the Old City Lord.

After various verifications, it was confirmed that the old city owner, who lost his five-year-old child, was taken back to the city's palace. It is said that the current city owner, that is, his uncle, treats him very much, such as his parents.

...What if it was a parent-child?

Speaking of which, Xie Muer showed disdainful eyes.

If it is really like a parent, why did Huimos encounter four or five accidents in a few years after entering the main palace?

Moreover, the intelligence department of the Ombudsman secretly discovered that when the intention was to go to the city of Moneste and asked the host of the city of Monest to send the qualified Heimus to the king city, the host blamed him for various reasons, even Immos concealed the matter and prohibited others from mentioning it to Heimus.

In the end, if it was not for Himimos to be keenly aware of something wrong, seize the opportunity to actively seek the messenger, I am afraid he would not be able to come to the royal city.

Xiemuer had even thought of the strange things that happened when Huimus was very young.

Why would a maid dare to do that kind of thing?

How did a servant abduct a child in the heavily guarded city's mansion?

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

...These are very intriguing.

However, the city of Monest is a hereditary city, and it belongs to one of several important cities of Aaron Landis in terms of economic status, which is extremely strong in itself. Moreover, it is not convenient for Wangcheng to intervene in the affairs of other families.

After a moment of contemplation, King Camos got up.

He said, "Go, let's go over and see first."

King Camos came to Galland with Xie Muer, it was late at night, the oil lamp in the room was lit, and the fire flashed in the house.

As soon as King Camos entered the house, he saw Huimus still standing beside Garland.

The teenager sat quietly by the bed, his eyes fell on the sleeping blond child, his expression was faint, he could not see any expression, but his eyes had never been removed from the child.

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

Under the beating fire, Camos glanced at the blue marks under Huimos.

He coughed softly.

"Hyimos, you go to rest."

The teenager shook his head.

"No, I..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.

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

Although he did not get a clear answer from King Camos, he has decided to let Ximuer maintain a proper distance between Hyimus and Gallan, saying so.

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

Heimus was silent for a moment, and lowered his eyelids, hiding his eyes in the shadows.

Then he nodded and turned to the door.

But, just as he stepped out of the door, he glanced back.

The fire light illuminated the boy’s golden-red eyes. He looked at the backs of King Camos and Xie Muer who blocked him from the child, as if the moment at the bottom of his eyes seemed to be unknown. Things passing by.

Then he turned back and walked away quickly.

In the quiet room, Camos stood by the bed, leaned over slightly, and looked at Gallan.

"He has been sleeping?"

"Yes."

The child on the bed was already white, but now he had lost too much blood, and the little face was even paler, which made King Camos look distressed at first glance.

He touched Gallan's head, and the child's skin that his fingers touched was so soft that he didn't dare to force it.

"It seems a little hot..."

The man mumbled so much, lowering his head, looking like he wanted to put his forehead on Garland's head.

However, as soon as the faces of the two were close to each other, King Camos had a sudden meal, and then suddenly raised his head.

"Sherman!"

He shouted fiercely.

"Yes?"

Xie Muer jumped in his heart, thinking that King Camos saw something wrong from Gallan.

King Camos anxiously reached out to Muer and extended his hand.

He said, "Give me a razor!"

Xie Muer: "............"

King Camos: "Quick! Haven't you heard?"

At the urging of King Camos, the priest of Sharmash, who had a cleansing habit, flipped blankly over the small bag in his waist that he had always carried with him, pulled out a razor and handed it to Camos.

He watched Camos rush to the mirror and shave, continuing his expressionless expression.

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