A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 74. Chapter 74

It was already evening, and the sunlight had diminished a lot, and it was no longer as hot as noon. The cool breeze swept across the courtyard, causing the olive branches and leaves in the courtyard to sway slightly.

Garlan sits in a pavilion under the shade of the tree, with his soft and fluffy forehead covering his forehead, and the hair on both sides is woven into small braids and tied back, and the rune guarded by Shamash on the forehead is dripping red. .

The boy’s face was as clean and clear as the emerald green olive branches behind him, his eyebrows were slightly bent, and he smiled like a light.

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

The Tasdas did not have a long time since the founding of the country, and they do not admire culture and art, so even Opada, 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 flourishing. He was worried at the beginning. He didn’t know what to say to his sweetheart, for fear of being rude and uncultured by him.

But when he had more contact with Galan, he had no such worries. Galan was completely different from those Aaron Landis who regarded themselves as highly and civilized. He treated Opada neither ostentatious nor deliberate. Accommodating, very ordinary and casual.

But this kind of ordinary and casual is what makes Opada feel the most comfortable.

Every time I met Garland, it was Opada’s happiest time.

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

“Is it snow? Because it’s warm here anytime, so I haven’t seen snow yet, I’ve only seen pictures.”

“Then just look at yourself.”

Opada chuckled.

“Gallan, your skin color is the same color as snow.”

“I have seen oil paintings, and the snow is much whiter than mine.”

The skin color is really the same as snow, and the person is almost dying.

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

“Really?” The big Opada scratched his head, “but I just think you are…whiter than snow.”

I wanted to say, “You look better than snow,” but Gallan’s female officer suddenly came over with tea and made him choke abruptly.

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

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.

For these three days, although I met with Garlan every day and the relationship became closer, there was a circle of people around each time. Especially that Heimos, the ghost is still there, he is there almost every time, even if he is not occasionally, he will appear before long.

Opada was very depressed about this.

In fact, he wanted to say it several times, but he didn’t know why every time he couldn’t succeed because of various accidents or’unintentional’ obstruction by others.

In a few days he will return to Tasda, and before that, he has to express his heart to Garlan anyway.

“Speaking of snow, we actually have a tradition in Tasda. After the child turns seven, he will go to the mountains and snow to train to cultivate his tough character.”

“Isn’t it frostbite?”

“For the strong enough Tasda kids, there is no danger. Our Tasdas are very resistant to cold, and…”

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

The roar was so huge, it made people feel that the earth shook along with it in a trance.

Before he could react, Gallan, who had been sitting, stood up and walked down the stone steps of the pavilion.

When he stood at the entrance of the pavilion, his eyes straightened.

I saw a huge male lion standing on the green grass in the courtyard. The thick mane of the huge head was swaying 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, and the wind sweeps over the mane and makes waves, making it even more majestic.

When it raised its head high, Garlan, who was standing in front of it, even lowered it by half its head.

The majestic and majestic body made the boy appear more and more slender, as if it could easily bite the boy’s throat as long as it lowered its head.

At first glance, it looks like an extremely dangerous feeling.

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

His arms were immersed in the long mane of the big lion, and the golden hair became brighter and brighter in the brown hair.

The big lion bowed his head, sniffed the boy who was holding it, and rubbed the boy’s face with his wet nose. The tickling sensation made Garlan, who was holding the big lion, laughed, buried a face in his mane, rubbed her hand, and rubbed her hand.

There was a gurgling sound from the lion’s throat, which was its pleasant voice.

Gallan was happily stunned, and suddenly, from the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Opada coming down from the pavilion, landing on one knee, bowing his head in his direction.

He turned around in astonishment and looked at each other.

“Opada? You are…”

After saluting on one knee, Opada got up, his eyes were full of reverence, staring at the huge lion.

“The lion is the battle partner of the god of war Assur, and the incarnation of Ashur.”

He said in a respectful tone, “For us Tasdas, the lion is the symbol of Assyria and the holy beast we admire.”

He looked at the young man who was accompanied by a lion.

“When you first met, you rode on a lion to see me…”

At that time, the look down from the top, like a sharp sword, pierced his chest all at once.

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

That scene seemed to be deeply imprinted in his memory by a soldering iron.

Opada smiled suddenly, and he said: “At that time, I thought I saw the human incarnation of Ashur.”

He stepped forward.

The blazing heat surging from his chest was like flames, and the blood was burning as if it was about to boil.

He stretched out his hand and watched Gallan’s eyes with deep emotions surging.

At this moment, he had many words that he wanted to pour out to this young man who took his heart away.

“Gallan, Prince of Aaron Landis, I…”

“Your Excellency Opada, you better stay away.”

A low voice suddenly came in from the side, interrupting Opada’s words.

Garland, who was listening to Opada’s words, turned his head and saw Heimos in a black costume walking in from the courtyard gate, staring at Opada deeply, and went on as he walked. .

“The’Holy Beast’ doesn’t like being approached by people other than Garlan. If you lean over and get bitten to death, Aaron Landis can’t explain to Tasda.”

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

Damn, it’s you again!

He stared at Huimos, who would hinder him at critical moments every time, and his heart was full of resentment.

His gaze was as sharp as a knife, and Huimos’ gaze was equally sharp.

The eyes of the two collided in the air like an invisible spark.

On the side, Garland saw Opada coming in at Huimos, his eyes were anxious on Huimos, and he couldn’t help but sigh with emotion in the bottom of his heart.

Opada is so infatuated after being so ruthlessly rejected by Huimos.

However, Huimos said so.

“Opada, Huimos is right. You’d better stand a little farther away, if Nega is unhappy and bites you, it will be in trouble.”

Although he is there, Nega generally doesn’t hurt people casually.

But not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. He tried his best to save Opada’s life, but he was bitten in the palace before he even left.

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

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

Since Taputi was called by King Camos last time to tell her about it, and to make her pay attention to guarding Garlan to guard against Opada, the magistrate has already got in touch with the prince Heimos, who hadn’t dealt with much before. Became a united front.

As soon as Opada comes, she will immediately send someone to notify Prince Huimos, so soon after Opada comes, Huimos will appear.

well done.

At this moment, the magistrate expressed her sincere admiration for Huimos’s behavior in bringing Nega over.

…………

At the dinner, Opada was very depressed.

He will return to China in one day, but he still did not find a chance to give the sapphire to Gallan.

no.

He thought fiercely.

Even if he was going to sneak into Garlan’s palace tonight, he must confess his intentions.

In fact, he had made this idea a few days ago, and later discovered that no matter where he lives or near Garland’s palace, there are especially many patrols at night. As the son of General Tasda, he has to worry about the two countries. China’s diplomatic relations cannot cause trouble in the palace.

But tonight is the last chance. If you miss tonight, there will be no chance again. He has to be presumptuous anyway!

Just when Opada was fierce in his heart, King Camos in the seat was extremely happy.

This Tasda bastard is finally going to get out.

Thinking about it this way, King Camos felt uncomfortable.

As the king of Aaron Landis, he is the elder of the opponent, and it is not easy to beat people. God knows how many times he has torn this little bunny in his head.

Get out!

Roll as far as possible, far away from Gallan!

Although there was still a smile on his face, King Camos looked at Opada’s gaze with only the word’Fuck’ written on it.

On the other side, Huimos lowered his head to eat, his expression was indifferent, and he didn’t seem to see any emotions, but from the corner of his eyes, he could still see that he was in a good mood at the moment.

The past few days have really caused him a headache. He felt that it was more tiring than when he was in the Northland, fighting for days and nights without rest.

A tiger stood by and stared at it, but it didn’t drool.

But the little white deer who was being stared at was completely unaware of the tiger’s greedy gaze, and from time to time he hopped around in front of the tiger’s eyes, making the tiger’s eyes red.

He wanted to grab the ear of the ignorant little white deer, drag him away from the tiger’s line of sight, and hide it tightly in the house.

As he thought, he glanced at Garlan next to him from the corner of his eye.

The boy just raised his eyes to meet Heimos’s, then tilted his head and smiled brightly at him.

……never mind.

The fruit wine has a sweet taste in the mouth.

Huimos was in a much better mood.

Anyway, that guy will leave tomorrow.

Just as Huimos just relaxed, Gallan stood up suddenly and spoke to King Camos who was sitting above him.

“Brother Wang, can you promise me a request?”

“Yes, go ahead.”

The happy King Camos gave Garlan a gentle smile and replied simply.

This is almost a habit, and he has never refused his little brother’s request for many years anyway.

“Brother Wang, please allow me to follow the Tasda mission to Tasda.”

Garlan looked at Camos with bright eyes.

“I’m very interested in Tasda, and I want to see it with my own eyes.”

Click.

King Camos still had a smile on his face, but there was a very faint cracking sound in front of him, and the malachite wine glass in his hand cracked several times.

The magistrate standing next to Garlan showed a look of error.

The hand of Heimos who was eating was also a meal at this moment.

“Gallan…”

King Camos kept a grin on his face reluctantly, but if he stood close and looked closely, he could find the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably.

He suppressed the wrath in his heart as much as possible, and continued to speak gently to Garlan.

“Why do you suddenly want to go to Tasda?”

“Because I have heard Opada say a lot about Tasda these days, I really want to see that wonderful country with my own eyes.”

Gallan said, “Anyway, Brother Wang, aren’t you planning to send an envoy to Tasda lately? So just so, let me pass as an envoy.”

“No, Garlan, the distance is too far, too dangerous for you…”

“There will be no danger!”

Opada, who was so excited since Gallan’s words, stood up abruptly, swearing to her chest and swearing.

“Swear to the God of War Assur, I will protect Prince Gallan! No one can hurt the prince’s hair until my life returns to the seat of the God of War!”

“King Camos, please rest assured to hand over Prince Garland to me!”

He didn’t say that it was okay, when he said, King Camos instantly turned black.

‘Please feel free to hand over Prince Garland to me. ‘

Why does he sound so awkward to these words?

Pooh!

Tassda’s little bastard, you are delusional!

“Your Royal Highness Gallan, the army returned with your guardian knight Kehos is still on the way.”

Just as King Camos’s face was distorted, Xie Muer next to him began to speak.

He looked at Garlan blankly, and said in a deep voice: “If you want to go out, then someone must be by your side to protect you, but Khos may not be able to return to the city tomorrow.”

“Yes, Your Highness, there is no guardian of Kaihuosi, what if you encounter danger on the road?”

The magistrate also whispered to persuade.

“Even if Kehos is not there, it’s okay to have guards to protect me.”

I don’t know why, the little prince who has always been obedient and sensible is unexpectedly stubborn about going to Talstar this time.

Gallan raised his head, looking expectantly, and looked at King Camos pleadingly.

“Brother Wang, you just agreed to me.”

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

“You promised me, wouldn’t it be worth talking to me?”

Looking at the aggrieved little face of his little brother, King Camos was anxious, but he didn’t even think about it, he immediately coaxed people.

“Of course not, I will never regret what I promised you.”

He said vowedly.

Xie Muer lowered his head: “…”

The Taputi female official helped her forehead: “…”

Huimos took a bite of the sauce with a blank face: “…”

This King Camos, who spoils the king’s brother without principle, is really–

When King Camos, who was patronizing his own king’s brother, finished speaking, he also reacted and regretted it immediately.

But the words had already been spoken, and he was still in front of the Tasda mission.

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

“In that case, I will also go to Tasda as an ambassador.”

Heymos, who was slowly wiping the sauce on his fingers with a wet wipe, said so just after eating the sauce.

“Ugh?”

The others hadn’t reacted yet, Gallan next to him had already turned his head and looked at Heimos with a look of astonishment.

He said, “Himos, you still don’t want to go with it?”

He shook his head and refused without thinking.

Huimos turned his head to look at Garlan, the corners of his lips raised, and he suddenly smiled.

The handsome young man naturally looks very beautiful when he smiles. The golden-red eyes are slightly curved and the corners of their eyes are slightly raised, making them look a little slender.

However, it was this smile that made Gallan’s heart tremble inexplicably.

Unable to explain why, he felt a chill coming out of his back.

After Huimos smiled at him, he turned his head and looked at King Camos.

“I’m going to Tasda as an ambassador.”

He said.

King Camos certainly nodded decisively.

“It’s so decided.”

…

At the end of the banquet, Hiemos and Gallan, who had left the table, walked side by side on the gravel road in the courtyard.

Gallan raised his head and looked at the people next to him. The moonlight fell on the brown cheeks, making Huimos’s slightly pursed lips appear sharper.

Thinking of the smile of Huimos that chilled his back not long ago, Gallan could feel it no matter how slow it was.

He asked: “Aren’t you happy?”

Huimos looked sideways at him.

“Why don’t you let me go with you?”

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

“Do you think I’m in the way?”

“No, I didn’t think so, I was doing it for you.”

“what?”

Gallan hesitated for a moment, and whispered, “Don’t be angry after I told you.”

“I am worried that after you go to Tasda… Then… Doesn’t that Opada like you? His identity is so high in Tasda, what if you detain you in Tasda and don’t let you come back? manage?”

“Although it sounds ridiculous, the country of Tasda can really do this kind of thing. You know, more than sixty years ago, their king used to snatch a beauty named Helen and another country. Fight for ten years.”

“If you are detained by Opada at Tastida, Aaron Landis will definitely send troops to save you, so won’t you fight?”

Gallan thought about it again.

“So, you better don’t go.”

He persuaded.

“Otherwise, if something really happens, you will be treated like that Helen as the confidant that caused the war between the two countries.”

Huimos: “…”

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Confession troubles Heimos.