A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 82. Chapter 82

The matter ended in the silence of everyone.

The old Tastar envoy watched Stoke, who had stopped breathing, with extremely complicated eyes.

This young man was once a Tasda warrior whom Tasdas were proud of and admired by countless people. He should have had a glorious future.

Today, he is silently buried in the desert of another country.

In the most disreputable way, even after death, they will be cast aside by everyone.

The old man closed his eyes, concealed the complex expression in his eyes, and let out a sigh.

If… Stoke could be stupid, maybe he wouldn’t embark on that terrible road and end up where he is now.

The flames in the camp had gradually burned out and went out.

The surviving Tasdas endured grief and began to condense the bodies of their dead compatriots.

They will take all the dead compatriots home and bury them under the land of their homeland.

Opada knelt silently beside the dead Stoke for a long time, then he stood up, took a deep breath, picked up Stoke’s body, and walked towards the carriage.

No matter what Stoke did when he was alive, he was his elder brother, the son of his father, a Tasda, and he would bring his body back to Tasda.

His actions made everyone around him look over, but no one said anything, and no one stopped him.

No matter what felony Stoke committed during his lifetime, the lamp will go out.

Insulting a corpse is the most disgusting behavior.

Kaihus had already turned over and got off his horse. At this moment, he was standing beside Garlan, watching Opada carry the corpse and leave.

Then he turned his head to look at Garlan.

“Prince, what did you say to that guy in the end?”

Seeing that the prince just leaned over and said a word, Stoker’s mocking expression suddenly turned into unwillingness and regret. Kaihus was really curious and couldn’t help asking.

Garlan glanced at him and smiled.

“Secret~~”

He pursed his lips and said crookedly with a smile.

Just now, I was angered by Stoke’s self-righteous eyes, and he was angry for a while before deliberately telling that kind of lie.

He thought about it afterwards, and also felt that he was short-circuited in his mind at the time, how could he say that kind of thing, if it was just in case someone knew…

Then I thought about it again. The only one who knows what he said is that he still has Stoke, and the dead cannot speak, and he is not so stupid to leak it out. What he said is naturally buried forever. It’s a secret.

So, Garlan, who was relieved after thinking about this, completely left the matter behind.

Then he turned and ran to the strong brown-red horse.

I don’t know what’s going on. Since he stabbed Stoke to death with a sword, Huimos seemed to be in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

Most of the people have already dismounted and are busy cleaning up the aftermath. Heymos is still sitting on the horse, his eyes down, with a thoughtful look.

“Himos?”

Gallan yelled twice, and Heimos seemed to wake up suddenly.

He glanced at the Garlan who had been in front of his horse, and his pupils suddenly contracted slightly invisibly, but they quickly converged, returning to his usual calm look.

Then he rolled over and got off the horse.

“What’s wrong?”

he asks.

“Thanks to you this time.”

Garlan said with a smile to him.

Thanks to Himos’ help, the gang of Stoke were brought out and the hidden danger was solved in one fell swoop.

“…”

Seeing the young boy’s smile as bright as the sun at him, and the bright golden eyes looking at him, Heimos felt a little tight in his chest.

He never thought that Garlan would have such feelings for him.

Ming Ming Jia Erlan also said not long ago that he would reject Opada, because it is impossible for him to like men at all.

…………

and many more.

Huimos thought suddenly.

Before that, in order to prevent Garlan from misunderstanding his relationship with Opada, he had sworn to the sun god Shamash that he would never like men.

Could it be because he said something like that… In order to prevent him from being aware of his feelings, Gallan…

At the thought of this, Hiemos suddenly felt that his chest was tight, and his breathing was a little bit difficult.

Gallan liked him, but he said that in front of Gallan.

At that time, when he swore, how would Garlan feel?

……Will it be sad?

But I have to pretend I don’t know anything, endure the uncomfortable mood, and continue to laugh at him…

…………

“Huimos, are you tired?”

Seeing Hiemos saying a few words to himself, he stared at himself and walked away, Garland asked.

Indeed, Huimos showed that in order to deceive Stoke, he led the army to the north, walked halfway and returned, while avoiding Stoke’s gang, while quietly following the Tasda mission… …Uh, it seems that Heymos must have been working hard these days… and at first he disliked Heymos for getting in the way, and didn’t want him to follow him.

Thinking of this, Gallan suddenly felt a little guilty.

He raised his eyes and saw a little blood splashed on Hiemos’ side cheek, and stretched out his hand, flatteringly trying to help Hiemos wipe it.

However, Gallan’s fingertips had just touched Heimos’ cheek, before he even had time to wipe it, Heimos, who seemed to be absent, stiffened like an electric shock.

It looked as if he had been frightened.

Not understanding how Huimos reacted so strongly, Gallan pointed at the blood-stained cheek confusedly.

“You are splattered with blood.”

“……Yes?”

As if finally coming back to his senses, Hiemos raised his hand and wiped the blood stains on his cheeks by himself.

“Sorry, I was a little tired.”

He lowered his eyes and said.

“I will rest for a while.”

“Well, take a good rest~~ leave it to me next.”

“…”

Hiemos nodded silently, and once again looked at Garland, who raised his head and smiled happily at him, with complicated eyes, then turned and walked towards the small lake not far away.

Always think that Heimos looks a little strange?

Garland looked at Huimos’s leaving back and thought.

Are you tired to this level?

He was wondering when he suddenly saw Opada walking towards him quickly.

“Gallan, the head of the mission wants to see you.”

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Gallan followed Opada to a clearing, and the clearing was still filled with the smell of smoke after the fire.

He saw the old man standing there, the morning sun had already risen, shining on the old man’s vicissitudes of life, and the dozens of Tasda corpses neatly laid out in front of the old man.

The old man turned around and looked at Garlan.

“Prince Garland,” he said, “Tarsdar thank you for your help.”

“No… Actually I…”

Gallan shook his head. He looked at the dead Tasdars in the clearing, his eyes showing a little sadness and apologetics.

“I’m very sorry, in fact, I already knew that a group of forces was staring at us… Originally you wouldn’t have suffered so much damage. It was because of my carelessness and miscalculation that you lost so many companions.”

He was thinking about it.

Even if it was an attack by a horse thief, with the strength of the Tasda soldiers, with the assistance of a team of cavalry led by Kayjos, it could still resist for a period of time.

That time should be enough for Huimos to come over.

Who knows, there was an internal response in the mission, which caught them off guard for a while.

After all, he had always thought that the master behind the scenes was the power of another country, and he never thought it would be a Tasda.

“You don’t need to apologize.”

The old man shook his head.

“Although I’m old, I’m not confused yet. There are traitors from within our Tasdas. Those traitors deliberately asked to watch the night tonight, and then joined forces to kill other night soldiers and put the horse thief into the camp. Everyone sets fire when they fall asleep…”

At this point, the old man couldn’t help gritting his teeth with hatred.

“If it weren’t for the traitors, how could the horse thieves easily invade our Tasdar camp?”

“Even if this time is avoided, Stoke will find another opportunity to continue what he planned. Sooner or later, Opada will die in his hands. Prince Garland, I am not confused. We Tasdas have a problem. , For causing such a consequence, in any case will not be blamed on you.”

“And, if you were not there, all of us would die here in regret that we couldn’t reveal the truth.”

The old man turned his head, his eyes swept over the dead Tasda fighters.

Although his face looks vicissitudes of life, his eyes are still very bright.

“Now, although they are dead, they are killed in honor.”

“We will bring their bodies back to their homeland, and their souls will return to the command of the god of war Assur.”

He turned his head and looked at Garlan again.

He interrogated the confidants of the few surviving Stokes, and what he learned from them made the old man who had experienced the wind and waves shocked.

Killing Opada was only the first step, that guy had even planned to treat his father–

“Prince, I am very grateful to you. Although we have lost forty-three of our compatriots, we can let more of our compatriots survive in the future.”

“If it wasn’t for you to lead Stoke out, if his conspiracy really succeeds, then in the future, the dead Tasdar will not be these dozens, but thousands or even tens of thousands.”

“Stoke will let thousands of Tasdas die for his ambitions!”

The old man’s arms were crossed and placed on his chest.

He bowed his head deeply to the boy.

“Prince Garland, I know that you suddenly proposed to accompany us to Talstar because you were aware of this… You are not only smart, but also kind, and you even put yourself in danger in order to protect us. ”

“You saved our lives and you also saved Tasda, and the Tasda people will remember your kindness.”

Not only him, Opada next to him, and other Tasdas all made the same actions as the mission leader at this moment.

They crossed their arms on their chests, bowed their heads, and saluted the young prince.

“From now on, you will be the eternal friend of the Tasdar.”

That is the etiquette of the Tasdar to the most respected friend.

“Wise prince Aaron Landis, please remember that the Tasdar are your most loyal friends.”

The old man who raised his head gave Garlan a sincere smile.

He said,

“If one day, you need help, as long as you shout, the Tasdar will respond to your call—”

…………

………………

The sun has hung high in the sky, and the sun shimmers on the surface of the small lake.

On the small hill on the side of the lake, someone was standing there.

“At the beginning, I never understood why my father didn’t give my eldest brother any chance to defend him, and he punished him directly without any interrogation, and even complained to his father secretly for this.”

“Now I understand…At that time, with the elder brother’s prestige in Tasda, if his father did not decisively imprison him, as long as the elder brother seized the opportunity to shout, there would really be a lot of people following him.”

The dazzling sunlight shone down, causing Opada to squint.

After last night, the young man seemed to mature and grow up a lot overnight.

He looked down at the fire-burned camp not far away and made a sigh.

“My father has always been proud of his eldest brother. Later, when this happened, he didn’t show it on the surface, and he was actually sad in private. Sometimes I would watch him stand in a daze at the training ground late at night.”

The whole person was in the memory, he whispered.

“At that time, I went up to talk to him, and he patted my shoulder and smiled and said to me, if the eldest brother is the same as me, he should not be so smart.”

“Although he is smiling, he looks sad.”

“He said that smart people tend to think too much, and if they think too much, they will have unnecessary desires, blindly chasing after the things they think up, and forgetting to be down-to-earth and forget the really important things… So, It’s good to be a little confused.”

Having said that, Opada closed his mouth and said nothing more.

He turned his head and looked at Garlan who was standing beside him.

The pale golden hair was scattered around the white cheeks, and the sunlight made the young boy’s eyes bright as golden amber.

The prince of Aaron Landis.

A beautiful and wise boy who moved him at a glance.

When such a thing happened, Gallan could not continue to go to Tasda as an envoy.

So, not long after, it was the moment when they parted ways.

“Gallan, even if Uncle did not make such a promise, when you are in distress, as long as you call, I will come to protect you.”

He wants to express his feelings to the one he loves.

Before parting.

The young man’s golden eyes looked at him, reflecting his shadow, and then he bent his eyes and smiled.

“Thank you, Opada, my good friend, I believe in your friendship.”

“…”

Gallan choked in his throat when he was about to say something, and Opada opened his mouth, but couldn’t say the word.

Gallan regarded him as a friend.

He watched Garlan turn his head and looked down at the small lake not far below the hill. Following Garlan’s gaze, he saw Huimos who was resting by the lake just a few meters away.

Also, that one-eyed knight with the same blond hair as Garlan.

Garlan looked over there and smiled.

He is looking at his knight.

Opada thought, closing her open lips, swallowing the words that had reached her throat.

And by the lake under the hill, Himos looked up as if he felt something.

He saw Garlan, who was standing halfway up the hill and looking at him, smiling at him happily, and Opada beside Garlan.

Unable to tell why, he suddenly moved in his heart.

Subconsciously, all his attention was focused on that spot in an instant.

Naturally, he heard the voice of the two people in that place.

At this moment, on the hill, looking at Garlan who was smiling happily at Kehos, Opada took a deep breath.

He said, “Gallan, do you have anyone you like?”

The boy looked back at him and then smiled at him.

“Um.”

The eyebrows are flying, and the smile is bright.

“What kind of person is that?”

Opada couldn’t help asking.

“Um… we have been together since we were young. When we were young, it liked to get close to me. I don’t know why, it’s not very good to others, but it’s very close to me, and it doesn’t like letting others… Uh, man, approach me.”

“It was very cute when I was young. Of course, when I was young, it was very powerful, but it just liked to behave like a baby to me. Later, when he grew up, he became taller and better-looking. Same.”

Seeing the boy who kept talking, Opada felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

However, he could see that Garlan really liked that person very much.

Because when talking about that person, Garlan’s eyes were softer and warmer than anything else.

Gallan continued to speak.

“From small to large, it has been guarding me, and we have always been together.”

He said, “So, no matter what happens in the future, I will not be separated from it. I will stay with it until I die.”

Even if he left the royal city to travel to the mainland, he would definitely bring Niega with him.

Garland thought.

He will never be separated from Nega in his life.

…

That’s right, the person he was talking about was the big lion, Nega, who grew up with him and liked to behave like a coquettish in front of him.

In order to make Opada completely give up on himself, he had to lift Niega out of the tank.

………………

Opada let out a long breath.

For some reason, after learning about Garlan’s thoughts, his mood brightened up for a moment.

He glanced at the knight by the lake and smiled calmly at Garlan.

“Well, I believe you will always be together.”

The mature young man who grew up in just one night smiled and blessed his beloved boy.

He glanced down and said, “Your knight is calling you, maybe something is going on. Go ahead.”

“Yes?”

As soon as Garlan lowered his head, he saw Kaihuos waving at him, as if calling him over.

“Then I’ll pass first.”

The brunette Tasdar smiled and watched his beloved boy go away and went to the knight’s side.

At this moment, his mood is very calm.

Because he believes.

That knight will always guard Garlan, they will be very happy, together until the final death.

As he was thinking, there was other movement in front of him, and Opada saw Heimos, who was originally by the lake, walking towards him.

Huimos looked calm at the moment, his expression indifferent, but his heart was tumbling violently.

He heard what Garlan had just said.

He never knew that Garlan had such deep and strong feelings for him.

The boy said he would stay with him until he died.

The child who grew up spoiled by him loves him so deeply.

He looked at the Tasdar who had been rejected before he could express his feelings, and his mood was very complicated.

It seems a little sympathetic, and a little…other…like things of superiority.

Opada smiled at him.

“I’m dumped.”

He spread his hands frankly.

Opada was so calm, but Huimos didn’t know what to say for a while.

“Hey, we are all the same. Garlan has a beloved one, and I, and you, are all broken in love.”

Opada sighed without evasiveness.

“……what?”

Opada’s words made Huimos inexplicable.

“Loss of love? Me? What do you mean?”

“Don’t pretend, you think you can’t tell if you don’t say anything?”

Opada said with her lips poked.

“I’ve seen it a long time ago, your thoughts on Garlan are the same as mine.”

Hiemos felt a little dazed.

He rarely opened his mouth, but he couldn’t speak.

“It’s useless to pretend, I like Garland, so I can tell who else likes him at a glance.”

Opada continued.

“Obviously, I like it so much, and I pretend to be that way. It’s because of this that I see you upset.”

What else he wanted to say, suddenly lost his mind.

Hey, it’s no use talking about it.

The same people who have fallen into the end of the world, why continue to hurt each other.

Thinking about this, Opada waved his hand happily, turned and went down the hill, and left.

Only Huimos remained there.

The golden sands refracted the hot sunlight, gleaming and piercing people’s eyes.

Standing on the sand, Hiemos’ face was very dazed, and his mind was very confused.

He felt the heart deep in his chest beating fiercely inexplicably at this moment.

Said the Tasdar.

He… to Garlan…?

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Well, so the situation is like this now–

…

Huimos knew that Opada liked Garland.

Opada thinks Garland likes Kaijos.

Kayjos also knew that Opada liked Garland and also knew that Opada thought Garland liked him, and knew that Huimos had a special affection for Garland.

Opada thinks that Garland and Kayjos are already happy, and knows that Hiemos likes Garland.

Huimos knew that Garland did not like Opada, and believed that Garland was unrequitedly in love with herself, in love with herself deeply.

Opada hit the nail on the head again and said that Huimos actually loves Garland…

And Nega: “Ooooooo~~”

………………

Well, it’s so messy that I can’t go on.

In short

In the chaos, our little prince Garland only wanted to take his beloved pet, the big lion Nega, to leave the city and let himself go and be a free elf~~