The tips of the ears were hot.
Garlan thought that it must be because of the setting sun that was about to set.
He reached out and pressed the man's chest with his hands around him, trying to push him away.
It stands to reason that with his strength, it is impossible to push Heimos at all.
However, as soon as he pushed, Heimos followed his strength and moved his body back, pressing on the rocks on both sides of him as if he raised his hands around him, and he leaned close to his ears and poured out a hot breath and a low voice. The lips of the murmured words also left.
The aggressive aura that had been surrounding him just now receded, making Garlan feel less uncomfortable.
However, that seems to have always been the case.
Although Heimos has always unabashedly declared his admiration to him, he has been approaching step by step, and he has firmly branded his own traces in his whole body and life trajectory.
However, the man never did anything to force him.
Obviously the power is much stronger than him, but as long as he expresses a little signal to stop, no, Heimos will stop immediately, and take a step back according to his request.
like just now...
Garlan raised his head, and Heimos, who was standing in front of him, looked down at him.
The golden red eyes are like the sunset glow in the sky, and they are full of softness that is completely contrary to the sharp corners of the eyes.
The dark forehead hair fell from the man's eyes, and was gently blown by the wind.
Garlan saw that the night-like hair was dotted with a few tiny white petals, the petals were delicate and lovely, and Garlan couldn't help laughing.
He was still sitting on the rock, raised his hand with a smile, and beckoned to Heimos.
Heimos looked at Garlan, then bent over and crouched down again.
As soon as he squatted down, the angle of his line of sight changed from looking down to looking up.
He didn't care at all, and just stared at Garlan with bright eyes, which looked like a big black wolf dog squatting obediently in front of its master.
Garlan stretched out his hand and took down the tiny petals that had stuck to Heimos' forehead.
But as soon as Heimos squatted down, he saw the top of Heimos's head, not only the petals on his forehead, but even more petals on the top of his head, and even a few pieces were caught in the hair.
The white dots were especially conspicuous in the jet-black hair.
The young man reached out his hand subconsciously and flicked Heimos' hair a few times.
Heimos's black hair is very flexible and smooth, and when he flicks it, it spreads out, and the white petals mixed in the hair naturally fall down.
A few petals fell on the black shoulder armor.
The weak and boneless white petals and the cold and hard pitch-black armor are obviously on the extreme sides, but at this moment, they seem to be extremely harmonious, giving people an indescribable beauty.
"All right."
He patted Heimos, who was squatting in front of him, on the head again with satisfaction.
Then, he couldn't help but secretly poking his brain, if he didn't do anything, just let Heimos go out with a head of petals for everyone to see, I don't know how many people would be stunned.
And just as he was laughing and making up the scene in his mind, Heimos, who had been watching him, suddenly stretched out his hand.
The brown fingers went straight to Garlan's face and took off a petal hidden in the blond hair scattered at the corner of his eye.
Looking at the petal, Garlan was stunned for a moment. He thought that when he was washing his face by the pool just now, he had taken the petals off his hair and shoulders.
Unexpectedly, there is still a piece hidden here.
Probably because it was soaked in water, the small petal was a little wet, and the soft, pitiful fingers were pinched in the pulp of the fingers.
Garlan glanced at it and didn't care too much. He thought that Heimos would just throw it away like him.
But Heimos glanced at him, lowered his head suddenly, and licked lightly on the pulp of his fingers.
The tip of the red tongue tucks the slightly damp petals from the fingertips into the lips.
This time, I was caught off guard, and Garlan had no time to stop it.
He looked at Heimos in astonishment, only to feel that the tips of his ears were getting hotter, almost burning.
He was fortunate that his long hair covered his ears, making it invisible, so he forced himself to remain calm, pretending to be nonchalant, and looked away from Heimos as if he didn't care at all.
Then, with his hands up, he jumped, and swiftly jumped back to the ground from the rock he was sitting on.
"Okay, it's time to go back."
He said in a light tone and sounded calm.
Then he walked over to Heimos on his own, and walked straight forward.
The wind picked up by Garlan as he walked forward lifted the long hair that fell on his shoulders, and the long golden hair swept softly in front of Heimos' eyes.
And the moment the blond rose, the ears covered by the long hair were exposed to the air.
Heimos clearly saw the little red tip of the young man's ear that showed from his blond hair.
His lips twitched.
However, he didn't say anything, and followed the pace of Garlan who was walking forward with a smile.
…
…
He returned to his palace first, replaced the dark armor, and briefly cleaned his body before Heimos came to Garland's palace again.
Although he became the king of Aaron Landis, Gallan still lived in the palace where he lived from childhood to adulthood.
Over the past dynasties, new kings will build a new palace in the palace, or completely renovate their own palace to make it more gorgeous and magnificent.
However, Garland seems to have no plans to build a new palace or renovate the current palace.
Therefore, this palace is still very familiar to Heimos.
Walking into the palace, he saw Garlan sitting cross-legged on the cool topaz stone platform, the snow-like white cloth was spread out on it, and the edge of the stone platform was hanging down.
Dozens of delicacies are placed on it, exuding a tempting aroma, and the sitting boy is stuffing a small piece of grilled meat covered with honey into his mouth.
The female officer stood aside, her slender fingers took out ice cubes from the jade plate on the side, and gently put them into the glass glass filled with light yellow juice.
She smiled and looked at the boy, her eyes were very gentle, obviously the boy's good appetite made her very happy. From time to time, she would turn her head and instruct the maid behind her to cut the slightly larger pieces of meat, sprinkle a little sauce, or peel off the shrimp shells.
The atmosphere seemed very harmonious and comfortable.
The only thing that was out of tune with him was a certain high priest with a black face and a blank expression.
Xie Mu'er stood beside him, not saying a word, just staring at Garlan coldly, his eyes were like sharp swords.
It makes people feel cold in their hearts.
If it were someone else, Xie Muer would stare at him like this, and he would have been sitting on pins and needles, let alone continue to eat.
But Gallan, who was born to be the target of Xie Muer's stare, still sat steadily, eating food one after another without caring, and occasionally drinking a sip of cold juice.
No matter how you look at it, she looks at ease and calm.
Therefore, His Excellency the High Priest, whose face was not good-looking, stared at his young king even more fiercely.
That murderous look made people really suspect that he wanted to kill the king with his eyes.
If it wasn't for his consistent obedience, he might have been unable to restrain himself from committing the following crimes.
Heimos coughed lightly, then walked over quickly, without speaking, as if he was sitting casually on the topaz platform in his own palace, just opposite Garlan.
Then he reached out and picked up a slice of bread smeared with thick cheese, casually sandwiched a piece of browned meat, and ate it so unceremoniously.
Everyone has long been accustomed to the casual behavior of Heimos. It stands to reason that it is a rude behavior to be so reckless in front of the king.
But Garland didn't mind the formality.
The high priest who has always followed the etiquette system is naturally dissatisfied with this, but as the king Garlan doesn't mind, of course he can't do anything about it.
Moreover, although Heimos behaved a little casually in private, in public, his every move followed the etiquette of a knight, and even Xie Muer could not pick the thorns.
Therefore, the high priest could only pretend not to see this kind of rudeness in front of the king in private.
Tapti smiled, bowed his head slightly, and bowed in a very elegant posture.
She said, "Your Excellency Heimos, congratulations on your triumph again."
In the past, both of them were princes, and both were honored as His Royal Highnesses.
But now that Garlan has ascended the throne and became a king, Heimos will naturally lose his identity as a prince.
Although Heimos still has the most recent royal status, he can no longer be called His Highness.
Just when everyone thought that Heimos would be sent to the royal city far from the political center of Menister City to succeed the city lord according to tradition, something that made them stunned happened.
Heimos stayed in the royal city, and was appointed by the King of Garland as the commander-in-chief of the 3rd Legion, which was about to be rebuilt, and held military power.
Isn't King Garland afraid of being usurped
Many people are thinking so in the bottom of their hearts.
The young king was praised by everyone at the beginning, saying that he possessed 'the wisdom of the sun god Shamash' and the 'wisdom of the god of wisdom Solga'.
The danger of leaving Heimos in the royal city... He couldn't have imagined it
No matter how strange everyone is, this matter is already a sure thing.
Heimos was awarded the badge of commander-in-chief of the Third Legion and immediately set about rebuilding the Third Legion.
No one can deny the power of this world-renowned 'Black Knight' and his military talents. In less than half a year, he not only rebuilt the Third Army, but also made the Third Army's strength. Even before, it was approaching the First Legion commanded by the 'Knights of the Sun'.
The First Legion, known as the King's Guard, always considered itself the leader of the army. Of course, it was not willing to be overtaken by the Third Legion, so the training became more and more desperate.
…
After Garlan ascended the throne, he first dealt with the troubles caused by Heimos's 'hard walls and clear fields' tactic in order to defend the royal city, pacified the refugees, and escorted them back to rebuild their homes.
Of course, the people who were hurt in the war should also be comforted.
At the same time, reward the legions guarding the northern and eastern borders, and give rewards to the soldiers who have been sticking to the frontier during the war, so that those soldiers who feel uneasy because they did not go to rescue the king's city finally calm down.
After cleaning up the bits and pieces and rebuilding the three major legions that were once destroyed, Garlan unceremoniously began to settle the account.
Naturally, the objects of reckoning are those who escaped from the battle with the Gasdadians.
There are two ways of city governance in Aaron Landis, one is family type, the government affairs of the city are decided by the city owner;
And the few people who escaped from the battle all came from the family-inherited city.
Because in the decisive battle with the invaders, these people abandoned the crown prince and fled by themselves. This behavior equivalent to betrayal was spurned and condemned by the vast majority of Aaron Landis, even the people in their own cities. Very dissatisfied with this.
And those people also knew in their hearts that it was difficult for the new king to understand their behavior.
Therefore, at Garlan's enthronement ceremony, a place where all the city lords must go according to the etiquette, they did not go because they feared that they would be detained and punished if they entered the royal city.
They didn't dare to leave their city, they could only hunker down and wait anxiously.
Because Garlan was busy with the aftermath, he didn't have time to pay attention to them for a while, which made these people have an illusion.
They felt that the new king was young and had a gentle temperament. In addition, there were so many of them, and they had a lot of troops in their hands. Of course, the law did not blame the public. However, King Garlan's newly ascended the throne was not stable, so he must be somewhat afraid of them. .
So this time probably won't punish them.
However, just when they thought so and breathed a sigh of relief, Garland settled the disaster victims and established a new army.
After freeing up the space, he directly issued the king's order, ordering these city lords to come to see him in the king's city.
These city lords naturally did not dare to go.
Therefore, King Garland issued a second royal decree, scolding them for fleeing, abandoning their companions, and betraying the king on the battlefield with the invaders, scolding them for not coming to participate in the enthronement ceremony, and scolding them for refusing to allow them to meet. Wang Ling.
With these three charges, they are directly designated as traitors.
Afterwards, he directly sent Heimos to lead the Third Legion to conquer these rebels.
That's why Tapti said the words 'Congratulations to Heimos on his triumphant victory again' just now.
Because this is already the third time Heimos has gone on expedition.
As a result, there is no doubt that Heimos captured those cities one after another, and the city lords and their families who were designated as rebels were captured and sent to the royal city, and those cities naturally became the cities directly under the royal court.
"This time it was faster than the previous two."
Garlan asked while eating.
"It took a few days."
"Four days."
Heimos also answered while eating.
Although he had replaced the armor he wore on the battlefield, at this moment, he still had a faint bloody aura around him that could not be washed away.
It was as if the endless hostility and death intent on the battlefield soaked through his skin and even his flesh, and merged with the black knight.
Even if he just sat here quietly, there was still an invisible evil spirit oozing out of his body.
If it is an ordinary person, I am afraid that only approaching him will be shocked.
It's just that the people in this room at the moment are not ordinary people, so naturally they don't care.
Garlan raised his head and looked at Xie Muer who was standing beside him.
The high priest was obviously still not out of breath, his face was stern, his brows furrowed tightly.
Garlan thought for a while, and he said, "Ximul, come here."
"… "
Although he was very dissatisfied with Gallan's behavior today, since the king had summoned him, no matter how dissatisfied Xie Muer was, he would obey the order and walk over.
"What's your order?"
Although he used honorific titles, his tone was not good.
"Lower your head."
The young man said with a smile.
"What exactly do you want to..."
Xie Muer bent down impatiently, but before he could finish speaking, his mouth was blocked.
A piece of white bread with bacon was stuffed into his mouth by Garlan.
"Sorry, Xie Mu'er, I did something wrong today, I apologize to you."
Garlan looked at Xie Muer and apologized calmly.
"You have worked hard for you today, I think you should be hungry now too."
With a bright smile on the high priest, he said, "I'll listen to your reprimands later, so how about having something to eat first?"
Taking down the bread stuffed into his mouth, Xi Muer stared at the brightly smiling young king in front of him.
After watching for a while, he sighed softly.
With a little helplessness, and in that helplessness there is a bit of connivance that he doesn't even know.
The anger in his chest disappeared before the boy's smile and the words that cared about whether he was hungry or not.
"… the next example is not an example."
The high priest answered so firmly.
He also turned around and left without accepting Gallana's invitation to dine with him.
In his hand, he was still holding the white bread that Garlan put into his mouth.
The female officer on the side couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled.
The following is not an example.
I don't know how many times this sentence has been said in the mouth of the high priest of Ximuer.
Garlan was watching the back of Xie Muer leaving when suddenly a hand came over and patted his arm.
As soon as he turned around, he met those golden red eyes.
Heimos, who was sitting opposite him, looked at him, opened his mouth suddenly, raised his finger to the food in front of him, and then pointed to his open mouth.
Garland: "..."
Does this mean... feed him yourself
…
Is it because he saw that he fed Xi Muer just now
…
…
Both angry and funny, Garlan picked up a large piece of barbecue and stuffed it into Heimos's mouth, blocking the mouth.
Then he was too lazy to pay attention to the other party, and continued to eat on his own.
Heimos still had the large piece of roast meat in his mouth.
He looked at Garlan, raised his hand and took the barbecue from his mouth, and suddenly smiled.
The invisible hostility and evil intent that had penetrated into the bones and blood while fighting on the battlefield were all dissipated in his smile.
Like ice and snow under the sun, it melted away in an instant.