In the cool mountain forest, Garlan slept comfortably.
He was here on vacation to let himself relax for two days. As a result, when he woke up and opened his eyes, he found that things came to him.
"Canal?"
Of course, there can be no maids in the special training camp, not even attendants. When Garlan came here yesterday, he only brought a group of guard knights. Because he had no plans to stay here at the beginning, Tapti did not arrange for attendants to come with him. serve.
So at this moment, Garlan, who had just woken up, was changing his clothes while asking.
"Yes, that person claimed to be the royal knight of Canal."
Cayhors replied.
A veil separated Garlan from Kaihos, who was standing outside. He turned his head and looked at the shadow in the mirror.
Because of the ointment he secretly wiped off last night, the red marks on his side neck and shoulders have almost disappeared today, and there are only a few faint marks left, which can only be seen when you get closer.
Garland breathed a sigh of relief.
Great, no need to wear that troublesome gold necklace today.
He put on a simple white sleeveless tunic, with peach branch-shaped pure gold shoulder buttons tied the thin cloak on his shoulders, hesitated, he did not tie his long hair, but let it loose Come down and cover most of your neck.
Then, Garlan stretched out his hand, lifted the veil, and walked out.
He asked, "Why did the knights of Canal come here? They were hunted down by followers of the religion of all things?"
"It's not clear yet. Those two people were very wary and insisted that they would say everything after they had an audience with you."
While answering, Kaihos stepped forward to Garlan's side, raised his hand to re-fasten the slightly crooked golden shoulder buckle on Garlan's shoulders, and tidied it up carefully.
The movements of the guardian knight are extremely natural. Whether it is the prince of the past or the king of the present, he always treats Garlan like a child who needs his careful care and love.
The way he looked at his prince was always a tenderness that no one else could get.
"The other is seriously injured?"
"Yes, when we rushed over, he was seriously injured by those fanatics of the religion of all things."
After the young knight revealed his identity, he and Heimos looked at each other and decided to save people.
They are also not afraid of any traps.
After all, setting a trap for the two strongest Aaron Landis, even the most powerful knights on the continent... must be impatient.
When they arrived, the middle-aged knight named Moya had already been stabbed in the stomach with a sword, and he was about to die under the sword of the mad believers of the religion of all things.
They rescued the knight of Canal in time.
It's just a pity that those mad believers saw that the situation was not good, and they all bit the poison in their mouths and committed suicide.
In the end, they only caught one alive.
…
When Garlan walked quickly to the outside of the room arranged for the two Canal knights, he glanced at Heimos who was standing here.
Heimos is here, nominally to protect the two, but in fact it also means surveillance.
Heimos's eyes were on him.
The two looked at each other.
… 'In the dreams of many nights, I have violated you, plundered your body, and made you cry and beg in my arms'...
The words Heimos had said the day before suddenly echoed in his head again, and Garlan only felt his face get hot, and hurriedly looked away.
In fact, although what happened yesterday morning made him a little angry, after a long time, the anger has almost disappeared.
It's just... Those words that are too explicit are too shocking for him who has been a virgin for several lifetimes and has little experience in kissing.
So much so that when he saw Heimos, he had an indescribable sense of shame, and he couldn't look at him at all.
In order to hide the embarrassment in his heart, he deliberately pursed his lips to make himself look serious.
Then he took great strides, walking past Heimos without stopping.
It's just that Garlan didn't notice that when he looked away and pretended to be cold, Heimos looked at him with a dim look.
Garland, who hurriedly walked past Heimos, didn't see it, but the blond knight who followed Garland couldn't help but glance at him with a slightly complicated look.
…
When Garlan walked into the room, the young knight was giving medicine to the older knight lying on the bed. When he saw Garlan, he was startled.
Although he had never seen Garlan, he immediately reacted when he saw the beautiful blonde boy who appeared here in the form of a master, and the knight of the scorching sun standing behind him in the form of a servant.
Putting the medicine bowl in his hand aside, the young knight knelt down and saluted Garlan.
The older knight, with his upper body naked and a thick white bandage wrapped around his abdomen, lit up when he saw Garlan. He struggled to get off the bed regardless of his injuries.
Breathing hard against the pain, he bent down and knelt down at Garlan's feet.
"Moya, the royal knight of Kanal, has met King Garlan."
As he spoke, he took out a cloth from his belt.
The cloth seemed to be a piece torn from the clothes.
Moya raised his head high with both hands, and placed it in front of Garlan cautiously.
He said: "King Gallan, I beg you, help Kanal and rescue the last descendant of the royal family of Kanal, the Prince of West Asia."
Kaijos took a step forward and took the cloth raised by Moya first, so as to prevent anyone from doing anything on it.
He opened it and saw that the words on the cloth were bloody, and it looked shocking at first glance.
This is actually a blood book written in blood.
"Prince of West Asia?"
Garlan looked at the blood book suspiciously and asked, "If I remember correctly, this prince died when the Gasdads sacked the King City of Karnal more than a year ago."
The king city of Canal was destroyed, and the eldest prince died in battle. Then, the princess and the little prince jumped from the tower of the palace and died for their country.
The news has already spread all over the continent.
"Her Royal Highness has indeed died for the country, but accompanying the princess to die for the country is a substitute for the prince."
Moya knight bowed his head and knelt down to answer, because of the serious injury, his face was extremely pale.
Garlan glanced at his face and said, "You have an injury, so you don't have to kneel, just lie on the bed and continue talking."
"No, in front of you, how can I do that kind of rude behavior."
Moya shook his head categorically and refused even though there was a burst of pain in his oppressed abdomen.
However, the wound on his abdomen was obviously torn open again, and the gushing blood instantly stained a large piece of the bandage.
The young knight on his knees looked at him worriedly, but couldn't do anything.
Now they are asking for King Garlan, so they dare not be rude in every move.
Seeing that Moya was determined not to move, Garlan didn't say anything, just glanced sideways at his guardian knight.
Kaijos understood, stepped forward, and directly pulled Moya up and put him back on the bed.
"Kaihos finally rescued you, and now it's really rude to die in front of me because of excessive blood loss."
Garland said,
"You just lie down and talk."
"…Thank you for your generosity."
Moya, who was lying on the bed, bowed his head deeply, and the young knight beside him also breathed a sigh of relief, showing a grateful look.
Then, Moya continued.
"As the city is about to be destroyed, the princess ordered me to protect the Prince of West Asia and escape from the royal city."
"Then, I waited to protect the prince all the way to the east, I wanted to rush to the king city of Aaronlandis, and asked King Camos for help, and asked him to help the prince and us drive the Gasdad out of Canal. …”
Garland's eyes narrowed slightly.
"When we just arrived at the city of Yila on the border of Aaron Landis, because of the long-term displacement, the Prince of West Asia couldn't afford to be ill. As a last resort, we could only temporarily stay in the city of Yila to recuperate."
"However, just when the prince's condition improved a little and we were about to continue our journey..."
Having said that, Moya paused.
He glanced at Garlan before continuing.
"King Camos died in battle on the plains of Camea, and the news of the destruction of the army of Aaron Landis came."
He said, "And then..."
When Moya said this, he closed his mouth.
But even if he didn't say it, the people present understood what he wanted to say.
And then, the Gasdadians drove straight in, approaching the royal city.
Aaron Landis saw the fall of the kingdom.
Under such circumstances, how could Aaron Landis help Kanal to restore his country
Seeing that there is no hope of recovering the country, and the Gasdadians, who are mortal enemies, are about to capture Aaron Landis, the Prince of West Asia, whose condition has just improved, has suffered a heavy blow, and he can't get sick again.
In addition, Aaron Landis was in chaos at the time, and Moya and other knights had no choice but to return to Canal for the time being.
They took the prince to a city on the border of Kanal, where the lord was a member of the royal family of Kanal and a distant relative of the Prince of West Asia.
After learning the identity of the Prince of West Asia, the city lord hid them in a secret place, and expressed his loyalty in front of the prince, and would do everything to protect the prince's safety.
However, Moya and the others never thought that the loyal guy smiled sincerely when facing them, but turned his head and sold the prince to the Gasdadians.
Moya still remembers that night, the huge sound of hoofs woke them up from the darkness, and they watched helplessly as a group of Gasdad cavalry surrounded them.
The appearance of the city lord, who swore not long ago that he would sacrifice his life to protect the prince, was extremely humbling and flattering in front of the cavalry generals of Gasdad.
He will never forget.
At that time, Prince West seemed to be staring into the abyss with a gloomy gaze.
The Gasthards took them, secretly, no one knew.
Except for the city lord who got a big bounty.
Because the Gastadians didn't want the Kanals to know that their prince was alive.
However, just as the Gasdads were escorting them to the royal city, they were suddenly attacked by a group of unidentified people.
Although the Gasdadians are strong, the unidentified people are not afraid of death, have no pain, and are extremely powerful, making it difficult for the Gasdadians to resist.
The group kidnapped them, blindfolded them, and led them to a secret valley.
Moya recognized it as soon as he saw the altar there.
These guys are believers in the religion of all things.
The Cult of All Things, this notorious cult is mainly active in Aaron Landis, but there are also traces of them in other countries.
In the early years, under the order of King Kanar, Moya traced a horrific incident of the destruction of the village.
The final result of the investigation was that this damn cult bewitched and brainwashed the people in this village, causing hundreds of people in the whole village to sacrifice themselves to death.
At that time, the miserable state of the entire village made some of the knights vomit.
The religion of all things is to get the heraldic ring in the hands of the Prince of West Asia.
This is a ring that only the king of Canal is entitled to wear, and it symbolizes the kingship of Canal.
In addition, it has a secret only known to the royal family of Canal.
The royal family of Karnal hides an astonishing wealth in some secluded place.
This is just in case, if the descendants of the Kanal royal family are seized by power officials, driven into exile, etc., they can use this wealth to make a comeback.
And the key to unlock that royal treasure is the royal coat of arms ring that Prince West took away when he escaped from the royal city.
It was also because of this wealth that they believed that they could get the help of Aaron Landis.
They intend to exchange this wealth for the help of the army of Aaron Landis.
Unexpectedly, this secret was actually learned by the teaching of all things.
The reason why the religion of all things attacked the cavalry of the Gasdadians with mad believers at all costs was to get this ring and the huge wealth of the Canal royal family.
However, the Religion of Everything was unable to find the ring from the Prince of West Asia.
Since the accident when he was betrayed, Moya found that Prince Xia seemed to have completely changed.
There was almost no expression on the innocent face that was obviously still a child, his eyes were always gloomy, and his whole body seemed to be shrouded in an invisible shadow.
When those eyes were staring at people, there was no luster in the bottom of the eyes, and the whole person gave a gloomy feeling.
After realizing that coercion and temptation were useless, the followers of the religion of all things began to torture the Prince of West Asia, forcing him to hand over the ring and reveal the location of the treasure.
However, even if he was tortured to the point of death, Prince Xia never revealed the slightest.
After they almost died that time, those cultists didn't dare to be ruthless anymore, locked them up, and continued to force them to hand over their rings.
In this way, the Prince of West Asia and them were imprisoned by the religion of all things for a whole year.
During the year of being imprisoned, Prince Xia refused to hand over the ring even though he died, but the whole person lost his energy, just like walking with a corpse, and it was rare to open his mouth once in a few days.
No matter how Moya and other knights persuaded him and comforted him that they would definitely lead him to escape, he just sat in the shadows with no expression on his face, as if he didn't care whether he could escape at all.
His eyes were so dark that he could not see a shimmer of light, and he was completely plunged into darkness.
This child who has gone through so many hardships at such a young age seems to have given up everything in despair.
It was as if the whole person had been swallowed up by the abyss.
until one day…
He and Prince West inadvertently overheard the gossip of the newly arrived believers of the Mythology who guarded them.
When they were imprisoned, Aaron Landis was still in the chaos that followed the death of King Kammos.
He and the prince had always thought that Aaron Landis, like Canal, had been annexed by the Gasthards.
It was only now that they discovered to their dismay that Aaron Landis had not perished.
Those believers kept complaining about the new king of Aaron Landis, talking about the fact that the young king had mercilessly destroyed one place after another of their altars during the more than a year of his succession. Speaking of the boy king who defeated the army of Gasdad and rescued Aaron Landis more than a year ago.
They regretted that if it weren't for the young king, their religion of all things would have grown stronger in the war-torn Aaron Landis.
Moya, who was listening, turned his head to look inadvertently, and was immediately surprised.
He was surprised to see that the little prince, who had been so gloomy as a rotten stake in this year, raised his head, and there was a little light in his lifeless eyes.
"...the dauphin...the dauphin of Aaron Landis..."
The child's voice became like a rough grinding disc because of not speaking for a long time, and it was extremely hoarse.
"Sister said..."
Prince Xia said in a trance.
"Go to Aaron Landis to find... King Camos."
"King Camos is gone... gone... no, there is... still can find..."
It was like a faint flame was lit in the dark abyss, and his eyes were fixed on the front.
His gleaming eyes seemed to look through the wall in front of him to some distant place.
Go to Aaron Landis.
Go to Crown Prince Garlan—