Heimos, who had a fight with Kaihos, stopped when he saw that Garlan was surrounded by the guards who rushed in.
He had already heard Camos' questioning in the outer court, followed by hurried footsteps.
Within tens of seconds, Camos can come over, so after admitting that he killed the two guards, Heimos did not speak again, and did not continue to confront Kaihos, but just lowered the hand from the prisoner. The long sword he had taken from the guard he killed turned his gaze to Garlan.
Seeing Garlan sitting on the bed looking at him, his eyes flickering, apparently thinking quickly about how to explain his identity to everyone, Heimos couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.
But then when Kaihos said that he had been with Garlan for ten years, his raised lips pursed again, looking a little unpleasant.
Not only Nega this guy, even Kaihos found Garlan before himself.
And he had been with Garlan ten years ago.
Although Heimos knew that Kaihos had no memory of that life, he felt uncomfortable as long as he thought that someone had been with Garlan for ten years before him.
Obviously, he was the first to see Gallan two thousand years ago, even earlier than King Camos.
He was the first to be by Garlan's side more than anyone else.
Heimos stared at Kaihos, still unhappy in his heart, the hurried footsteps were coming from far and near, and a tall figure hurried in with strides.
The next second, the two looked at each other.
Camos suddenly widened his eyes, his eyes changing drastically.
And Heimos is still looking at him indifferently, and his emotions are not ups and downs.
Two thousand years ago, after spending those decades alone, his heart stopped beating like a dead man, and he had almost lost all emotion.
No one or anything can cause his mood swings anymore.
... Except for the one who was placed in the softest place in his heart.
Only in front of that person can his heart come alive again.
It's just, that's the case. Emperor Heimos, who has been through a thousand sails, can't help but twitch in the corners of his eyes when Camos, who suddenly laughs loudly, shouts 'catch him up for me'. a bit.
This one... really hasn't changed at all.
Although it is true that he is still the original one, but he has been a god for so long, but his temperament is still the same as before, even the demeanor of protecting the cubs is exactly the same.
Seeing that the people around him were about to gather around, including Kaihos on the opposite side, Heimos's eyes turned cold, and the long sword that had just been lowered was raised again in front of him.
A war is inevitable and imminent.
On the other hand, Camos, who was laughing happily, did not hide his smug look, raised his thick eyebrows, and eagerly waited to see the delicious food.
Although he also knows that the current Kaihos and this group of guards are not the opponents of that guy, but anyway, in front of Garlan, that guy will definitely not hurt anyone, so he is naturally happy to watch a good show.
As for how it will end then... Well, we'll talk about it later.
His Majesty the Emperor of the Aaron Landis Empire thought so heartlessly.
However, Kamos knew that the fierce wolf was docile and obedient in front of Gallan, but he forgot that he himself was no less than Heimos in front of his brother.
"Brother Wang!"
The boy just shouted, and the smile of the Lion King, who was eagerly waiting for the show, froze.
Camos turned his head and looked at Garlan's golden eyes staring at him, feeling guilty for no reason, and at the same time his chest was a little sore.
Well, most of the world is not as big as his brother.
He coughed heavily, and immediately changed his mouth without any grounds.
"That, ahem, just kidding."
He said, raising his hand to signal everyone who almost rushed to retreat.
"This man is my escort for Garlan."
"His Majesty?"
Cayhoes asked incredulously.
Obviously, Camos' sudden change of tone made him very puzzled.
"He killed two guards."
This man was a dangerous man, and Cayhoes was not at ease to let him stay in the prince's room no matter what.
"He will do it, indicating that the two want to be detrimental to Garland. You should investigate this matter first."
Although he was very unhappy about the wolf taking his brother, but based on what Camos knew about Heimos, he guessed the reason why Heimos murdered.
He waved his hand and said, "As I said, he is the escort I sent to Garlan."
Kaijos was still a little suspicious, but Heimos suddenly retracted his sword and sheathed it, and then stepped forward.
Under the vigilant gaze of Kaihos, in front of everyone's eyes, he leaned down on one knee in front of the bed with a calm face, looked up at Garlan, and extended his right hand to the boy who was still sitting on the bed.
That action, no matter how you look at it, is a gesture of serving the master.
Garland couldn't help but laugh at Heimos' behavior, but he held it back.
He put his hand in the hand of Heimos, who was stretched out in front of him, and he helped him get out of bed.
The Lion King smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.
Really hit a snake with a stick.
Tsk, this guy must have used these little tricks to coax his younger brother into his hands.
However, with the experience that this guy has been an emperor for decades in the past, he can do this without hesitation, and Camos has to be convinced.
"Okay, you go back first."
He waved his hand and let all the guards leave, including Kaihos.
He asked Kaihos to investigate the matter of the two dead guards first.
After only the three of them were left in the room, Camos folded his strong arms around his chest, and his eyes swept over the two of them with such carelessness and unconcealedness.
"Okay, Garlan, explain what's going on here."
Camos frowned and looked at Heimos.
"He doesn't look the same as Kehoes."
Immediately afterwards, Camos heard something that made him, who used to be a god, stunned and couldn't react for a while.
There is still such a practice
he thought in shock.
After Gallan died, he brought back Gallan's soul and Nerga, who was chasing after him and holding on to it, so he didn't know what happened after that.
The only thing that is known is that Heimos died more than 30 years after the reign of Aaron Landis, recorded in the royal history book of Aaron Landis.
Depend on! This guy is actually pretending to be dead!
Camos cursed a dirty word in his heart.
However, although he was swearing, he had mixed feelings for a while, and his mood was extremely complicated.
He never imagined that Heimos would be able to do this for Garland.
Two thousand years.
At first seeing Heimos and the various discomforts when Garlan was protecting Heimos just now, this moment turned into a sigh in his heart.
Perhaps it was because Heimos's actions were too cruel to himself, to the point that Kamos couldn't bear it.
He shook his head.
never mind.
Originally, I was thinking of making some trouble for this guy, so that he would not be so easy to approach Garlan.
In terms of what he did for Garlan, he let it go.
So, in the next little time, Camos and Gallan discussed the external rhetoric.
The final story is...
The previous emperor sent Kaihos to covertly protect Gallan ten years ago, but in fact, before the late emperor sent Kaihos over, he sent another secret guard.
It's just that when the dark guard protected Garlan for less than a month, because of an accident, in order to protect Garlan, he appeared in front of him and was regarded as a savior by Garlan, so the two knew each other.
As a result, the dark guard was quickly recalled to Aaron Landis and sent Cayhoes again.
In this way, the sentence that Gallan had just said in public, 'This person is my friend', also explained the reason why Kaihos didn't know this person existed.
After the dark guard came back, he failed the mission because of his identity exposure, was punished by the emperor, and was locked in the secret training center. While receiving the punishment, he continued to receive special training to improve himself.
After Gallan returned to Aaron Landis, Camos thought that it would be better to have someone he knew to accompany him, so he sent the dark guard to be the prince's personal guard.
As soon as the dark guard came to the prince's palace, he found the two guards sneaking outside the wall, so he directly dealt with them.
Regarding the above explanation, although Kaihos always felt that something was wrong, since His Majesty the Emperor and the prince said so, as a subordinate, he could not say anything else, and he could only stop talking with full doubts.
Whether it is the emperor's palace or the newly-built prince's palace, it is surrounded and protected by an invisible protective barrier built with the crystal pillars of the Shamash stone.
There is only one entrance to the barrier, and that is the gate of the palace.
This is why only the entrance of the palace is guarded, and the walls around the palace are not guarded.
Only wearing the Shamash stone token from the same source as the crystal column in the palace can cross that protective barrier.
Kaihos thought, since that man can wear this kind of token, his loyalty must be recognized by His Majesty.
… And the fact is that Kammos was also puzzled as to why Heimos was able to pass through that protective barrier.
He found that the power of the Shamash Stone seemed to have no effect on Heimos.
Gallan guessed that it might be because Heimos still had the power of the gods, so the Shamash Stone, which the power of the gods transformed into, did not work for him.
Camos was too lazy to think about it, so he accepted this explanation.
But on second thought, in this way, Heimos can sneak into Garland's palace anytime and anywhere without hindrance, and he suddenly got a little stuffed.
Just when the matter here was finally resolved, a guard came in to report.
"Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Chief Priest is here."
Camos smacked his lips at the time.
Kamos had previously traveled to the country where Garland was located on the grounds of a foreign visit.
When he went to visit, he naturally had to bring his confidants and subordinates there, and the chief priest was one of them.
However, halfway through the visit, he sneaked out to find Gallan without anyone else's knowledge, and then took Gallan directly back to Aaron Landis.
Naturally, he threw all the rest of the mess to his subordinates, including the chief priest, so the chief priest waited for his subordinates to return to Aaron Landis one step later.
Presumably this incident made the subordinates who were left by him angry enough.
Chief priest
Is it...
Garland reflexively looked at Camos.
Camos looked back at Garlan and suddenly smiled slyly.
He said, "It's not Shemuer."
Garlan snorted, and his tone inevitably revealed disappointment.
Heimos gave him a deep look.
"His Majesty."
A soft-sounding voice came from the door.
The familiar voice made Garlan stunned and looked up quickly. When he saw the man, he opened his eyes in astonishment.
Not only him, but Heimos, who was quietly watching Garlan, also showed a bit of surprise.
"Your Majesty, I'm really relieved that you can return home safely."
A woman with a beauty as beautiful as a flower blooming in the spring rain in the early spring stood in the room, dressed in a priest's robe and wearing a crown of olive branches and leaves.
The smile on her face seemed to be very gentle, but for some reason it made people feel dizzy.
Although the voice was soft and gentle, and the tone and tone were respectful, the words were soft and hard no matter how you heard them.
"I wonder if you have forgotten my existence?"
Camos made a haha, and wisely did not confront his chief priest who was obviously in anger although his face was indifferent, but quickly changed the subject.
"Gallan, let me introduce you, this is my chief priest."
He laughed loudly, and blinked lightly at Garlan without a trace.
"First meeting, Prince Gallan."
Looking at Tapti who bowed to him calmly and gracefully, Garlan recovered from his initial surprise.
The chief priest...
It appears that Aaron Landis has, over time, allowed women to hold priestly and official positions.
Garlan's gaze softened as he looked at Tapti, who faintly revealed the majesty of a high-ranking person.
He still remembers.
Two thousand years ago, after he ascended the throne, he had asked Tapti what he thought of the future.
Although Tapti is a little older, her beauty has not diminished in the slightest, and her relationship with herself has also attracted many high-ranking nobles.
But Tapti was adamant that he did not want to get married.
She said that she didn't want to be trapped in a corner, and that she didn't want to spend the rest of her life taking care of another man's housework, ushering in and out, and taking care of other women and non-natural children for him.
She said that letting her live like that was harder than dying.
In fact, Garlan knew that Tapti had always been an ambitious woman.
But that ambition isn't bad.
She just wanted to be like Shemuer, to be someone who could contribute to Aaron Landis.
Even as a woman.
Tapti's political talent is not bad. After discovering this, Garlan often let Tapti participate when discussing political affairs with Xie Muer and others.
At first, Xie Muer and others were very surprised, but then they acquiesced.
It's a pity that for women who can't be officials or priests, serving the king's female officials is already the highest status they can achieve.
Although Tapti never said anything to him, Garlan could see that Tapti was actually very unwilling to do so.
Now, two thousand years later, Aaron Landis has changed a lot.
If Tapti knew that two thousand years later, women would be able to stand upright in the royal court to handle government affairs, it would be very gratifying.
Just as Garlan was sighing in his heart, Tapti kept his eyes on him.
She smiled at Gallan.
"Although it is the first time for you to meet, I know you very well, Prince."
she says,
"Maybe it's a bit presumptuous to say this, but I also watched you grow up. So, I'm very happy to see you in front of me now."
Garlan blinked, he didn't quite understand what Tapti said.
It’s enough that Kaihos secretly guarded him for ten years as a guardian, but Tapti should have been in Aaron Landis all the time, how could it be possible to watch him grow up like Kaihos
"Also, since you have now returned to Aaron Landis, such things must be returned to you."
As the high priestess said so, she took out a crystal bracelet made of the Shamash stone and sent it to Garlan.
Camos, who was still indifferent just now, saw the high priestess take out the crystal bracelet, his expression changed, he hurriedly got up, and extended his hand to the high priestess.
"Wait, Tapti, I know I was wrong!" he said nervously, "so don't give this to Gal—"
However, Camos spoke too late.
The high priestess, who had long made up her mind to give this thing to the prince when the prince returned, pressed the bracelet on the table, and in an instant, a curtain of light appeared over the bracelet.
Then, four or five images flashed in the light curtain one by one.
Garland: "..."
The images are all of one person.
When he was a child, he was eight or nine years old, teenage years old, from small to large, all of them.
"According to His Majesty's order, when Kaihos is guarding you, he will regularly record your images and send them to His Majesty."
The high priestess ignored His Majesty the emperor, whose face was pale and blue, and said with a smile.
"The images of you from childhood to adulthood have been well preserved here by him and taken out from time to time."
"Although I don't think it's good, but after all, it's His Majesty's order, and I really can't object. But since you've come back, I think it's better to hand the bracelet to you."
"Brother Wang..."
Garlan looked at Camos with a blank expression on his face.
"Do you know what this behavior is called to me?"
This kind of behavior is called perverted by him!
"I just think that you were so cute when you were young... It was impossible before, but it is rare to be able to... once again... "
His Majesty the tall and burly Emperor was like a child who made a mistake, weakly defending his actions.
"It's a pity not to keep it, look, how cute..."
Just when Garlan was about to say something, suddenly a hand stretched out from the side and touched one of the images of Garlan in middle school.
When he found that his fingers penetrated the image, Heimos seemed to understand something.
He looked up at the High Priestess.
He said, "Any more? Give me one."
Garland: "..."
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