Editor: SleepyMango123
Proofreader: Lore
Aaron Landis was the kingdom of the gods, and here was the land that the gods bestowed upon their people.
The Aaron Landis people living on this land had been hardworking, brave, and full of wisdom since ancient times. They built their kingdom with their own hands.
They were loyal, yet at the same time, they dared to resist.
They were loyal to the Gods who gave them everything, but they also dared to rebel against the nobles who oppressed them and even the priests in the name of God.
However, for the Aaron Landis people, there was only one person who was absolutely not to be offended.
The King of Aaron Landis.
He was the descendant of the Gods. He inherited the blood of the Gods and represented them as the King who ruled their land.
The King of Aaron Landis was the incarnation of the Gods descending to the world.
He was the supreme being.
He was the existence of the whole-hearted belief that all the people of Aaron Landis were willing to dedicate their lives and souls to——
In particular, the current King of Aaron Landis, Camos, was regarded as a living God. He had an incomparably lofty reputation in everyone’s hearts.
“Who gave you the courage to point at the Prince of Aaron Landis with an arrow?!”
A childish but unusually clear voice sounded in the silent night.
The phrase “Prince of Aaron Landis” was clearly heard by everyone present.
Everything in the world seemed to pause for a second at this moment. Everyone looked at Garlan in astonishment and with unbelievable expressions on their faces.
And after that pause for a second, there was a buzzing sound, and the originally terrifying place suddenly exploded.
“Prince…?”
“Impossible!”
“How could the Prince come to such a place—”
“It must be a lie!”
“But the kid doesn’t seem to be lying…”
“Are we attacking the Prince?”
“Then we are committing treason?”
“No…”
…
“Quiet!”
The flustered voices were suppressed by a sudden loud shout coming from the leading middle-aged man.
Compared with other refugees who were panicking, he had a lot more composure. At this moment, he looked at the blond-haired child standing in front of him, who had stretched out his hand and pointed his finger at the sharp arrow in his hand.
Being aimed by his arrow, there was no fear on that small face, but an indescribable solemnity.
A small body with injuries, but bravely standing in front of thousands of rioting refugees, under countless bows and arrows.
In addition, the gaze that stared at him calmly made the blond-haired boy look nothing like an ordinary child.
The child had bright golden eyes.
What made the middle-aged man most perplexed was that when he was stared at by those golden eyes, his brain, which had been consumed by hatred since yesterday, suddenly became cold, and there was a kind of restlessness in his body. It felt as if it were about to explode. At this moment, when he was looked at by the child’s golden eyes, his whole person seemed to have been poured over by cold water. Slowly, he was awakened from the kind of pain that could only be alleviated through revenge and the flames of hatred.
The man didn’t know that when he met Garlan’s eyes, the pale black mist that was almost invisible to ordinary people, which had entwined within the depths of his pupils that seemed to be suppressed by something, had dissipated a little.
He only knew that suddenly, he became a little more calm and sober.
So, he used this calmness to start thinking.
The one he was pointing the arrow at… was the Prince of Aaron Landis?
“Prince?”
The man asked loudly, but he still didn’t put down the bow and arrow in his hand.
“How could the Prince come to this place? Do you think you can save your life by deceiving us in this way?” He said, “Do you have evidence to prove that you are a Prince? If not, why should we believe you!?”
The man’s series of questions immediately awakened those who subconsciously believed and panicked after hearing Garlan’s words. Many people even put down their bows and arrows facing Garlan in a panic.
However, when the man said so, they also reacted and looked at their unwavering leader. They subconsciously followed the leader and once again raised their bows and arrows to the front.
Garlan put down his hand and smiled at the countless arrow tips that flashed in the cold light.
He looked very calm, as if he wasn’t worried that these people would really hurt him.
“Do you think that in the land of Aaron Landis, in this land where the Gods are watching all the time, anyone would dare to pretend to be the descendants of the Gods?”
“…”
Looking at the silent man, Garlan continued to speak.
“If you don’t believe it, do it.”
He continued, “But, are you, and the people behind you, ready to bear the consequences of letting the blood inherited from the Gods flow onto this land?”
Many people’s hands suddenly shook.
They were not afraid of death, nor were they afraid of the dignitaries and armies who oppressed them. But the devotion of the people of Aaron Landis to the Gods was a deep-seated belief.
They weren’t afraid of death, but they were afraid that after death, their sinful souls would be thrown into hell, tortured, and never allowed to live life again after death. Also, they weren’t the only ones who would bear the wrath of the gods, but the punishment would also fall on their descendants.
Everyone was silent at this moment, even their leader was silent, without the aggressive aura that he had when he first questioned the other.
Seeing the hesitation on the faces of those people, Garlan was relieved. It seemed that it was very useful for the fox to take advantage of the tiger’s power1 to scare and deter these civilians under the banner of the gods.
He casually thanked the so-called gods who he had always had an opinion of, and then threw them into the back of his mind. Garlan’s mind was running fast at this moment.
Now, these refugees who were in the passion of the riot seemed to have begun to calm down. For this kind of riot, what they feared was the blood rush. Now, the leader seemed to have recovered a little reasoning.
It’s good to be sensible, he thought, as long as he was sensible, I can negotiate.
“I know that you all have been miserably harmed by the nobles and dignitaries, so you don’t believe them…”
Garlan pointed to Ziemuer and others behind him and continued, “It is understandable.”
He said, “Then answer me, people of Aaron Landis, do you believe in your King, my Brother King Camos?”
When the name Camos was spoken, the refugees suddenly caused a commotion.
In an instant, the faces of the vast majority of refugees had a look of awe. Some old people and women had already held their hands in front of them, lowered their eyes, and began to whisper the hymn which praised King Camos that had spread throughout the kingdom.
When Aaron Landis was about to perish, the King, who turned the tide and guarded all his people with his own power, had supreme authority in the hearts of Aaron Landis’ people.
Everyone firmly believed that King Camos was the incarnation of God.
They believed in King Camos, just the same as they believed in the Gods.
They believed that by chanting this hymn, King Camos would be able to protect them.
Even the middle-aged leader showed awe on his face. He said, “There is no doubt. We believe in King Camos.”
Garlan nodded.
“As the priest had said, Brother Camos already knew about the embezzlement of relief supplies and the persecution of civilians by officials in the City of Vernal, so he sent me here to investigate the matter.”
He looked at the other party directly and said sternly.
“That’s why I am here as the Prince.”
When he said this, someone suddenly shouted in the crowd.
“No! The first king2 has only one child, and King Camos has no brother at all. You’re lying to us!”
With such a shout, many refugees who were suppressed by the name of the gods and King Camos also reacted, and suddenly countless suspicious eyes were cast over.
Yes, the ancestors only had a descendant of Camos. They had never heard of King Camos having a younger brother, and they never knew that there was actually the existence of a younger brother.
Seeing that the refugees who had finally calmed down a bit became agitated again, Ziemuer, who had been watching everything silently behind him, shouted in a deep voice.
“King Camos issued the King’s order to the whole country more than a month ago, telling all his people to select two outstanding descendants from the bloodline of the royal family to become his brothers! Didn’t Vernal City receive this edict?”
“You are spouting nonsense.”
“We haven’t heard of it.”
“How can this matter…”
There was a mess of denial from the refugees, but it was quickly stopped.
“No, they’re right.”
The man who was the leader of the refugees raised his hand and stopped the buzzing behind him.
He looked complicated and continued, “There was indeed this incident. I saw this edict in other cities, but at that time, our city was hit by a flood, so this decree did not spread here…”
He looked at Garlan.
In his eyes, Garlan didn’t look like an ordinary child at all.
No… It should be said that the child’s impulse to confront him calmly at this moment was not child-like at all.
…
… Was this really the Prince?
The man hesitated, then said, “If you…”
After a pause, he changed his words.
“If you3 are really the Prince, then why did you take all those children away?”
These people from the Royal City used cavalry to take away a group of children. This was something someone had seen with their own eyes.
“This question, my priest has already answered for you.”
Garlan continued, “We didn’t take the children but rescued them from the An-Ki Cult, and then escorted them back to Vernal City.”
“As long as you return to the city, you can see them.”
“… But you don’t have any evidence to prove that what you say is the truth.”
After saying this, the man didn’t speak anymore. He was hesitant, wondering whether he should believe the child who claimed to be the Prince in front of him.
Even if this child had a strong presence, he might just be a noble child, using this excuse to delay time, and then mobilise the army to encircle and suppress them.
He continued to hesitate.
If he was the only one involved, it would only be him sacrificing his own life. However, behind him were countless people who believed in him and followed him. His judgment would determine the fate of these people.
Therefore, he still maintained the posture of raising the arrow and was unable to make a decision for a long time.
As the man hesitated, the others naturally focused on him, waiting for his decision.
Just when everyone was in a stalemate, a loud child’s voice sounded in the dark night, breaking the dullness.
“I can prove it!”
A girl pushed the crowd aside and stood in front of them.
There was dust on her face and body, and her whole being looked flustered. Probably because she was running in a hurry, she stood still while panting violently.
After taking a few breaths, she glanced at Garlan with a complicated look, and then turned to look at the middle-aged man.
“Kerry?!”
The man was startled, and then he was delighted.
“Why are you here? I heard that both you and your father have already—”
“Second Uncle.”
The little girl with the flaxen-coloured ponytail called the man and said it loudly in front of everyone.
“I can testify for him—he is the one who saved those children!”
She said cautiously, “The An-Ki Cult was in the valley. The thieves had taken many children into the valley. It was he who saved me, those children, and also Grandpa.”
“Father…”
The man was startled, then he saw an old man walk in from the crowd.
“Father!” the man yelled.
The old man ignored him and stood still, looking at Garlan deeply.
“Golden eyes…”
He seemed to be mumbling to himself.
“Inheriting the proof of the blood of the Gods… the characteristics of the royal family… Even I had forgotten this.”
He raised his hand and slapped his son hard.
“Put down the arrow!”
The old man said sharply, his slap was merciless, and his son’s face was immediately flushed and swollen.
Then, the old man took two steps forward, stood in front of Garlan, and bowed his head deeply.
“Your Royal Highness, please forgive the disrespect my son has shown you.”
There was deep grief in the old man’s voice.
“He did this terrible thing after losing his wife and children. Please forgive him.”
Kerry stood by and continued gasping for breath while supporting her grandfather.
That night when Garlan led away the group of people, she and Grandpa didn’t dare to move and hid in the forest for a whole day. After making sure that no one was looking for them, they walked out of the valley with difficulty and returned to the town.
The two of them, an old man and a child, were originally weak in physical strength. When they reached the town, it was already late at night.
Unexpectedly, Ayre Town was chaotic in the middle of the night. She heard from familiar townspeople that her second uncle had attacked the town with refugees and were now attacking the nobles from the royal city, so she came over with her grandfather in a panic.
She didn’t expect……
The little girl looked at the blond-haired boy standing opposite.
Unexpectedly, this child who she regarded as her younger brother was actually the Prince of Aaron Landis.
…
…No, anyway, no matter who Garlan was, he was still alive and not dead, so she was already very happy.
Garlan was also very surprised. He didn’t expect that the little girl and old man he saved back then were actually relatives of the leader.
Does this count as “with such kindness come great rewards”?
To the old man’s bowing and apologising, he didn’t answer immediately, but raised his head and cast his eyes on the leader.
The man was slapped by the old man, the bow and arrow in his hand had already been put down, and the bows and arrows of the others behind him had also withdrawn.
The old man saw that Garlan didn’t answer, but when Garlan looked at his son, he suddenly understood.
He turned around and said loudly to his son, “Gia, still not taking everyone to withdraw!?”
The man named Gia was silent for a moment, then shook his head.
“No, I can’t do this.”
“Gia—!”
“No, Father, if it’s just my life, I’ll do what you say. But now I’m leading thousands of people who have entrusted their lives to me. If we retreat like this, what awaits us is probably the encirclement and death from the army.”
Gia said in a deep voice, turning his gaze to Garlan.
“We must get a solution! An explanation!”
He stepped forward.
“If you really are the Prince of Aaron Landis, then right now, under the witness of the Gods of Aaron Landis, please listen to the voice of my request—”
Garlan looked at the man’s eyes, and the man’s eyes stared at him with a mortal determination.
He nodded.
“Okay.” He said, “Under the witness of the Gods, I am willing to listen to your requests.”
After speaking, Garlan was about to walk forward, but suddenly he was grabbed by Ziemuer behind him.
“Don’t fool around!”
Ziemuer whispered, “This is not something you should do, I’ll negotiate with them.”
Garlan looked at Ziemuer and tilted his head slightly.
He said, “You can’t.”
He looked at Ziemuer calmly and continued, “Do you know the reason why you failed to negotiate with them for the first time?”
“Huh?”
“Ziemuer, you, as a noble and self-respecting person, don’t know what these refugees really want.”
Garlan took his hand out of Ziemuer’s and smiled faintly at him.
“Which is why I said, you can’t.”
He said, “If you go, our negotiation will collapse and we all have to die.”
“…”
In the silence of the priest Shamash, Garlan turned and walked forward.
…
…
En. He successfully angered Ziemuer.
En. The feeling of making Ziemuer so awkward that he had nothing to say was exhilarating.
At this moment, the little prince who walked towards the mob with a calm and laid-back look in front of the crowd was in good physical and mental comfort.
1(Actual words:狐假虎威)Metaphor for someone who relies on the power of others to frighten or bully others.
2 3(Actual words:您) With a hint of respectfulness.
Editor: SleepyMango123
Proofreader: Lore
Aaron Landis was the kingdom of the gods, and here was the land that the gods bestowed upon their people.
The Aaron Landis people living on this land had been hardworking, brave, and full of wisdom since ancient times. They built their kingdom with their own hands.
They were loyal, yet at the same time, they dared to resist.
They were loyal to the Gods who gave them everything, but they also dared to rebel against the nobles who oppressed them and even the priests in the name of God.
However, for the Aaron Landis people, there was only one person who was absolutely not to be offended.
The King of Aaron Landis.
He was the descendant of the Gods. He inherited the blood of the Gods and represented them as the King who ruled their land.
The King of Aaron Landis was the incarnation of the Gods descending to the world.
He was the supreme being.
He was the existence of the whole-hearted belief that all the people of Aaron Landis were willing to dedicate their lives and souls to——
In particular, the current King of Aaron Landis, Camos, was regarded as a living God. He had an incomparably lofty reputation in everyone’s hearts.
“Who gave you the courage to point at the Prince of Aaron Landis with an arrow?!”
A childish but unusually clear voice sounded in the silent night.
The phrase “Prince of Aaron Landis” was clearly heard by everyone present.
Everything in the world seemed to pause for a second at this moment. Everyone looked at Garlan in astonishment and with unbelievable expressions on their faces.
And after that pause for a second, there was a buzzing sound, and the originally terrifying place suddenly exploded.
“Prince…?”
“Impossible!”
“How could the Prince come to such a place—”
“It must be a lie!”
“But the kid doesn’t seem to be lying…”
“Are we attacking the Prince?”
“Then we are committing treason?”
“No…”
…
“Quiet!”
The flustered voices were suppressed by a sudden loud shout coming from the leading middle-aged man.
Compared with other refugees who were panicking, he had a lot more composure. At this moment, he looked at the blond-haired child standing in front of him, who had stretched out his hand and pointed his finger at the sharp arrow in his hand.
Being aimed by his arrow, there was no fear on that small face, but an indescribable solemnity.
A small body with injuries, but bravely standing in front of thousands of rioting refugees, under countless bows and arrows.
In addition, the gaze that stared at him calmly made the blond-haired boy look nothing like an ordinary child.
The child had bright golden eyes.
What made the middle-aged man most perplexed was that when he was stared at by those golden eyes, his brain, which had been consumed by hatred since yesterday, suddenly became cold, and there was a kind of restlessness in his body. It felt as if it were about to explode. At this moment, when he was looked at by the child’s golden eyes, his whole person seemed to have been poured over by cold water. Slowly, he was awakened from the kind of pain that could only be alleviated through revenge and the flames of hatred.
The man didn’t know that when he met Garlan’s eyes, the pale black mist that was almost invisible to ordinary people, which had entwined within the depths of his pupils that seemed to be suppressed by something, had dissipated a little.
He only knew that suddenly, he became a little more calm and sober.
So, he used this calmness to start thinking.
The one he was pointing the arrow at… was the Prince of Aaron Landis?
“Prince?”
The man asked loudly, but he still didn’t put down the bow and arrow in his hand.
“How could the Prince come to this place? Do you think you can save your life by deceiving us in this way?” He said, “Do you have evidence to prove that you are a Prince? If not, why should we believe you!?”
The man’s series of questions immediately awakened those who subconsciously believed and panicked after hearing Garlan’s words. Many people even put down their bows and arrows facing Garlan in a panic.
However, when the man said so, they also reacted and looked at their unwavering leader. They subconsciously followed the leader and once again raised their bows and arrows to the front.
Garlan put down his hand and smiled at the countless arrow tips that flashed in the cold light.
He looked very calm, as if he wasn’t worried that these people would really hurt him.
“Do you think that in the land of Aaron Landis, in this land where the Gods are watching all the time, anyone would dare to pretend to be the descendants of the Gods?”
“…”
Looking at the silent man, Garlan continued to speak.
“If you don’t believe it, do it.”
He continued, “But, are you, and the people behind you, ready to bear the consequences of letting the blood inherited from the Gods flow onto this land?”
Many people’s hands suddenly shook.
They were not afraid of death, nor were they afraid of the dignitaries and armies who oppressed them. But the devotion of the people of Aaron Landis to the Gods was a deep-seated belief.
They weren’t afraid of death, but they were afraid that after death, their sinful souls would be thrown into hell, tortured, and never allowed to live life again after death. Also, they weren’t the only ones who would bear the wrath of the gods, but the punishment would also fall on their descendants.
Everyone was silent at this moment, even their leader was silent, without the aggressive aura that he had when he first questioned the other.
Seeing the hesitation on the faces of those people, Garlan was relieved. It seemed that it was very useful for the fox to take advantage of the tiger’s power1 to scare and deter these civilians under the banner of the gods.
He casually thanked the so-called gods who he had always had an opinion of, and then threw them into the back of his mind. Garlan’s mind was running fast at this moment.
Now, these refugees who were in the passion of the riot seemed to have begun to calm down. For this kind of riot, what they feared was the blood rush. Now, the leader seemed to have recovered a little reasoning.
It’s good to be sensible, he thought, as long as he was sensible, I can negotiate.
“I know that you all have been miserably harmed by the nobles and dignitaries, so you don’t believe them…”
Garlan pointed to Ziemuer and others behind him and continued, “It is understandable.”
He said, “Then answer me, people of Aaron Landis, do you believe in your King, my Brother King Camos?”
When the name Camos was spoken, the refugees suddenly caused a commotion.
In an instant, the faces of the vast majority of refugees had a look of awe. Some old people and women had already held their hands in front of them, lowered their eyes, and began to whisper the hymn which praised King Camos that had spread throughout the kingdom.
When Aaron Landis was about to perish, the King, who turned the tide and guarded all his people with his own power, had supreme authority in the hearts of Aaron Landis’ people.
Everyone firmly believed that King Camos was the incarnation of God.
They believed in King Camos, just the same as they believed in the Gods.
They believed that by chanting this hymn, King Camos would be able to protect them.
Even the middle-aged leader showed awe on his face. He said, “There is no doubt. We believe in King Camos.”
Garlan nodded.
“As the priest had said, Brother Camos already knew about the embezzlement of relief supplies and the persecution of civilians by officials in the City of Vernal, so he sent me here to investigate the matter.”
He looked at the other party directly and said sternly.
“That’s why I am here as the Prince.”
When he said this, someone suddenly shouted in the crowd.
“No! The first king2 has only one child, and King Camos has no brother at all. You’re lying to us!”
With such a shout, many refugees who were suppressed by the name of the gods and King Camos also reacted, and suddenly countless suspicious eyes were cast over.
Yes, the ancestors only had a descendant of Camos. They had never heard of King Camos having a younger brother, and they never knew that there was actually the existence of a younger brother.
Seeing that the refugees who had finally calmed down a bit became agitated again, Ziemuer, who had been watching everything silently behind him, shouted in a deep voice.
“King Camos issued the King’s order to the whole country more than a month ago, telling all his people to select two outstanding descendants from the bloodline of the royal family to become his brothers! Didn’t Vernal City receive this edict?”
“You are spouting nonsense.”
“We haven’t heard of it.”
“How can this matter…”
There was a mess of denial from the refugees, but it was quickly stopped.
“No, they’re right.”
The man who was the leader of the refugees raised his hand and stopped the buzzing behind him.
He looked complicated and continued, “There was indeed this incident. I saw this edict in other cities, but at that time, our city was hit by a flood, so this decree did not spread here…”
He looked at Garlan.
In his eyes, Garlan didn’t look like an ordinary child at all.
No… It should be said that the child’s impulse to confront him calmly at this moment was not child-like at all.
…
… Was this really the Prince?
The man hesitated, then said, “If you…”
After a pause, he changed his words.
“If you3 are really the Prince, then why did you take all those children away?”
These people from the Royal City used cavalry to take away a group of children. This was something someone had seen with their own eyes.
“This question, my priest has already answered for you.”
Garlan continued, “We didn’t take the children but rescued them from the An-Ki Cult, and then escorted them back to Vernal City.”
“As long as you return to the city, you can see them.”
“… But you don’t have any evidence to prove that what you say is the truth.”
After saying this, the man didn’t speak anymore. He was hesitant, wondering whether he should believe the child who claimed to be the Prince in front of him.
Even if this child had a strong presence, he might just be a noble child, using this excuse to delay time, and then mobilise the army to encircle and suppress them.
He continued to hesitate.
If he was the only one involved, it would only be him sacrificing his own life. However, behind him were countless people who believed in him and followed him. His judgment would determine the fate of these people.
Therefore, he still maintained the posture of raising the arrow and was unable to make a decision for a long time.
As the man hesitated, the others naturally focused on him, waiting for his decision.
Just when everyone was in a stalemate, a loud child’s voice sounded in the dark night, breaking the dullness.
“I can prove it!”
A girl pushed the crowd aside and stood in front of them.
There was dust on her face and body, and her whole being looked flustered. Probably because she was running in a hurry, she stood still while panting violently.
After taking a few breaths, she glanced at Garlan with a complicated look, and then turned to look at the middle-aged man.
“Kerry?!”
The man was startled, and then he was delighted.
“Why are you here? I heard that both you and your father have already—”
“Second Uncle.”
The little girl with the flaxen-coloured ponytail called the man and said it loudly in front of everyone.
“I can testify for him—he is the one who saved those children!”
She said cautiously, “The An-Ki Cult was in the valley. The thieves had taken many children into the valley. It was he who saved me, those children, and also Grandpa.”
“Father…”
The man was startled, then he saw an old man walk in from the crowd.
“Father!” the man yelled.
The old man ignored him and stood still, looking at Garlan deeply.
“Golden eyes…”
He seemed to be mumbling to himself.
“Inheriting the proof of the blood of the Gods… the characteristics of the royal family… Even I had forgotten this.”
He raised his hand and slapped his son hard.
“Put down the arrow!”
The old man said sharply, his slap was merciless, and his son’s face was immediately flushed and swollen.
Then, the old man took two steps forward, stood in front of Garlan, and bowed his head deeply.
“Your Royal Highness, please forgive the disrespect my son has shown you.”
There was deep grief in the old man’s voice.
“He did this terrible thing after losing his wife and children. Please forgive him.”
Kerry stood by and continued gasping for breath while supporting her grandfather.
That night when Garlan led away the group of people, she and Grandpa didn’t dare to move and hid in the forest for a whole day. After making sure that no one was looking for them, they walked out of the valley with difficulty and returned to the town.
The two of them, an old man and a child, were originally weak in physical strength. When they reached the town, it was already late at night.
Unexpectedly, Ayre Town was chaotic in the middle of the night. She heard from familiar townspeople that her second uncle had attacked the town with refugees and were now attacking the nobles from the royal city, so she came over with her grandfather in a panic.
She didn’t expect……
The little girl looked at the blond-haired boy standing opposite.
Unexpectedly, this child who she regarded as her younger brother was actually the Prince of Aaron Landis.
…
…No, anyway, no matter who Garlan was, he was still alive and not dead, so she was already very happy.
Garlan was also very surprised. He didn’t expect that the little girl and old man he saved back then were actually relatives of the leader.
Does this count as “with such kindness come great rewards”?
To the old man’s bowing and apologising, he didn’t answer immediately, but raised his head and cast his eyes on the leader.
The man was slapped by the old man, the bow and arrow in his hand had already been put down, and the bows and arrows of the others behind him had also withdrawn.
The old man saw that Garlan didn’t answer, but when Garlan looked at his son, he suddenly understood.
He turned around and said loudly to his son, “Gia, still not taking everyone to withdraw!?”
The man named Gia was silent for a moment, then shook his head.
“No, I can’t do this.”
“Gia—!”
“No, Father, if it’s just my life, I’ll do what you say. But now I’m leading thousands of people who have entrusted their lives to me. If we retreat like this, what awaits us is probably the encirclement and death from the army.”
Gia said in a deep voice, turning his gaze to Garlan.
“We must get a solution! An explanation!”
He stepped forward.
“If you really are the Prince of Aaron Landis, then right now, under the witness of the Gods of Aaron Landis, please listen to the voice of my request—”
Garlan looked at the man’s eyes, and the man’s eyes stared at him with a mortal determination.
He nodded.
“Okay.” He said, “Under the witness of the Gods, I am willing to listen to your requests.”
After speaking, Garlan was about to walk forward, but suddenly he was grabbed by Ziemuer behind him.
“Don’t fool around!”
Ziemuer whispered, “This is not something you should do, I’ll negotiate with them.”
Garlan looked at Ziemuer and tilted his head slightly.
He said, “You can’t.”
He looked at Ziemuer calmly and continued, “Do you know the reason why you failed to negotiate with them for the first time?”
“Huh?”
“Ziemuer, you, as a noble and self-respecting person, don’t know what these refugees really want.”
Garlan took his hand out of Ziemuer’s and smiled faintly at him.
“Which is why I said, you can’t.”
He said, “If you go, our negotiation will collapse and we all have to die.”
“…”
In the silence of the priest Shamash, Garlan turned and walked forward.
…
…
En. He successfully angered Ziemuer.
En. The feeling of making Ziemuer so awkward that he had nothing to say was exhilarating.
At this moment, the little prince who walked towards the mob with a calm and laid-back look in front of the crowd was in good physical and mental comfort.
1(Actual words:狐假虎威)Metaphor for someone who relies on the power of others to frighten or bully others.
2 3(Actual words:您) With a hint of respectfulness.
