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The citizens of Vernal City just slept for one night, and when they got up, they realised that the city had undergone earth-shatteringshaking changes.
First, hundreds of cavalry soldiers that had never been seen previously, appeared in the city. It was said that they came from the Royal City and belonged to the guards of King Camos. Then, these knights captured at least one third of the officials in the cCity of Vernal. There were also a few great nobles that people were always afraid of mentioning their names, were also arrested.
These city dwellers probed their heads to inquire, but in their hearts they were also looking forward to the bad luck of the aristocratic officials who were arrested., because tThose taken by the soldiersarrested were all powerful aristocratic officials who would oftenwere very powerful in oppressing civilians.
Later, the temporarily appointed acting incumbent issued a notice telling everyone that these people were arrested because they had embezzled property for repairing river embankments and refugee relief supplies. At the same time, they also colluded with the cult to kidnap women and children among the refugees and allowed them to invade the city.
In addition, theour wise King Camos found out the abuses of these people even when he was far away in the Royal City, so he sent guards to rescue the kidnapped women and children, and arrested the corrupt officials.
When they heard that while they were dreaming last night, such a terrible thing happened in the city, the city residents became fearful.
They thought of the consequences of those cultists invading the city and hated those damned corrupt officials and nobles. Now that those people were arrested, they immediately clapped their hands and cheered.
Therefore, in their hearts, King Camos, who was thousands of miles away, could still know about the issues within the City of Vernal, was deified and endlessly praised him.
Some people were puzzled by the content of the notice, because it said that King Camos sent his brother, the Prince of Aaron Landis, to bring the guards to investigate the matter. The Prince not only successfully completed the mission, he also rescued children imprisoned by the cult.
Prince?
King Camos’ younger brother?
Did Aaron Landis have a Prince? Did King Camos have a younger brother?
Some people wondered in confusion that most of the residents of Vernal City didn’t notice the edict about the two Princes more than a month ago because of the flood.
The former incumbent didn’t care orabout it, and didn’t publicise it at all, so very fewnot many people in the city knew about it.
It just so happened that through this incident of the An-Ki Cult, the originally unknown prince became well-known to everyone, and what happened immediately afterwards gave Garlan a great reputation in this city.
On the large square at the entrance of the ruling hall, nearly a hundred knights lined up around the square, and several teams of knights patrolled back and forth.
The newly promoted clerk announced to everyone hoarsely that all the children rescued by Prince Garlan were here. Now following the Prince’s order, let the families who hadhave lost their children in the city come here and claim their children.
The whole city of Vernal suddenly became a sensation, especially those refugees who were affected by the disaster. They were grateful to the Prince in their hearts. After the Prince came, the corrupt officials who oppressed them and took their relief supplies were arrested, food and medicine were properly distributed to them, and doctors were arranged to see the seriously ill, which made them grateful.
Unexpectedly, the children they thought they had lost forever werewas rescued by the prince and returned to them again.
AfterwardsSo then, the shouts, crying, and noise in the square never stopped.
Many refugees cried in their arms when they found their children, and some even knelt on the ground while pressing their children, kowtowing towards the ruling hall, where the Prince was, to thank him for his kindness.
For a time, the prestige of Prince Garlan was extremely high in this city, second to King Camos.
Everyone felt that the Prince was the successor chosen by King Camos.
At this moment, the scenes that took place in the square, as well as the appearance of those people holding their children weeping with joy, all fell into the eyes of the middle-aged men detained in the high-rise prisons on the side of the executive hall.
Gia, who was once the refugee leader of the riot, stood by the iron window, looking down at the square, at the children with a sad look.
Those children returned to their parents again, but his children…
Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps, and someone walked to the iron jail where he was held and called softly to him.
“Second Uncle.”
Gia turned his head, his eyes fell on the face of the little girl with athe flax-coloured ponytail.
The once innocent girl who had experienced too many things in these short days, had grown and matured rapidly, and was much more sensible than before.
He looked at Kerry and couldn’t help feeling distressed.
Being sensible was never innate. The child couldn’t be not sensible, and was forced to be responsible.
The man opened his mouth to say something, but Kerry’s first words made his eyes widen.
Kerry said, “Second Uncle, I found Kaw.”
HisThe heart beat suddenly and violently., Gia leaned forward and grabbed the iron fence in front of him.
“Kaw? He’s still alive?!”
He asked eagerly, and with an incredulous expression.
Kaw, his child, he thought he had lost him forever.
“En, younger brother is still alive. He was in the group of children the Prince rescued.”
Kerry quickly answered that she and grandpa didn’t harbour much hope and went to the square to have a look, but didn’t expect to find her missing cousin.
She continued, “He is now outside with grandpa. Second uncle, shall I bring him to see you?”
Gia was eager to say something and couldn’t wait to see his child. His mouth opened and moved, but his words weremade a sound completely different from his heart.
“No, don’t bring him to see me.”
He replied, his voice hoarse.
“Second Uncle?”
“…”
The man grasped the iron fence with his fingers so hard that his knuckles were almost white.
At this moment, he felt extremely regretful.
If his hands were not stained with the blood of innocent people, and if he just killed those damn corrupt officials, even if he were to be executed, he would go to see his son and tell him that the father had done nothing wrong. and hHe had just donedid what should be done, without any shame.
But now…
As the prince had said, he killed too many innocent people in the name of justice.
“Kerry, tell Kaw that I died in the flood.”
He continued bitterly, “I don’t want him to know that he has a father like this.”
“…Second Uncle.”
Kerry nodded sadly when she heard Gia say this.
“Kerry, I’m sorry. I have to leave grandpa and Kaw in your care.”
The little girl took a deep breath, then she looked at Gia with flushed eyes, tried to show a bright smile, and patted her chest with her hands.
“Don’t worry, Second Uncle, I have grown up. I’ll take good care of Grandpa and younger brother.”
She continued, “With King Camos and Prince Garlan, we will definitely be able to live on well!”
Gia looked at Kerry with gentle eyes.
He said,: “Yes, with the King and the Prince, they will protect everyone.”
He looked at Kerry with deep sadness in his tender gazeeyes.
“Kerry, you must live well.”
The little girl didn’t speak any more, her tears blurred her eyes when she looked at her second uncle. At this moment, she was so choked up that she couldn’t make any sounds.
…
…
In a room in the tall building on the left side of the governing hall, Garlan sat on a soft bed with a white pillow supporting his back.
He sat there, staring into the air ahead in a daze.
Brother Camos said it was not convenient for him to show up, so he threw all the credit to him.
In the past two days, everyone in the city of Vernal in this ruling hall looked at him with extremely admiring eyes. Everyone said one after another, Prince, being at such a young age, for you to do such a big thing, you really deserve to be a person who inherited the blood of the Gods like King Camos.
It made Garlan feel too guilty.
There was always a feeling of being an imposter…
With a creak, the door was opened, and a young man with dark hair like the night walked in quickly. At that moment, the thin cloak that was slanted on his shoulders flew backwards for a moment, and then softly landed on his behind.
Heimos walked to the bed, first reached out and touched Garlan’s forehead to confirm that he didn’t have a fever, and then looked at Garlan’s hand to make sure that his wrist had been given the medicine and replaced with new gauze.
Then, he looked at Garlan’s eyes.
“I’ve heard of it.”
Except for the severely injured priest Ziemuer and the knight who lost an eye and needed to heal in peace, the other several lightly injured knights had explained in detail to King Camos what happened at that time.
Heimos was next to him, so naturally he heard all of them.
“You were being too risky.”
He scolded.
“You are a Prince, you shouldn’t let yourself take on such a big risk. Since Ziemuer had let you hide in the dark hole, you should have obediently hide in it and waited for us to come.”
Garlan looked at Heimos and blinked.
He whispered a little unconvincingly, “But in that case, Ziemuer and others would havewill died…”
Heimos interrupted him unceremoniously.
“You are a Prince, and your safety is more important than anything else.”
He continued, “And at that time, you can completely follow the rebel leader’s words and agree to his terms, and wait until we arrive.”
“Keeping your life is the most important thing, but in such a dangerous situation, you still hadhave to fight that person—Have you ever thought, what if that person became agitated by you and decided to hurtto you. What were you going to do?”
“…”
Garlan said nothing.
Although hHe knew that Heimos was right;, he was really was taking great risks by doing that, and he was almost on the verge of life and death.
He also thought for a moment whether or not to pretend to agree to the other party’s conditions first, save his life, and then figure it out later.
But for some reason, at that time, he just couldn’t do it.
So in the end, he refused the man without hesitation and insisted on his own judgment.
… Only God knew that when he confronted that man, his entire back was already sweaty…. eEven now, wheneverthat he thought about it, his hands and feet became cold.
Seeing the little stubborn little child in front of him with his lips pressed, Heimos, who originally wanted to reprimand this continuouslyalways adventurous guy, felt his heart softened. Thinking about how Garlan would spend the thrilling night alone, he couldn’t help but feel distressed again.
He changed the subject, whispered a few words towith Garlan, and asked the otherGarlan if there was anything he wanted to eat or play with, and he would help him get it. But the angry Garlan turned his head to ignore him, and refused to talk to him, making Heimos both annoyed and amused. On one hand, he hated the child’s attitude, and on the other, he felt softtender-hearted towards the other.
He thought for a while and continuedsaid, “There is a girl who wants to see you. She said her name wasis Kerry.”
When Heimoshe came to see Garlan, he happened to meet athe girl who was begging the guard at the gate, saying that she wanted to see Garlan. He didn’t care at the time, and he didn’t wanteven bother to bring some unknown civilian to see Garlan, so he ignored the girl and came in by himselfherself.
Now Garlan lost his temper and refused to pay attention to him. He thought that the girl seemed to be next to Garlan last time. Maybe he knew herhim, so he said it out loud and wanted to induce the young boy to talk to him.
Sure enough, when he heard him say this, Garlan turned his head.
“Kerry? She wants to see me?”
“Well, do you want to see her?”
Garlan thought for a while and nodded.
Heimos smiled at him, rubbed his head, then got up and went out.
After a while, he brought the girl in.
As soon as the girl entered the door, she stared at Garlan for a while, then knelt down quickly and lowered her head.
“Y-Your Royal Highness.”
Kerry’s voice was a little panicked.
“I’m very sorry. I know it’s very rude to want to see you… But I really have something to tell you…”
“Get up, there is no need to be like this.”
“Yes, but you are a Prince…”
“Get up, Kerry.”
A familiar soft voice came. The sound ‘Kerry’ seemed to hit the softest part of the girl’s heart. It was a bit astringent and a little painful,.leaving Kerry was stunned for a while. She resisted the sour feeling in her heart and stood up.
She raised her head and looked forward.
The blond-haired child was lying on the bed, with jewel-like pupils looking and smiling at her.
The smile was like the night of that day. When the cultists were chasing them, Garl, who led them away, smiled at her when he got up.
It was imprinted deep in her memory, so she couldn’t forget it.
“Your Royal Highness, I came to thank you. You’re obviously a Prince, but at that time you put yourself in danger in order to save me and gGrandpa…” she continued, “Also, you helped me save my younger brother. Grandpa, Second Uncle and I are all very grateful to you.”
“So, even if I know that askingrequesting to see you is a rude request, I still wanted to thank you in person.”
Kerry’s words startledmade Garlan startled.
“Really?” he said, “I thought…you would resent me.”
After all, he personally condemnedcommitted the crime of Kerry’s second uncle, Gia commited., the man named Gia.
The man was about to be executed soon, together with the other rebel refugees who had killed innocent townspeople.
“How could we…”
Kerry lowered her eyes and whispered with some trepidation.
…In fact, there is.
There is actually some resentment towards you.
Obviously, as long as you say a word, you can let my Second Uncle and the other people live.
But you gave such a judgment.
…Even if I know that my Second Uncle did something wrong, and your trial was right, but I still selfishly complained about you in my heart…
…
I am grateful to you, but I also blame you.
In this heart of gratitude, this heart of complaintscomplaining, these are things I’ll never forget.
I want to hide them together in my heart, so that I can always remember you.
Garl.
After Bbeing quiet for a while, Kerry suddenly spoke.
She said, “Prince, can I kiss you?”
“What?”
Kerry’s sudden question caught Garlan off guard.
He suddenly remembered that when he first met Kerry, the girl suddenly kissed him on the cheek and said that she would raise him for the rest of her life.
Now, what is this girl planning to do again?
…No, wait, there wereare still others next to them ah, and Heimos wasis still here!
Garlan looked at Heimos in a panic., but However, found that Heimos wasn’t looking at him at all, but instead deeply staringed at Kerry.
Seeing Garlan’s stunned look, Kerry was also startled., She remembereding the time she had done it before, her face flushed suddenly, and she waved her hand again and again.
“Your Royal Highness, it’s definitely not the kind of kiss he had before. I had made a mistake at the time, how can I dare to—”
She flushed and said, “I mean, I want to kiss your hand.”
Garlan took a deep breath.
Oh, kiss my hand ah. Make it clear ah. You startled me.
He originally wanted to refuse, but when he raised his head to see the indescribable look Kerry was givingstaring at him, he hesitated, and finally nodded.
He said, “Okay.”
Kerry walked over, and she leaned over, holding Garlan’s hand by the bed.
She looked at the pale hand that was still wrapped in the snow-white bandages for a while, and then knelt down.
She lowered her head, closed her eyes, and held the Prince’s hand in both hands.
The girl bowed her head in a very pious manner and kissed the back of the prince’s hand.
She said, “Your Royal Highness, I believe that you will be the wisestmost wise King of Aaron Landis in the future.”
She whispered, “Please protect my relatives and I, please protect the people of Aaron Landis…”
My Prince.
My future King.
No matter where I’ll be in the future, I’ll pray forto you…
…………
…
The girl was being escorted out, and Garlan found that Heimos was staring at him, with a look that made him very uncomfortable.
He tilted his body subconsciously, trying to avoid the other’s gaze.
“That commoner kissed you before?”
Heimos suddenly asked.
Dumfounded,As soon as Garlan stayed, Garlanhe panicked and quickly explained to Heimos.
“It’s not the kind you think—just the face and cheeks, the kind ofthat kisses on my face similar to when I wake up in the morning. You know, Brother King often kisses my cheek too, it was just that kind of kiss!”
Garlan explained in a panic, and resolutely assured that he had absolutely no unspeakable relationship with the little girl.
Kerry is only ten years old, I’m not a perverted lolicon ah—
For fear of being regarded as a perverted loli, he probably forgot the fact that he was younger than that girl now.
Heimos pursed his mouth, and he suddenly said, “Garlan, I’m also your brother.”
“Huh?”
In terms of addressing, Heimos was right. He should indeed call Heimos, eElder bBrother.
Although he had never called him that before.
How could he call his mortal enemy Elder Brother ah!?
Heimos seemed to have never cared much, but why did he suddenly mention it now?
Unclear of the situation, Garlan looked at Heimos confusedly.
“…Never mind.”
Heimos stared at Garlan, who was puzzled for a long time, and finally replied said so. Without saying anything more, he got up and left.
The civilian girl was brought in by him, so he was naturally responsible for bringing her out.
He quickly led Kerry to the gate outside. Kerry bowed her head to thank him, but she bowed her head for a long time without hearing an answer.
She couldn’t help it, and secretly looked up.
Then, she was taken aback by the look the boy stared at her.
The black-haired teenager looked at her with strange eyes, making her hair standstood up and feel uncomfortable.
“Y-Your Excellency..?”
She said in a trembling voice.cried tremblingly.
The young man glanced at her again with that strange look, then nodded and said, “Go, don’t come back again.”
After speaking, the boy turned and left.
Kerry stood there and vaguely heard the young man whispering to himself.
“Even I have yet to kiss…”
Kerry, “???”
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The citizens of Vernal City just slept for one night, and when they got up, they realised that the city had undergone earth-shatteringshaking changes.
First, hundreds of cavalry soldiers that had never been seen previously, appeared in the city. It was said that they came from the Royal City and belonged to the guards of King Camos. Then, these knights captured at least one third of the officials in the cCity of Vernal. There were also a few great nobles that people were always afraid of mentioning their names, were also arrested.
These city dwellers probed their heads to inquire, but in their hearts they were also looking forward to the bad luck of the aristocratic officials who were arrested., because tThose taken by the soldiersarrested were all powerful aristocratic officials who would oftenwere very powerful in oppressing civilians.
Later, the temporarily appointed acting incumbent issued a notice telling everyone that these people were arrested because they had embezzled property for repairing river embankments and refugee relief supplies. At the same time, they also colluded with the cult to kidnap women and children among the refugees and allowed them to invade the city.
In addition, theour wise King Camos found out the abuses of these people even when he was far away in the Royal City, so he sent guards to rescue the kidnapped women and children, and arrested the corrupt officials.
When they heard that while they were dreaming last night, such a terrible thing happened in the city, the city residents became fearful.
They thought of the consequences of those cultists invading the city and hated those damned corrupt officials and nobles. Now that those people were arrested, they immediately clapped their hands and cheered.
Therefore, in their hearts, King Camos, who was thousands of miles away, could still know about the issues within the City of Vernal, was deified and endlessly praised him.
Some people were puzzled by the content of the notice, because it said that King Camos sent his brother, the Prince of Aaron Landis, to bring the guards to investigate the matter. The Prince not only successfully completed the mission, he also rescued children imprisoned by the cult.
Prince?
King Camos’ younger brother?
Did Aaron Landis have a Prince? Did King Camos have a younger brother?
Some people wondered in confusion that most of the residents of Vernal City didn’t notice the edict about the two Princes more than a month ago because of the flood.
The former incumbent didn’t care orabout it, and didn’t publicise it at all, so very fewnot many people in the city knew about it.
It just so happened that through this incident of the An-Ki Cult, the originally unknown prince became well-known to everyone, and what happened immediately afterwards gave Garlan a great reputation in this city.
On the large square at the entrance of the ruling hall, nearly a hundred knights lined up around the square, and several teams of knights patrolled back and forth.
The newly promoted clerk announced to everyone hoarsely that all the children rescued by Prince Garlan were here. Now following the Prince’s order, let the families who hadhave lost their children in the city come here and claim their children.
The whole city of Vernal suddenly became a sensation, especially those refugees who were affected by the disaster. They were grateful to the Prince in their hearts. After the Prince came, the corrupt officials who oppressed them and took their relief supplies were arrested, food and medicine were properly distributed to them, and doctors were arranged to see the seriously ill, which made them grateful.
Unexpectedly, the children they thought they had lost forever werewas rescued by the prince and returned to them again.
AfterwardsSo then, the shouts, crying, and noise in the square never stopped.
Many refugees cried in their arms when they found their children, and some even knelt on the ground while pressing their children, kowtowing towards the ruling hall, where the Prince was, to thank him for his kindness.
For a time, the prestige of Prince Garlan was extremely high in this city, second to King Camos.
Everyone felt that the Prince was the successor chosen by King Camos.
At this moment, the scenes that took place in the square, as well as the appearance of those people holding their children weeping with joy, all fell into the eyes of the middle-aged men detained in the high-rise prisons on the side of the executive hall.
Gia, who was once the refugee leader of the riot, stood by the iron window, looking down at the square, at the children with a sad look.
Those children returned to their parents again, but his children…
Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps, and someone walked to the iron jail where he was held and called softly to him.
“Second Uncle.”
Gia turned his head, his eyes fell on the face of the little girl with athe flax-coloured ponytail.
The once innocent girl who had experienced too many things in these short days, had grown and matured rapidly, and was much more sensible than before.
He looked at Kerry and couldn’t help feeling distressed.
Being sensible was never innate. The child couldn’t be not sensible, and was forced to be responsible.
The man opened his mouth to say something, but Kerry’s first words made his eyes widen.
Kerry said, “Second Uncle, I found Kaw.”
HisThe heart beat suddenly and violently., Gia leaned forward and grabbed the iron fence in front of him.
“Kaw? He’s still alive?!”
He asked eagerly, and with an incredulous expression.
Kaw, his child, he thought he had lost him forever.
“En, younger brother is still alive. He was in the group of children the Prince rescued.”
Kerry quickly answered that she and grandpa didn’t harbour much hope and went to the square to have a look, but didn’t expect to find her missing cousin.
She continued, “He is now outside with grandpa. Second uncle, shall I bring him to see you?”
Gia was eager to say something and couldn’t wait to see his child. His mouth opened and moved, but his words weremade a sound completely different from his heart.
“No, don’t bring him to see me.”
He replied, his voice hoarse.
“Second Uncle?”
“…”
The man grasped the iron fence with his fingers so hard that his knuckles were almost white.
At this moment, he felt extremely regretful.
If his hands were not stained with the blood of innocent people, and if he just killed those damn corrupt officials, even if he were to be executed, he would go to see his son and tell him that the father had done nothing wrong. and hHe had just donedid what should be done, without any shame.
But now…
As the prince had said, he killed too many innocent people in the name of justice.
“Kerry, tell Kaw that I died in the flood.”
He continued bitterly, “I don’t want him to know that he has a father like this.”
“…Second Uncle.”
Kerry nodded sadly when she heard Gia say this.
“Kerry, I’m sorry. I have to leave grandpa and Kaw in your care.”
The little girl took a deep breath, then she looked at Gia with flushed eyes, tried to show a bright smile, and patted her chest with her hands.
“Don’t worry, Second Uncle, I have grown up. I’ll take good care of Grandpa and younger brother.”
She continued, “With King Camos and Prince Garlan, we will definitely be able to live on well!”
Gia looked at Kerry with gentle eyes.
He said,: “Yes, with the King and the Prince, they will protect everyone.”
He looked at Kerry with deep sadness in his tender gazeeyes.
“Kerry, you must live well.”
The little girl didn’t speak any more, her tears blurred her eyes when she looked at her second uncle. At this moment, she was so choked up that she couldn’t make any sounds.
…
…
In a room in the tall building on the left side of the governing hall, Garlan sat on a soft bed with a white pillow supporting his back.
He sat there, staring into the air ahead in a daze.
Brother Camos said it was not convenient for him to show up, so he threw all the credit to him.
In the past two days, everyone in the city of Vernal in this ruling hall looked at him with extremely admiring eyes. Everyone said one after another, Prince, being at such a young age, for you to do such a big thing, you really deserve to be a person who inherited the blood of the Gods like King Camos.
It made Garlan feel too guilty.
There was always a feeling of being an imposter…
With a creak, the door was opened, and a young man with dark hair like the night walked in quickly. At that moment, the thin cloak that was slanted on his shoulders flew backwards for a moment, and then softly landed on his behind.
Heimos walked to the bed, first reached out and touched Garlan’s forehead to confirm that he didn’t have a fever, and then looked at Garlan’s hand to make sure that his wrist had been given the medicine and replaced with new gauze.
Then, he looked at Garlan’s eyes.
“I’ve heard of it.”
Except for the severely injured priest Ziemuer and the knight who lost an eye and needed to heal in peace, the other several lightly injured knights had explained in detail to King Camos what happened at that time.
Heimos was next to him, so naturally he heard all of them.
“You were being too risky.”
He scolded.
“You are a Prince, you shouldn’t let yourself take on such a big risk. Since Ziemuer had let you hide in the dark hole, you should have obediently hide in it and waited for us to come.”
Garlan looked at Heimos and blinked.
He whispered a little unconvincingly, “But in that case, Ziemuer and others would havewill died…”
Heimos interrupted him unceremoniously.
“You are a Prince, and your safety is more important than anything else.”
He continued, “And at that time, you can completely follow the rebel leader’s words and agree to his terms, and wait until we arrive.”
“Keeping your life is the most important thing, but in such a dangerous situation, you still hadhave to fight that person—Have you ever thought, what if that person became agitated by you and decided to hurtto you. What were you going to do?”
“…”
Garlan said nothing.
Although hHe knew that Heimos was right;, he was really was taking great risks by doing that, and he was almost on the verge of life and death.
He also thought for a moment whether or not to pretend to agree to the other party’s conditions first, save his life, and then figure it out later.
But for some reason, at that time, he just couldn’t do it.
So in the end, he refused the man without hesitation and insisted on his own judgment.
… Only God knew that when he confronted that man, his entire back was already sweaty…. eEven now, wheneverthat he thought about it, his hands and feet became cold.
Seeing the little stubborn little child in front of him with his lips pressed, Heimos, who originally wanted to reprimand this continuouslyalways adventurous guy, felt his heart softened. Thinking about how Garlan would spend the thrilling night alone, he couldn’t help but feel distressed again.
He changed the subject, whispered a few words towith Garlan, and asked the otherGarlan if there was anything he wanted to eat or play with, and he would help him get it. But the angry Garlan turned his head to ignore him, and refused to talk to him, making Heimos both annoyed and amused. On one hand, he hated the child’s attitude, and on the other, he felt softtender-hearted towards the other.
He thought for a while and continuedsaid, “There is a girl who wants to see you. She said her name wasis Kerry.”
When Heimoshe came to see Garlan, he happened to meet athe girl who was begging the guard at the gate, saying that she wanted to see Garlan. He didn’t care at the time, and he didn’t wanteven bother to bring some unknown civilian to see Garlan, so he ignored the girl and came in by himselfherself.
Now Garlan lost his temper and refused to pay attention to him. He thought that the girl seemed to be next to Garlan last time. Maybe he knew herhim, so he said it out loud and wanted to induce the young boy to talk to him.
Sure enough, when he heard him say this, Garlan turned his head.
“Kerry? She wants to see me?”
“Well, do you want to see her?”
Garlan thought for a while and nodded.
Heimos smiled at him, rubbed his head, then got up and went out.
After a while, he brought the girl in.
As soon as the girl entered the door, she stared at Garlan for a while, then knelt down quickly and lowered her head.
“Y-Your Royal Highness.”
Kerry’s voice was a little panicked.
“I’m very sorry. I know it’s very rude to want to see you… But I really have something to tell you…”
“Get up, there is no need to be like this.”
“Yes, but you are a Prince…”
“Get up, Kerry.”
A familiar soft voice came. The sound ‘Kerry’ seemed to hit the softest part of the girl’s heart. It was a bit astringent and a little painful,.leaving Kerry was stunned for a while. She resisted the sour feeling in her heart and stood up.
She raised her head and looked forward.
The blond-haired child was lying on the bed, with jewel-like pupils looking and smiling at her.
The smile was like the night of that day. When the cultists were chasing them, Garl, who led them away, smiled at her when he got up.
It was imprinted deep in her memory, so she couldn’t forget it.
“Your Royal Highness, I came to thank you. You’re obviously a Prince, but at that time you put yourself in danger in order to save me and gGrandpa…” she continued, “Also, you helped me save my younger brother. Grandpa, Second Uncle and I are all very grateful to you.”
“So, even if I know that askingrequesting to see you is a rude request, I still wanted to thank you in person.”
Kerry’s words startledmade Garlan startled.
“Really?” he said, “I thought…you would resent me.”
After all, he personally condemnedcommitted the crime of Kerry’s second uncle, Gia commited., the man named Gia.
The man was about to be executed soon, together with the other rebel refugees who had killed innocent townspeople.
“How could we…”
Kerry lowered her eyes and whispered with some trepidation.
…In fact, there is.
There is actually some resentment towards you.
Obviously, as long as you say a word, you can let my Second Uncle and the other people live.
But you gave such a judgment.
…Even if I know that my Second Uncle did something wrong, and your trial was right, but I still selfishly complained about you in my heart…
…
I am grateful to you, but I also blame you.
In this heart of gratitude, this heart of complaintscomplaining, these are things I’ll never forget.
I want to hide them together in my heart, so that I can always remember you.
Garl.
After Bbeing quiet for a while, Kerry suddenly spoke.
She said, “Prince, can I kiss you?”
“What?”
Kerry’s sudden question caught Garlan off guard.
He suddenly remembered that when he first met Kerry, the girl suddenly kissed him on the cheek and said that she would raise him for the rest of her life.
Now, what is this girl planning to do again?
…No, wait, there wereare still others next to them ah, and Heimos wasis still here!
Garlan looked at Heimos in a panic., but However, found that Heimos wasn’t looking at him at all, but instead deeply staringed at Kerry.
Seeing Garlan’s stunned look, Kerry was also startled., She remembereding the time she had done it before, her face flushed suddenly, and she waved her hand again and again.
“Your Royal Highness, it’s definitely not the kind of kiss he had before. I had made a mistake at the time, how can I dare to—”
She flushed and said, “I mean, I want to kiss your hand.”
Garlan took a deep breath.
Oh, kiss my hand ah. Make it clear ah. You startled me.
He originally wanted to refuse, but when he raised his head to see the indescribable look Kerry was givingstaring at him, he hesitated, and finally nodded.
He said, “Okay.”
Kerry walked over, and she leaned over, holding Garlan’s hand by the bed.
She looked at the pale hand that was still wrapped in the snow-white bandages for a while, and then knelt down.
She lowered her head, closed her eyes, and held the Prince’s hand in both hands.
The girl bowed her head in a very pious manner and kissed the back of the prince’s hand.
She said, “Your Royal Highness, I believe that you will be the wisestmost wise King of Aaron Landis in the future.”
She whispered, “Please protect my relatives and I, please protect the people of Aaron Landis…”
My Prince.
My future King.
No matter where I’ll be in the future, I’ll pray forto you…
…………
…
The girl was being escorted out, and Garlan found that Heimos was staring at him, with a look that made him very uncomfortable.
He tilted his body subconsciously, trying to avoid the other’s gaze.
“That commoner kissed you before?”
Heimos suddenly asked.
Dumfounded,As soon as Garlan stayed, Garlanhe panicked and quickly explained to Heimos.
“It’s not the kind you think—just the face and cheeks, the kind ofthat kisses on my face similar to when I wake up in the morning. You know, Brother King often kisses my cheek too, it was just that kind of kiss!”
Garlan explained in a panic, and resolutely assured that he had absolutely no unspeakable relationship with the little girl.
Kerry is only ten years old, I’m not a perverted lolicon ah—
For fear of being regarded as a perverted loli, he probably forgot the fact that he was younger than that girl now.
Heimos pursed his mouth, and he suddenly said, “Garlan, I’m also your brother.”
“Huh?”
In terms of addressing, Heimos was right. He should indeed call Heimos, eElder bBrother.
Although he had never called him that before.
How could he call his mortal enemy Elder Brother ah!?
Heimos seemed to have never cared much, but why did he suddenly mention it now?
Unclear of the situation, Garlan looked at Heimos confusedly.
“…Never mind.”
Heimos stared at Garlan, who was puzzled for a long time, and finally replied said so. Without saying anything more, he got up and left.
The civilian girl was brought in by him, so he was naturally responsible for bringing her out.
He quickly led Kerry to the gate outside. Kerry bowed her head to thank him, but she bowed her head for a long time without hearing an answer.
She couldn’t help it, and secretly looked up.
Then, she was taken aback by the look the boy stared at her.
The black-haired teenager looked at her with strange eyes, making her hair standstood up and feel uncomfortable.
“Y-Your Excellency..?”
She said in a trembling voice.cried tremblingly.
The young man glanced at her again with that strange look, then nodded and said, “Go, don’t come back again.”
After speaking, the boy turned and left.
Kerry stood there and vaguely heard the young man whispering to himself.
“Even I have yet to kiss…”
Kerry, “???”
