Book 1: Believers of Light Chapter 3: The Rose Knight Gawain Ida

After returning from the cave adventure, Arthur found that several months had passed since Joseph had lost his memory, and during these months, Arthur did not want to mention that experience to Joseph that day, and wanted him to go there with him on another expedition. But for some reason, the mention of this experience caused Joseph's head to ache violently. In order not to hurt Joseph again, Arthur had to dismiss the idea of going with Joseph and decided to go alone.

On this day, Arthur, after saying goodbye to his teacher Heinrich, hurried to the Valley of the Kings. After entering the Valley of the Kings, Arthur glanced in the direction of Joseph's house and went to the cave alone. After walking for a long time, Arthur finally reached his destination. It was only after arriving that Arthur realized that he could not find the cave he had before. After searching for a long time, Arthur saw that it was getting late, so he had to give up.

In the days that followed, Arthur went there several more times, but still did not find it, and in desperation, Arthur had to give up and stop looking for the cave.

Time passed, spring went to autumn, and Arthur was already twelve years old and had grown into a handsome teenager. On that day, Arthur was hunting with Joseph in the Valley of the Kings. In the quiet of the mountain forest, Arthur was hiding behind a large tree, and the longbow in his hand was aimed at a hollow-toothed deer grazing not far away. Just as Arthur was about to shoot an arrow, a call suddenly came from outside the forest. Immediately startled the hollow-toothed deer, and jumped out of Arthur's sight, and the arrow Arthur shot in a hurry naturally missed. Arthur glanced in the direction of the deer's escape with annoyance, and then went with Joseph to see who was looking for him.

Outside the forest, several knights were shouting for Arthur, and as soon as they saw Arthur coming out of the woods, they immediately stopped shouting and rode to Arthur's side. The leading knight dismounted and knelt down in front of Arthur and said, "Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty the King has an order to return quickly. When Arthur saw it, it was Joseph Klin, the head of the palace guard.

Arthur could not blame Joseph for letting his prey run away from him. Arthur told Joseph to get up, and then rode his foal Hurricane, which his squire had brought with him, and led the charge out of the Valley of the Kings.

In the council hall of the Ovit Kingdom, Dragri II was sitting upright on the throne, and at the bottom left of him sat Earl Johnson Davis, the foreign minister of the Eloda Empire, and opposite Earl Johnson sat the Marquis of Palmerston, the prime minister of the Ovite Kingdom, the leader of the Ida family, and the three were discussing something. At this time, the door of the council hall was pushed open, and Arthur, who had changed into a formal suit, was led by Joseph to Dregri II.

"Father, Arthur greets you!" Arthur knelt before Dragri II. "Get up, my child. Dregri II smiled. Arthur got up and walked to Drurge II's side, and following Drage II's gaze, Arthur saw that the Marquis of Palmerston was sitting on the right, and a nobleman sitting on the left did not know him. Fortunately, at this time, Dregri II said: "My son, this is Earl Johnson Davis, the foreign secretary of the Eloda Empire. Lord Earl, this is our son Arthur. Dregri II introduced. Hearing this, Arthur and Earl Johnson stood up at the same time and saluted each other.

"Arthur, Lord Earl has come today to invite me to the sixtieth birthday of Emperor Lanceloen III of Eloda. I couldn't take a break from the busy state affairs, so I decided that you would go to the Eloda Empire on my behalf. Dregri II explained to Arthur. Earl Johnson stood up again and bowed, saying, "It is my country's deep regret that His Majesty cannot go. But if His Royal Highness the Prince is able to go, His Majesty the Emperor will be overjoyed. ”

Only then did Arthur understand why he wanted to call himself back, it turned out that he was going to envoy to the Eloda Empire. In this regard, Arthur was still a little happy, and finally had the opportunity to see what this country that believed in the god of war was like. It is said that Enicanste, the capital of the Eloda Empire, is the most magnificent city on the mainland. Arthur didn't give a look, he just saluted Drurge II and said, "Yes, Father, Arthur will not fail in his mission." ”

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, your son Gawain Ida will also travel with His Royal Highness the Prince to the Eloda Empire. The Marquess of Palmerston, the Prime Minister on the right, said suddenly. Arthur was surprised, but he just looked at his father's expression, he should have known about it a long time ago, so he didn't ask anymore.

Dergery II and Earl Johnson then discussed other matters for a long time. Even though Arthur has been educated by the aristocracy for many years, he is only a twelve-year-old child after all, and the long and boring meetings make Arthur a little drowsy, and sure enough, he is still not suitable for politics, Arthur thought to himself.

Just as Arthur was about to lose his support, the Earl of Johnson stood up and saluted Dergery II and the Marquis of Palmerston, and Arthur realized that the meeting was over, and outside the window, the sky was dark.

Three days later, early in the morning, at the gates of the city of Xolus.

Arthur rode his foal to a chariot made of bright oak and gold-trimmed, pulled by eight snow-white horses. Arthur watched as the long stream of gold, red, and steel flowed from the city into the King's Road, with no end in sight. Countless noble vassals and the banners of the Knights of Oath and Free Knights hunted in the wind. Arthur had already seen the family banner of the Ida family, which was accompanied by three tricolored roses, and knew that Gawain Ada, the rose knight, should be under the family banner. The Rose Knight Gawain Ida was famous in the royal capital, not only because of his knightly deeds, but also because of his romantic affairs. The Rose Knight Gawain family is illustrious, his father and grandfather were both prime ministers of the kingdom, and although he is the second son of the family and cannot inherit his father's title, he has already obtained the title of viscount by virtue of his military exploits. Gawain is also handsome and has an excellent voice, and is the dancing partner of all the noble ladies and ladies competing for at the aristocratic ball. Therefore, there are constantly interesting stories about this rose knight and the noble lady and lady in the capital. Gao Wen himself didn't care about this, and let the rumors spread.

Arthur had only seen the Rose Knight at a few court balls held by the royal palace, so his impression of him was neither good nor bad. But Arthur's sister, Princess Elena, is very infatuated with Gawain, the Rose Knight, and Elena can recite poems about him like a stream, and more than once Elena mentioned in front of her mother that she wanted to marry Gawain, although Gawain is thirty years old this year.

Just as Arthur was still thinking about how to communicate with Gawain, the window of the carriage was suddenly opened, and a pretty face peeked out of the window, which was actually Princess Elena. "Little brother, do you see Sir Gawain?" asked Princess Elena. Arthur glanced at the Rose Knight in the distance and said angrily, "Right in front of us? It should be the Prince of Red Horse" Elena was not annoyed when she listened to Arthur's strange words, she smiled slightly: "Viscountess Martha has asked me for my little brother's underwear several times." Should I consider taking one for the Viscountess so that I can have the money to buy a gift for my Prince Rosmer? Arthur's face changed suddenly, Lady Martha's habit of liking children is well-known in the royal aristocratic circle, if she is allowed to get her own intimate clothes, then I don't know what rumors will spread in the royal capital.

Arthur glanced at Princess Elena hatefully, and then whispered, "Sister, we'll wait and see." Elena smiled and said, "It seems that after the trip to the Eloda Empire, I need to meet Lady Martha." Arthur glanced at his sister and then exclaimed, "I'll go find Sir Gawain." When Elena heard this, like a victorious rooster, she raised her slender snow-white neck, and then retreated into the carriage.

Although Arthur and his sister Princess Elena are not on the same page, their relationship is not very good, which is well known in the palace. On weekdays, the two quarrel when they have nothing to do, and they trip each other. Elena didn't know why she looked so displeased with this brother who was three years younger than herself, maybe his arrival had robbed her father and mother of their love, Elena thought to herself.

Arthur didn't know what his sister was thinking, he just wanted Knight Gawain to come over and please his sister, and then ask her not to give her underwear to Lady Martha.

Arthur rode his beloved foal, the Hurricane, through a colorful torrent of noble lords and knights, and it took an hour to greet the lords and reach the flag of the Rose Knight. The Rose Knight is worthy of being the focus of attention, and at this moment there are many noble ladies around him, and they do not hide their admiration for the Rose Knight. The arms of the squire standing beside Gawain were already full of gifts. Gawain, on the other hand, politely smiled back with all the noble ladies. Arthur looked at Gawain, who was surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside the noble lady, and had no choice but to let his attendant Sawens report.

Severns jumped up and shouted, "Sir Gawain, Sir Gawain." His Royal Highness the Prince, please. Gao Wen, who was still smiling and flirting with the aristocratic lady, had already seen Arthur's arrival, but he felt that there was no need to greet a prince who could not inherit the throne, and how could he live up to the hearts of so many beautiful women!

Gawain apologized and explained to the noble ladies beside him, and then began to pull out of the crowd, and those noble ladies were immediately unhappy when they saw that their sweethearts were leaving. It's just that he can't stop Gawain from leaving, and that anger can only be vented on the head of Sevens, who has just been reported. Sewens looked at the many aristocratic ladies in front of him with unkind faces, and swallowed and foamed in fear. Fortunately, at this time, Arthur spoke: "Savens hurry back, we are going back." As if in amnesty, Savens hurried to Arthur's side. And those noble ladies only then found out that this attendant was actually the attendant of His Royal Highness the Prince, so they had no choice but to give up.

"Hello, Your Royal Highness, I am Gawain Ida, son of Palmerston. Gawain had already walked up to Arthur by this time, and bowed. Arthur sat on his horse and looked at the personable Rosenkavalier condescendingly, and he finally understood why his sister loved the Rosenkavalier so much.

Today's Rose Knight is dressed in extremely beautiful hussar armor, accompanied by three-colored roses carved into the breastplate, and the shoulders and arms are wrapped in iron sheets dyed red with various roses. And Sir Gawain is also worthy of being the most beautiful man in the royal capital, with a handsome face always with a warm smile like a spring breeze, intoxicating blue deep eyes, and long red hair scattered on his shoulders with a hint of uninhibitedness. Coupled with Gawain's artistic salute, it is like the sun god descending to earth.

Arthur didn't know how to speak, and Gawain's momentum made him a little ashamed. Fortunately, Gawain saw that Arthur was silent, so he took the initiative to speak: "I don't know where Princess Elena is now, Her Royal Highness the Princess said that I must go to her again when we met last time." Arthur was told by Gawain, and immediately spoke: "My sister is in the carriage now, in fact, my sister and I want to ask the adults about something. It's just that when I saw the demeanor of an adult, I forgot it for a while. "Is it so, then it is better to be respectful and obey the order, and go first," said Gawain, who directly mounted the mount brought by the attendant, and rode away.

Arthur looked at Gawain who rode away, and thought about it and did not choose to follow Gawain, but chose to wait for Gawain to walk for a while, and then rode directly to the city gate.

At this moment, at the gate of the city, Duke Ghosn and Arthur's uncle, Duke Hendris, were talking to the Prime Minister, the Marquis of Palmerston. When the two stopped talking when they saw Arthur coming, Duke Hendries smiled and said, "Arthur, how do you feel about going out this time?" "Uncle, it feels very good." I love it. Arthur turned over and dismounted and walked to Hendris's side and said, "I've seen Lord Palmerston." "Very well! I was just talking to the Marquis about whether I could find you a good wife on this mission, and I heard that His Majesty Lancelovin has a pearl in his palm, and this year he happens to be the same age as you. Duke Hendries teased. Arthur was immediately embarrassed, and it was difficult to say any more. The Duke of Hendries and the Marquis of Palmerston looked at each other and laughed.

And at this moment in that carriage, Gawain was chatting with Elena about interesting things inside and outside the royal capital, Gawain spoke humorously, and Elena pursed her lips and smiled.

"Let's go!" As the sound of departure echoed through the colorful stream, the snake-like procession began to move slowly. Arthur rode at the front of the group, in high spirits. Arthur knew that one day he would lead such an imposing army across the continent.