Book 1: Believers in the Light Chapter 6: A Lifetime of Love
Arthur and the others stayed in Heinsburg for seven days before they were able to set off on their way to the Eloda Empire. As Arthur rode out of the city gates, Lore entered the city with his father, who had lost his left arm.
After passing through the Black Mountain Pass, the convoy took a short break before setting off for the Duchy of Saxony, a vassal state of the Eloda Empire. The Duchy of Saxony is backed by the Anti-Eggers Mountains, sandwiched between the Eloda Empire and the Black Mountain Pass, and has a long geographical area. So the convoy soon passed through the Duchy of Saxony and entered the northeastern province of the Eloda Empire. Eventually, the convoy arrived at the capital of the Eloda Empire, the pearl of the Elda continent, the city of Enicanste, a week before Lancellowen Marlog's birthday.
Arthur stood on a hillside, looking at the city of Enicaste in the distance, which was already lit up, and from a distance, it looked like a pearl placed on the ground. The Pearl of the Continent lives up to its name, and such a sight cannot be seen in the city of Xolus. Duke Hendries ordered to camp in place and prepare to enter the city tomorrow.
Arthur slept in the tent, thinking back on the experience of more than a month, bringing more emotions than he had in the past ten years. People really want to walk more and see more, and they will only rest on their laurels if they are trapped in one place.
Before dawn the next day, the camp was already busy, and when Arthur washed up and walked out of the tent, he saw Gawain, the Rose Knight, exercising, and almost every time Arthur got up early, Gawain could be seen. Being able to become a famous knight in the royal city is really not in vain.
When we arrived at the city of Enicanste, it was already noon. A red banner fluttering on the walls of Enikante embroidered with a three-headed golden dragon representing the Marog family, the royal family of the Eloda Empire. The main gate of Enikante has long been sealed, and the procession has filled the gates.
The ancestors of the Malogs of the current Eloda Empire can be traced back to the Golden Dragon King, the Golden Dragon King, the founding emperor of the Saint-Ovian Empire who previously unified the continent. But the current Malogs family is only a branch of the Golden Dragon King family, and the descendants of the real Golden Dragon King have disappeared into the long river of history with the self-immolation of the last emperor of the St. Ovi Empire. And this branch is just of the same origin and different sects.
Earl Johnson Davis, the Imperial Foreign Minister whom Arthur had met, came to greet Arthur and his entourage, but Arthur didn't know which one it was with the smiling man next to him.
The convoy stopped in front of the moat, Arthur and his sister Elena and Gawain, the Rose Knight, followed Duke Hendries to Count Johnson, and after the two sides formally introduced each other, Arthur learned that the man was actually Eloth Malog, the crown prince of the Eloda Empire and the son of Lanceloven.
Although the crown prince Arthur did not pay attention to politics, he also heard that the middle-aged son of Lancelovin III naturally doted on the crown prince, so he developed the prince's arrogant and domineering personality and did evil in the royal capital. But for some reason, one night, the prince suddenly ran up to Lancelovin III and wept bitterly, and then, like a different person, not only broke all his bad habits, but also concentrated on learning the art of scheming. also made a lot of suggestions on national affairs, and for a while, the prince's style was immediately changed. There was a rumor in the city of Enikante that the prince went to the temple of the god of war that night, but he was disrespectful to the god of war and committed blasphemy. But God forgave Eros for his sins, and only made him change. That's why there is a completely different prince from before.
Arthur glanced at the legendary Prince Elos a few more times, and the prince seemed to sense Arthur's eyes and bowed his head and smiled at Arthur.
Subsequently, Arthur, Gawain and others were arranged to live in a specially prepared mansion of the Empire, while Duke Hendries went to the palace with Prince Elos and Earl Johnson.
After a month's trip, Arthur's originally slightly childish face became resolute and looked manly. Arthur turned and dismounted, handed the reins to his attendants, who were already waiting, and went into the house with Joseph. On the other side of the carriage, Elena was carefully getting out of the carriage with Gawain's support. During the month-long trip, Elena and Gawain grew closer, and Duke Hendries let it go, and Arthur felt that his sister had fallen in love with the Rosenkavalier.
The welcome banquet was held in the Imperial Ballroom. Inside, melodious music surrounds the hall, and a troubadour is plucking the strings and singing the legend of Arthur, Arthur the Lionheart, Arthur's ancestor. The aroma of the grilled meat and the aroma of the freshly baked bread mingle. Wine from the Mangeshik province of the Eloda Empire and snow deer tails from the Laplian wilderness, all kinds of exotic fruits are on the table. Arthur and Elena sat on the platform with their uncle, and they were joined by the Crown Prince of the Empire, Elos.
Arthur ate delicious food, sipped wine that his father never let him drink, and looked at the banquet hall. The banquet was clearly at its climax, everyone was elated and radiant, and laughter was heard everywhere in the hall. Arthur watched his uncle talk happily with the crown prince, and then found his sister watching intently at a crowd at the banquet, where the rose knight Gawain was, and all around him were noble ladies and young ladies. Arthur gently touched his sister to make her pay attention to the etiquette of the banquet, and Elena suddenly seemed to come to her senses, and her face was flushed with shame. I had to lower my head and concentrate on the barbecue on my plate. Thankfully, Elena's faux pas weren't noticed.
The feast lasted so long that Arthur would have felt that it was the end of the world. Just when Arthur lost interest in the banquet and was bored, Arthur suddenly noticed a figure flashing outside the banquet hall. Could it be a thief?" Arthur's heart suddenly became excited. After confessing to his uncle and the crown prince, he left the banquet hall and chased after the place where the figure had disappeared.
Arthur, who walked out of the banquet hall, followed the figure to a garden, which was now in full bloom in the summer. But Arthur had no intention of admiring the flowers, he only cared about where the figure had gone. However, Arthur searched the garden, but found no trace of the figure. Am I mistaken, my chance to make a name for myself in the Elodar Empire is gone? Annoyed that he had missed the opportunity, Arthur was about to return to the banquet hall, when suddenly he spotted a trace of magic fluctuations in the rockery cave, could it be that the thief was hiding behind the rockery? Arthur cautiously approached the rockery, ready to take down the thief who dared to break into the palace at night.
Arthur checked all the surroundings of the rockery, but he didn't find any figures, but the magic fluctuations were always there. Arthur didn't know what to do, he wasn't a magician after all, and he couldn't figure out the situation. Arthur groped around the rockery to see if there was a mechanism on the rockery, but found that there seemed to be water ripples in the rockery cave. Arthur reached over and found that his hand had reached in. Arthur's heart was crossed, and he rushed into the rockery cave.
Arthur, who rushed into the cave, stepped on the air with his feet in the air, and rolled unsteadily on the grass. Arthur stood up and looked around, only to find himself on the banks of a steep river, with a garden not far upstream, and the valley below shrouded in mist. In the distance, the mountains and mountains are draped in the afterglow of the setting sun. The warm wind blowing Arthur's hair, the rushing water, the full fragrance of flowers and the fragrance of nature in the air, made Arthur's heart very peaceful.
"Who are you, and how did you come here?" Arthur turned behind him to see an elf, an elf he would never forget. The long black hair is not stained with a trace of white frost, and it is weakly scattered on the collarbone as white as snow, and the bright eyes are as bright as Chang Gengxing. The robe of the green road was unpretentious, except for a belt woven of silver vine at the waist. Arthur just glanced at him, and then stood still. Although he was only twelve years old now, Arthur knew that he was the one he wanted.
Eve Morningstar didn't know who the little boy in front of her was. It's just that his knife-like face under his golden hair, which is as dazzling as the sun, has taken a slight rudimentary shape. Emerald eyes seem to contain infinite warmth, and Eve's eyes are deeply attracted.
"You" both spoke at the same time, but they were silent at the same time. A gentle wind ruffled the hair of both of them.
Suddenly Eves took Arthur's hand and ran towards the vortex where Arthur had entered. Eve retreats Arthur into the vortex and thrusts a ring into Arthur's hand. Arthur was a little overwhelmed by Eve's series of actions, and just wanted to ask Eve's name, but found that he was already in the palace garden, and only the ring in his hand still carried her body temperature, reminding Arthur that everything just now was not a dream.
In Elven Dreamland, Eve is letting a team of elven guards leave. She stood silently where Arthur had just stood, admiring the last rays of the sunset.
Arthur returned to the banquet hall a little dejected, only to find that dance music was already playing in the banquet hall, and Princess Elena was dancing with the rose knight Gawain. Arthur sat in his seat, staring blankly at the dancing crowd below. Duke Hendris, who had already finished a dance, returned to the high platform and saw his nephew in a daze. He chuckled and said, "Arthur, what's wrong with you." Where did you just go?Could it be that which young lady turned down our little prince's invitation to dance?" Arthur didn't seem to hear the duke, and Eve Morningstar's smile echoed in his head.
"It seems that the young lady of which family took away the soul of our little nephew. Looks like my brother is going to get ready for the dowry. Hendris, seeing Arthur's dejected appearance, strengthened his confidence. He walked up to Arthur's side, patted Arthur on the shoulder and said, "Arthur, what a brave boy needs is to express his feelings and give up. And not to feel sorry for yourself here. Arthur finally came to his senses, and he looked at his uncle to ask about the elf girl, but he didn't know how to speak, and sat back in his chair.
The banquet lasted until late at night. Arthur and a contented Elena return to their room. Elena lay on the bed, constantly tossing and turning, looking like she was caught in the river of love. Arthur, on the other hand, was lying upright on the bed, unable to sleep peacefully.