Dean II was already a little old, with little hair, loose muscles, and a fog in his eyes. The hunt that used to be once a month has slowly changed to once every two months, and today it has been three months since the last one. And he no longer rode on horseback and shot with a bow, but sat on the hillside, in the snow, watching the guards accompany his sons and daughters in pursuit of their prey.

The king, dressed in a dark blue hunting suit to-day, with leather boots on his feet and a belt to ruffle his belly, tried to make himself more energetic, but this effort obviously failed, and he looked like a fat pig bound by a rope.

He sat down on a small leather mound, waved his hand to the side, and immediately a maid brought a pot of roasted mutton. The king picked up a lamb shank, rubbed it in the spices, and feasted on it. The freshly roasted leg of lamb was soft and fragrant, and the king ate two in one go, and when he picked up the third, the queen beside him spoke.

"Your Majesty, the priests say you should eat less meat. The servants have brought some fruit today, so eat some grapes. "The queen appeared to be much younger than the king, except for the slightly higher bridge of her nose and slightly larger lips, she had picturesque eyebrows, fair skin, and stunning purple hair, and was a very beautiful woman.

The king glanced at the queen, gnawed the leg of mutton with greater strength, and said disdainfully, "Isn't this still your magic?"

"Magic is not a panacea. The kingdom needs a healthy you, and so do me and little Javier. ”

"I lost my father when I was six years old, but I had a cousin who was fifteen. Anyway, I came over like this. Javier Jr. should also learn to rely on himself. ”

"He's a good boy, you see he's already decent on horseback hunting. ”

"He's eight years old. I had already killed people when I was eight years old, and he was still hunting rabbits. The king threw the bones on the plate, "I heard that you always told him to be polite? last time I even saw him say thank you to a servant! ”

The king beckoned the maid with the plate and rubbed his oil hand on her buttocks, "He was born to be a ruler. If he hasn't realized it yet, it's a remiss on your part. In this respect, her sister was much better than him. ”

The queen frowned slightly, "He likes books, he likes knowledge, and he will become a wise person in the future, and maybe even a magician." That's not a weakness, you know, knowledge makes people more elegant and robust. Laura, who is almost old enough to get married, it's time for her to take care of herself. ”

"Hmph, I think Laura is good, you see, she has been able to stimulate the sword qi to cut down that deer. You should let Javier learn something. Knowledge is an aphrodisiac, and if the body is not strong enough, it will make people soft into noodles. But these noodles feel very good about themselves. The king pointed to the tents set up by the nobles who had joined the hunt not far away, "Look at these people, their fathers set up their tents to be barracks, and their tents are like stalls selling flowers." One by one, he talks about knowledge, elegance, and demeanor all day long. But they have forgotten that 'the sword is the bone, the armor is the flesh' is the real noble! a bunch of fools who have been corrupted by 'knowledge'!"

The queen sighed, not wanting to argue with the king any more, but watched with antiquity as Princess Laura and Prince Javier approached the slope surrounded by the guards.

Princess Laura is sixteen years old this year, but she is already tall and fit. She had long, thick brown hair tied into a stubby braid at the back of her head. There are some edges between the eyebrows and eyes, but they are very attractive, like a young king. Riding on a tall black horse, she looked like a handsome prince in a leather coat with leather armor and boots, a bow on her back and a sword at her waist.

The younger brother Javier, who was not far away, was very much like the princess's stepmother, with the same bright purple hair, the same big eyes, the skin was so white that it was a little bloodless, and it was a head and a half shorter than her sister, and her expression looked like a little girl who didn't go out much. The prince rode on a group of mares, with a delicately carved bow in his hand, and watched with envy as his sister's guard carried a large elk.

The two men, each with seven or eight guards, separated by four or five meters, walked unhurriedly to the slope where the king was.

"Father, this elk antler is very good-looking, you can keep its skull in the reception room. Princess Laura said with a smile as she dismounted.

"Yes, I see that the moment you turned it out, you have already used your fighting spirit. The blade didn't get bloody, did it?" the king stood up and walked around the huge elk on the ground, tapping his fingers lightly on the antlers.

"No, the blade didn't touch the deer at all. Laura shook her head a little smugly and said, "Teacher Salmeron said that I should be able to become a truly powerful warrior before I am twenty years old. When the time comes, I can lead the army for you and take Fort Guide!"

"A female general!" the king laughed twice, and struck the princess's shoulder armor as hard as a real warrior. He turned to Javier, who was standing beside the queen, and said, "What about you, little Javier, when will you be able to fight for me?"

Javier glanced at the elk on the ground, then at a rabbit he had hunted beside him, and pouted: "I don't like to chop and kill, I like to read books, there are many great things in books, and they are much more interesting than hunting." ”

The king frowned slightly, obviously displeased with this answer, he was about to teach a few words, but was stopped by the queen, "Your Majesty, little Javier may have his own ideas, listen to him." ”

Javier glanced at his mother and whispered, "I, I'm not a warrior, but I want to be a magician, and a magician can burn a hundred elk as soon as he raises his hand, just like ...... The Sage of Sasso, and Master Merlin and Master Icassa. Seeing the encouragement in his mother's eyes, he spoke louder and louder, "When I have that great power, that Guide Fort, I can burn it to ashes with magic alone." ”

"Haha, this is just like what my son said, although stupid and stunned, but finally there is a bit of momentum!" the king walked up to Javier and looked at him condescendingly, "only great power is the foundation of our rule over this country. Some power comes from yourself, but more power comes from those around you. Rulers rely on their will to control these powers, so the strength of the will is always more important than the strength of the hands and feet! No one will listen to a coward, even if the coward is a saint-rank mage. So first of all, turn yourself into a person with a strong will! ”

Not far from this training scene, in the middle of the hunting tents of the nobles, Count Carlos leaned back on his seat. His injuries seemed to be almost healed, and he looked a few years younger today in a light hunting suit. He looked at the king's family from afar, held up the wine glass, took a sip of rainbow fruit wine and said, "The king is old, really...... Old. ”

"It's really old. It is said that he has had a severe headache recently. Viscount Ruiz, who was also dressed in a hunting suit, looked left and right, and all the attendants had been sent away, so he also smiled softly and echoed.

"This conceited fellow, who never cared about his children, now gave them reason. It shows that he is starting to worry about the future. The Count put down his glass and crossed his fingers on his stomach.

"If the princess were a boy, he would have nothing to worry about. But...... Thankfully not. Viscount Ruiz sighed.

"Thankfully not. The Count laughed.