silent in the black lake

I don't know when the rain stopped, let alone when he took me to the woods in front of the town, and I don't remember whether he talked to me afterwards, I just remember that I didn't say a word

He put me down, took off his coat and put it on me. His coat was full of bloody smell, which made me sick instantly. I held on to the tree trunk beside me and retched

He hurried up behind me and grabbed my arm and patted my back

I waved his hand away, pulled off his robe, and staggered towards the city gate. He didn't catch up again, but I knew he was watching me from behind

When I was far away from him, I realized that the smell of blood that disgusted me was not coming from his robe, but from everywhere on my body.

As soon as I got to the city gate, the gate opened, "Your Majesty!" Darren and some nobles rushed out to support me, and surrounded me into the tall city gate

"Your Majesty, your neck..." A nobleman was hesitant to speak

"Your Majesty is injured, please call the doctor to stop the bleeding and bandage it." Darren said calmly, taking off his coat and putting it on my bare shoulders

"No need" I heard my very weak and hoarse voice, "I'm very tired and want to rest, please don't follow me", after I finished speaking, I pushed away their support and walked to a dark room alone

I walked into the house, locked the door, and felt exhausted for a moment, and my eyes were dark. I fell asleep on the cold ground and closed my eyes.

At this moment, I had a very long dream. I dreamed that my father was not dead. He still turned around and smiled at me with the crown on. I also dreamed of my brother. He didn’t wear the crown and still treated me as he did when he was a child. naughty and helplessly shook his head

I also dreamed about him, in the dream he was just an ordinary human being, he would secretly visit me in the palace, take me to hug the moon, teach me how to ride a horse, listen to me silently, stare at me and say you are beautiful, Will lead me to buy a rabbit cake, will shield me from the evening wind, will hold my fingers tightly, will hug me tightly

In the dream there is no Night Clan, no battle, no mission, no responsibility, no memory replaced by Raymond, no poison and silver dagger given to me by Eller Bella, no human dies, no warrior sacrificed, and no blood

In my dream, I was no longer a little prince or a king. I was just a mischievous teenager. I didn’t fall from the clock tower, grow up fast, go to the battlefield, and was not told that I was a descendant of the Stuart family. Attacked by fourteen and fifteen generations, never used silver daggers and silver swords, never been imprisoned, never been reborn, never crowned, never led an army, never seen the faces of death, and never sunk into That dead black lake can't extricate itself

Such a beautiful dream

I suddenly opened my eyes, and there was still darkness in front of my eyes, and what I could feel was the cold ground, the beauty was no longer there, and what was still there was the invisible darkness and the lingering smell of blood

I really want to keep dreaming like this and not wake up

I slowly got up, groped and stumbled to find a candle, lit it, the weak candlelight only illuminated the darkness in front of my eyes, other dark places could only be groped forward slowly

I was suddenly very tired and wanted to just sit down and rest. Fortunately, I found a lamp at the place where I stopped. I lit the lamp and instantly illuminated the room.

I took off all the clothes on my body, the heavy armor, the expensive coat, the torn shirt, slowly washed off the blood stains on my body, and found a simple civilian clothes from this unknown house put on

This shirt is very simple and loose, even though it is made of coarse cloth, it is very comfortable

I stood in front of the mirror and looked at myself in the mirror. I had white hair and purple eyes. Although I didn’t smile, I had a relaxed face. A strand of fine long hair on the forehead fell down on the side of my face and reached to my chin. It looked capable and yet at the same time soft

But I found a pair of scissors and cut off all the long hair

I lit another candle, found paper and pen, and wrote a letter, a letter to Anastasia

"Dear Anastasia: I am sorry for you, and I am very guilty. I am an incompetent and weak person. I did not become a good son, nor a good brother, nor a competent king. I have blood on my hands. My body is full of countless sins, and I don’t even know how to repent my sins. I think I am probably not qualified to say that I am a descendant of the Stuart family, let alone be your uncle, but I still have to ask you, Please pass on the mission of the Stuart family. Originally, I thought that I was still young, and that I should be able to let you grow up without any worries. I also imagined that you would bring your beloved to me, but now I But I have to push you on the road I used to walk. Maybe someone will tell you in the future that you, as a girl, cannot bear the Stuart family, but at this moment I can tell you with certainty, Stuart The descendants of the family, men and women, are qualified to take on the role of the Stuart family as long as they shoulder the mission, but if you can, I don't want you to take it. If you can, I hope you are just a carefree princess who has always been loved by your family Love and care, but that's only if. Half-vampires are loyal to the Stuart family and are trustworthy, so please don't doubt them in anything, give them some food, give them a place to live, most of the nobles are willing Following the Stuart family, Ke Anle is always prone to infinite reverie and ambition, so don't believe too much and don't believe too much. As for the common people in the kingdom, please treat them kindly, they are the pillars of the human kingdom, It is the most united force for human beings. About the Night Clan, all I know is that there are ten members of the Senate, but they have deep conflicts and estrangements. Perhaps this will be the key to human freedom in the future. In the end, only I can tell you I'm sorry, I'm sorry for my presumptuousness, I'm sorry I made this decision without consulting you, I'm sorry for pushing you down such a heavy road, I'm sorry Anastasia, if I can, I hope you don't hate me, if it is possible"

After writing this letter, I suddenly felt a lot more relaxed in my heart. I found another roll of parchment and wrote another thing. This thing may alleviate one ten-thousandth of my sins.

I handed this letter to Darren, please pass it on to Anastasia, and also ask him to take care of Anastasia instead of me, Darren was silent for a long time, and solemnly replied to me with his heart on his knees.

Then another three days passed, and during these three days, I had a very relaxed life. Even those civilians who always thought that I was trying to be brave saw my smile and felt that I was really smiling this time, probably because of my smile. They are confident that those nobles who are full of despair have become more cheerful. It is clearly still a tense war period, but there are many laughter in the town

The night clan has not attacked for three days, until the fourth day, the golden night clan army approached the city, led by him, he was wearing a military uniform I had never seen before, he still had that cold expression, and there was nothing in his black eyes Ups and downs, very much like when I saw him for the first time when I was ten years old

"Your Majesty" Darren suddenly stopped me

I turned my head, Darren and many nobles were standing behind me, frowning, looking at me with a heavy face

"Have you really decided?" Darren hesitated for a long time before speaking

"It's been decided a long time ago." I nodded and smiled at them, "Why don't you be happy, this is a profitable business"

"Your Majesty!" The nobleman on the side suddenly shouted, "We are not afraid of facing the end."

"Go home, your children are still at home waiting for you to come home." I turned around and walked towards the city gate, "Make sure they grow up carefree"

"Darren" I stop

"Your Majesty" Darren's voice sounded from behind

"Please take care of Anastasia for me, please."

"I'll take care of her until the end of my life," Darren replied

I breathed a sigh of relief, then took another deep breath and walked towards the city gate that slowly opened

The sun outside the city is not very bright, but it is very warm. I guess it is probably because I am not wearing armor. I haven’t felt such a good sunshine for a long time. Suddenly I have it, which makes me feel a little dazed.

I walked towards the golden army of the night tribe step by step, I knew he was looking at me, and I was looking at him, even though I couldn't see clearly, but I knew he was there, right in front

When I was halfway there, he suddenly galloped towards him. In fact, he looked like he was less than 20 years old, and he looked like a man between a teenager and a young man. At this moment, he was quite a young man in fresh clothes and angry horse. madness

Of course, this Xianyi is very reluctant, because he is almost completely black from top to bottom, with shiny black armor, bottomless black eyes, and night-black hair

The black is solemn, the black is deep, and the black is majestic, which made me stunned for a moment

He ran not far from me, turned over and got off the horse in a chic manner, his movements were coherent and skillful, without a single pause, but he sized me up with his black eyes for a long time before walking towards me slowly

He walked up to me, his black eyes still staring at me

"Why, you won't recognize me if you cut your hair." I pursed my lips, trying to smile subconsciously, but I couldn't force it out.

"No." He seemed a little unbelievable to my gentle tone, and even a little overjoyed. "It looks good." He seemed a little happy

"You win, Linton" I handed the bundled parchment to him

He was startled, took the parchment and opened it for a look, but in an instant his black eyes were filled with anger, he grabbed my collar suddenly, and said coldly: "Are you threatening me?"

I looked at him and smiled mockingly, "I thought you loved me so much, but it turns out that I am worth nothing in your heart"

"Are you qualified to negotiate terms with me in your current situation?" He stared at me closely, and said quietly: "As long as you continue to fight, you will lose. When I enslave human beings, I can still let you return to me."

"You have finally realized the reality, Linton." I raised the corners of my mouth, "You don't love me at all, you just use me from the beginning to the end, so as to achieve the purpose of the Senate to enslave the human kingdom."

"Then stop pestering me and stop pretending that you love me very much." I took out the cut long hair from my pocket, held it in front of his eyes, and said solemnly, "Whether it's Jeremy or Noel, both This is the end"

"I thought these ten years were just a dream, a nightmare" I let go of my fingers, letting the hair fall slowly, "Now I wake up, we have nothing to do with each other from now on, we are just enemies when we meet again, until death Fang Xiu"

"We're done, Linton" I said as I looked at his black eyes, "Or you're going to kill me now"

"Do you really think I dare not kill you!" He roared angrily

"Then kill me quickly!" I yelled as I looked directly at him, "Kill me quickly and let me get rid of you, a cruel and ruthless vampire! Hurry up! Kill me like you killed Honor! "

I laughed contemptuously, "Aren't you very experienced in killing people? Don't you just kill whoever kills you? I almost killed you and left you in ashes. Why don't you kill me?"

He stared at me viciously for a long time, then suddenly pushed me to the ground, drew out his sword and pointed at me condescendingly, and said through gritted teeth, "I said, die, don't even think about it."

"I also said, you can never control everything." I slammed into his sword, and suddenly there was a sharp pain in my heart

"Bastard!" He roared, pulled out his sword and threw it on the ground, squatted in front of me, ripped off the clothes on my heart, looked at my bleeding heart, and shook his clenched hands

"Linton, what on earth do you want from me, so you're willing to let me go" I breathed heavily, "What's the point of you doing this, you want me, as long as you sign it, I belong to you, belong to you." you're alone"

I handed the parchment in front of him, "If you have half a love for me, whether you treat me as a substitute for O'Noel or a pity for Jeremy, as long as you have a little love, sign it, count it I beg you"

"I beg you, Linton" I said solemnly looking at his undulating black eyes

"Exchange yourself for those 100 years of human stability, what have you got!" he growled at me

"It doesn't matter what I get." I showed him the smile that I had practiced for a long time and wanted to make him happy. "The important thing is that you got me, Linton, and I returned to you. I belong to you alone. Everything about me is yours, from now on I will only have you in my world, and I can only care about you, aren’t these all what you want?”

"Sign it, and I will be with you forever, and I will never leave you." I looked at his disbelieving expression, and stuffed the parchment into his trembling hands

He didn't answer, but his black eyes were full of panic.

"I didn't lie to you this time, I promise" I know what he's afraid of, "I won't run away again"

His dark eyes returned to their bottomless look, and he looked at me for a long time, "Why do you hate me for being with me obediently?" He suddenly said

"Shouldn't I hate you?" I am a little amused, "But it's okay, I'm just a toy, toys don't need to have their own feelings, this is what you taught me, who you say I am, I am who you call me I should be what I am"

"All I want is that you love me! Only me!" he cried

"I love you" I looked straight at him and said without hesitation, "I only love you"

After he was slightly stunned, he suddenly had a sad look on his face, which I have never seen on his face before, "You are trying to lie to me again" he said for the first time full of disappointment

"If I say I love you, you think I'm lying to you, and if I say I don't love you, you'll be angry again." I covered my heart and stood up, chuckling softly, "Linton, don't make things difficult for yourself anymore, let it go." me"

"Dreams will eventually wake up. The Senate and the Stuart family, from the very beginning, either you die or I die. There can be no other relationship." I turned around and walked back

The next moment a black sword flew out from behind me and pierced deeply into the city wall. A piece of parchment was pierced through the sword, and the parchment fluttered in the wind, so I could see a bright red signature on it

I smiled lightly, but even I didn't know whether the smile was happy or sad. The next moment I fell into a cold embrace, and my sight flew away, only his cold commanding voice sounded above my head: "Retreat!"

In the 536th year of the blood calendar, the Ye Clan Senate launched a war to exterminate the human kingdom. Although it lasted only one month, more than half of the human beings were killed or injured. , Jeremy Stuart and the Senate signed a century-old agreement to end the station of extermination, so far the human realm has been temporarily stable for a hundred years

The following is the content of the Centennial Agreement:

Within 100 years from now, the human kingdom will be freely managed and ruled. The night clan shall not launch any war against the human kingdom, shall not enslave human beings, shall not force human beings to donate blood, shall not kill any member of the Stuart family, shall not participate in any government affairs of the kingdom, and shall not cross the human race Half of the kingdom's current territory

In exchange, the current king of the Stuart family, Jeremy Stuart, will be at the discretion of the Yezu Senate

Signing representatives of both parties

King of the Human Kingdom: Jeremy Stuart

Three generations of ancestors of the Senate: Linton Armoroman