In the dark King's audience room, Todd sat by the window, his eyes reflected the bonfire celebration outside the window, his ears echoed with the laughter in the air, and no expression could be seen on his face that flickered in and out.
A whole day had passed since the Protestant ceremony. Muxi City was immersed in joy, but no one in the entire kingdom knew that Todd, as king and pope, sat alone in the audience room, sitting motionless for a whole day.
As the door of the audience room was pushed open, Huggins hurriedly walked in and saw Todd sitting in front of the window. He let out a long breath.
"Your Majesty! You are here!"
Hearing Huggins' voice, Todd turned his head and was about to speak, but found that his dry throat could only produce a hoarse noise.
Huggins hurriedly lit the candle, found another glass of water, watched Todd drink it, and then said: "After the ceremony, you only showed your face at the palace celebration and then left the venue..."
"Have there been any problems in the kingdom during my absence?"
Huggins was stunned for a moment, then slowly said: "That's not true. After the Protestant ceremony, the election of the first priest assembly, led by Father Moore and Brother Joe, is proceeding in an orderly manner; the banquet held in the palace,
After you left, Lord Emerson was responsible for hosting the work, and the guests of honor had a good time; also, Mr. and Mrs. Raglan played the role of excellent organizers of the ten-day celebration in the city..."
Todd smiled and nodded: "Everyone did a good job while I was away."
Huggins said excitedly: "Your Majesty, did you know? After the ceremony, your title began to spread among the spectators."
"title?"
"The Holy King of Muxi!"
Hearing this strange title, Todd was a little stunned.
Seeing the puzzled expression on the other side, Huggins began to explain: "The title Holy King appeared once nine hundred years ago. King Habakak of the Eastern Holy City, as the second pope of the Orthodox Church, defeated
The Southern Empire's army, which was ten times the strength of its own country, signed the Mount Nermat Agreement, and initiated the purification decree of the Orthodox Church, which completely stabilized the turbulent situation in the Holy City at that time. Therefore, as a leader of both politics and religion, Haba
Kak is revered as the Holy King by the world."
Todd nodded: "It turns out there is such a history."
Huggins said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you may not understand the meaning of this. In the next nine hundred years, no one has received the title of Holy King. Now people have given you this honor. This means that you
His deeds are already comparable to..."
Todd waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "What a holy king? You are over-proclaimed."
Finding that Huggins still wanted to argue, Todd stood up and said to the former: "Stop talking about this, come with me for a walk."
"I'm going to summon the guards."
"No, no need, just you and me."
"Your Majesty, this is not safe."
Todd ignored Huggins and walked out directly.
The outdoor Duixi City has become a sea of joy, with a grand banquet filling the entire square, and people singing and dancing, regardless of each other's identities, nationalities and beliefs, gathered together to celebrate this special day.
Todd put down his hood and took Huggins in the direction of the sister hotel.
As soon as the two entered the hotel, the smell of wine and heat hit their faces.
The burning fireplace drove away the chill in the entire hotel; the mingling of banquets made the entire lobby look lively.
The distinguished guests who once had a bad relationship were chatting at the same wine table; the knights wearing different coats of arms were like brothers, chatting and laughing.
Karin, who was busy entertaining customers, was slightly startled when she saw Huggins walking through the door; when she caught a glimpse of the man in black robe behind him, her whole body began to tremble.
Huggins moved closer to Karin and pointed behind her calmly.
The latter gave him a clear look, and while instructing Pamela to take his place, he led the way and led the two of them to the attic on the top floor.
Pushing open the door panel of the attic, a simple yet elegant room appeared in front of everyone.
Todd only took a brief look and saw that the decoration and layout of this room completely imitated the style of the small building in Froststone Camp. It must have been Rachel's handiwork.
Sitting at the table, Todd quietly lifted his hood and looked at the furniture in the room, with nostalgia and reluctance in his eyes.
"Your Majesty." Huggins whispered, "Let the hotel chefs prepare some meals."
Looking up at Karin who was at a loss, Todd said with a smile: "It doesn't have to be too much trouble to prepare meals for six people, as long as they are full."
Watching Karin leave quickly as if she had been granted amnesty, Huggins was a little confused.
Six people?
Todd looked at the scenery outside the window, stretched, and suddenly said: "Call Jerry and Edgar."
Huggins was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, Your Majesty."
Half an hour later, five people were sitting at the table.
In addition to Todd and Huggins, there was also Jerry with a silly smile on his face, Edgar who was restless, and Karin who bowed her head in silence.
Todd first looked at the other four people at the table, then looked at the empty seat next to him, and finally said: "I still remember the time in the monastery... At that time, the six of us, as members of the alien assembly,
We supported each other, helped each other, and overcame one difficulty after another, and that’s how we got to where we are today.”
At this time, Huggins suddenly realized that the sixth person was talking about Master Miles, Todd's tutor in the monastery.
"At that time, I never dared to think about what would happen in the future?" Todd looked at the steaming food on the table and sighed: "My biggest wish at that time was to be able to eat like I do now.
A decent meal.”
The arrogant Edgar couldn't help but say: "But now you are the king and the pope!"
Todd looked at the young man who had begun to grow a beard, and recalled the funny words and deeds of the other person in the past days, and said with a smile: "At that time, did you ever think that one day you would become the scout captain of the Knights?
Can I still own a property worth thousands of gold coins?"
Edgar scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly.
Todd looked at Little Jerry again: "That thin, tall and timid kid who only followed me in the past has now grown into a brave and capable deputy leader of the Knights."
The latter did not speak, but bowed his head respectfully to Todd.
"And you, my friend." Todd turned his attention to Huggins: "Your greatest wealth is that you have a happy family."
Huggins sighed with emotion: "Your Majesty, without you, all this would be in vain."
Todd finally looked at Karin, looking at the girl he had been with before, and for a moment he just called her name softly: "Karin..."
Karin, who had been burying her face in her chest, suddenly choked up for no reason, and her myriad emotions turned into tears, which fell down the girl's cheeks and onto the table.
Todd was a little flustered. He smiled bitterly and said, "I haven't said anything yet, why are you crying..."
"Sorry, Your Majesty." Karin sobbed as she took out a letter from her arms, placed it on the table, and said intermittently: "Sister Rachel said... if... you come to the store, you will...
…I leave this to you…”
Todd picked up the envelope and opened it. There was a pair of drop-shaped earrings inside, and nothing else.
Sitting on the chair and looking at the earrings in his hands, Todd was speechless for a long time.
Karin wiped away her tears and whispered, "Sister Rachel has one more message for me to convey before she leaves."
Todd raised his head blankly and looked at Karin: "What are you talking about?"