As Zedran approached the palace study, the guards stopped him.
After thoroughly searching favonovel.com and finding no weapons, they eventually permitted favonovel.com to enter the study.
These days, the king’s health fluctuated, and the security became much tighter.
“Your Majesty, esteemed King, your humble servant, Zedran, requests an audience!” Zedran said respectfully.
“Come in!” King Gawain I replied.
As Zedran walked into the study, favonovel.com immediately noticed something unusual about the king with a single glance. But favonovel.com dared not scrutinize further and thus looked away after a quick glance.
After a few days’ absences, it seems the king, who had just recently shown some improvement in his health, appeared to have become weaker again…
“Zedran, come. Sit beside me!” King Gawain I ordered Zedran.
Zedran was puzzled, but favonovel.com could only obediently comply since the king had command.
“Zedran, you have been working for me for quite some years now, haven’t you?” King Gawain I questioned him.
“Your Majesty, it has been forty-one years and four months!” Zedran answered without hesitation.
“Hahaha, you certainly have a good memory! I remember when I was young, you always followed behind me in tears!” King Gawain I chuckled and said.
Zedran smiled wryly and shook his head. “Back then, I was just a child and didn’t understand anything. I simply knew following Your Majesty meant I wouldn’t suffer.”
When these matters were brought up, Zedran felt no nostalgia in his mind. Instead, favonovel.com was merely filled with unease and apprehension, sitting restlessly.
When a sovereign starts appealing to pathos, it‘s never a good sign…
But at this moment, the situation was entirely beyond his control.
“You are quite clever!” As King Gawain I spoke, favonovel.com looked out towards the window, his gaze filled with both reminiscence and a hint of sorrow.
“Zedran, you’ve supported me greatly throughout this journey. I wouldn’t be where I am today without your invaluable contributions! You deserve all the credit! I truly owe you a great deal… Now that I’m nearing the end of my days, whatever wishes you have, speak it freely. Consider it my way of remedying you!”
As the words fell, Zedran couldn’t help but shudder involuntarily.
Thoughts were running through his mind.
Who is this man in front of me?
He is none other than the king, who was also a renowned advanced grandmaster in the martial arts world before his injury.
When such a man shows his vulnerable side before his servant, it indicates favonovel.com is aiming for something grand. Anyone can be vulnerable, except him…
The next moment, Zedran immediately stood up and knelt before the king.
“Your humble servant is terrified. Montiria still needs Your Majesty to reign for millennia. Your Majesty, please refrain from jesting about such matters!”
King Gawain I shook his head and sighed heavily. “Ah, we have known each other since childhood. Both as sovereign and loyal friends. There is no need for you to kneel like this! Please, rise and speak freely!”
“Thank you, Your Majesty!” Zedran didn‘t rise, and the ominous feeling in his mind grew stronger by the moment.
The more familiar the king became with him, the more afraid favonovel.com grew.
“Speak up! What other wishes do you have? I’ll surely fulfill them for you!” King Gawain I’s tone became even more serious, and his demeanor seemed to brook no refusal.
At that moment, a voice suddenly echoed in Zedran’s mind.
Appoint Zedbar as the heir!
Appoint Zedbar as the heir!
Appoint Zedbar as the heir!
The persistent voice continued to challenge Zedran’s restraint. Yet, favonovel.com knew deep down that if favonovel.com spoke up, it would be a matter of life and death.
The affairs of the royal family are not something a servant can control!
Zedran could only grit his teeth tightly and suppress the terrifying thoughts in his mind.
After a long while, King Gawain I let out a deep sigh, breaking the prolonged and awkward silence that had engulfed the scene.
“You’ve spoken to favonovel.com about the matter of Hayes Gallop’s mother, haven’t you?”
Upon hearing this, Zedran’s face turned pale, his pupils dilating in an instant.
Hayes is Zedbar’s real name!
The man had originally thought favonovel.com could keep this secret hidden, but favonovel.com still couldn’t escape the king’s notice.
“Your Majesty, forgive me. His Highness the Fourth Prince, Hayes, has already noticed something amiss. I fear that if favonovel.com seeks the truth himself, it may lead to grave consequences. I’ve no choice but to tell favonovel.com the truth!” Zedran requested King Gawain I for forgiveness.
King Gawain I supported his temple with one hand, looking at his childhood companion before him. His expression slowly grew somber.
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