Ark: The Cycle of Light and Darkness

Kazdaer Royal Court, Anhof Palace.

It was late at night, but the girl didn't seem to be sleepy at all. She was just wearing a pair of gauze-like pajamas, staring blankly at the bright moon outside the window.

After an unknown amount of time, behind her, the closed door was suddenly pushed open with a soft sound.

"……？"

The visitor obviously noticed the"unexpected visitor" in this room immediately. He didn't even think about how to deal with it at the first time, but was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, footsteps walked towards the girl's back, but she was obviously hesitant.

"——You're back, Levy"

"Your Highness, haven't you... gone back to the palace to rest? It's already very late"

"No, I came here specifically to see you. The girl still didn't look back, but as if she had eyes behind her, she said,"Can you come back? It seems that the matter has been almost settled?""

"……you got it"

"It is indeed known that General Tresis wants to reorganize the army. Thearesia sighed slightly:"The resources sufficient to change have been grasped, and most of the forces in the army have taken refuge under his command - if he still doesn't want to change at this time, he is not him.""

"Please rest assured that the Fourth Legion will always be loyal to Your Highness!"Levi said anxiously:"Neither the old general nor I will regard Tracys as a threat to the royal court's power!"

"Hey...I'm not blaming you……"

Theresia turned around and looked at Levi:"Rather, I want to thank you - if it weren't for your Fourth Army and the old man's Seventh Army who have been checking and balancing, I'm afraid I would have been beaten by my The ambitious brother must have been kicked out of office."

"……Your Highness, you speak out forcefully."

Levi lowered his head even lower:"It is the duty of a minister to share the worries of His Highness, and it is our duty to do so! From the moment I swore an oath in front of the late emperor, my loyalty will always belong to the only king of Kazdaele... to you!"

"…………"

Theresia did not speak, but slowly approached Levi.

A pair of snow-white crystal clear, petite and tender jade feet slowly stepped into the sight of the Sakaz man. The blood vessels on the instep were clearly visible, the toes were arranged neatly, like pearls, and the nails were light pink, like petals..

Just looking at these pair of beautiful feet that can bully Shuang Saixue made Levi's heart beat wildly, and he had to suppress the trace of undue charm in his heart, not daring to raise his head to look at the owner of these beautiful feet.

A hand was placed on Levi's head, caressing it gently, and then slowly moved to his cheek - the Sakaz man did not dodge, but he trembled slightly after the girl put her hand on his head.

"Why do you still speak in such a raw tone... Could it be that after so many years together, I can't make you treat me as a"friend" instead of just a"king"?"

"I... my subordinates are ashamed, and my subordinates are terrified!"

Although Levi said this, his breathing became much faster and his heart was beating wildly. Even the disguised suppression on the surface was almost no longer possible.

"Lift your head and look at me, that's the command."

As if she didn't feel Levi's embarrassment at all, or just wanted to add fuel to the embarrassment, Theresia ordered her personal guard captain more or less forcefully.

Although the latter hesitated for less than a moment , Seconds, but he immediately and faithfully carried out the order. What came into view was a face without any trace of worldliness, beautiful eyebrows and a beautiful nose, a beautiful mouth and jade teeth. Under the thin gauze, a perfect figure was looming. The exposed white skin glows with a divine brilliance under the moonlight.

——Only her eyes were as clear as water, and her gaze was peaceful, as if just the sight of it could bring infinite tranquility to people.

It is foreseeable that if such an alluring beauty is not supported by the status of"King of Kazdaele", I don't know how many people would be willing to become subordinates, and how many people would fall into trouble to rob her. crazy

"……Your Highness!"

Their eyes met, and it seemed that he felt that his behavior was a bit disrespectful. Levi looked away in a panic, which made Theresia smile.

"Levi, do you remember when your father died?"

The confusing question made Lei Weileng stunned for a moment, and then he answered casually:"Forty-seven years... It has been forty-four years since the late king passed away."

"Yes...forty-seven years have passed in the blink of an eye.……"Theresia sighed:"There are so many forty-four years in life... Even for Sakaz, who has a relatively long life, forty-four years is considered an important time."

"……"

Levi was a little confused, so he just waited for Theresa's next words.

"Forty-seven years, a lot of things happened...First, my father died, then there was the Kazdaele riot, the warlord separatism, and the Wendigos escaped...It seemed like all the good things had disappeared overnight.……"

Theresia seemed to be sighing, or simply talking to herself:"When I just took over, I had nothing but a naive dream - remember? At that time, almost everyone was not optimistic about me, the new leader. There are only two people who stand by her side unswervingly: one is the brother who is in charge of the military, uses strong methods to suppress all dissatisfaction voices, and almost obsessively supports the princess' rise to power.……"

"The other one was a genius who emerged from nowhere. He won consecutive battles in times of crisis and established a huge shelter for the royal court, which was almost in exile."

"——As a friend, he took great care of his former best friend. When he was around, the maids, chefs and even gardeners in the palace would lose their jobs."

"——As the captain of the personal guard, he had defended the princess countless times in the past thirty or forty years, and almost cost him his own life several times. Without him, the princess would not have been able to survive even if she had ten lives."

"——As a general, he conquered the east and west without a single defeat, making the four separatist forces respect and fear him. Hearing his name, they did not dare to cross the border even half a step, and even respected him as the military god of Kazdaele."

"That's you, Levi"

"Your Highness - You...you are overly flattering."Levi didn't know what to say for a while:"I just...did what I should do."

"However, I don’t know when, one of the figures who used to protect me from the wind and rain... turned out to be the opposite of me."

Theresia ignored Levi's politeness and just looked out the window in a daze. Under the dark night, the moonlight seemed a little dim:"And the other one is still struggling, although he can't see hope, but Nor would he give up."

Having said this, Theresia's calm eyes met Levi's complicated eyes.

"Levi, I have no doubt about your loyalty - but can you really only be by my side because of your loyalty?"

"Couldn't it be because of... some other reason?……！"