Originally Posted by Continuation of the Dream
He did not serve his country.
He had entrusted his sword, struggled to be of power, and made his way to be a personal guard of the king as a young man because it was this king.
The masked king.
The boy who tried to allow no personal feelings and to be fair.
He might have hoped to be able to see the king's true face if he went near the king.
He just wanted to see the king's true expressions.
Not the face he puts on during battle or in the castle, but a real smiling face of a human.
It should appear in the Court when he has been released from his duties.
No matter how perfect a king is, he cannot strain his mind twenty-four hours a day.
But that thinking proved wrong.
The only thing he found out was the truth contrary to his expectation.
He has made it to the rank of Imperial Guard and was able to guard beside the king.
He has guarded the king closer than any other knights and kept watch on the king's behaviors.
But still, it did not happen even once.
His king never smiled.