An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Julius found himself thoroughly unsettled. Despite his meticulous planning and calculated moves, Rufus’s return alive was an unforeseen twist he found difficult to accept.

In fact, it wasn’t Julius alone who was unsettled. Elijah and the other generals were equally stunned, their faces drained of color.

The only reason they found the courage to join Julius in his rebellion was due to Rufus’ death. They would never have dreamed of committing such treasonous acts if Rufus had been alive.

“What a lively day. There’s so many familiar faces in the crowd,” Rufus remarked as he took his time walking out of the gates.

The crowd instinctively made way for him.

“Rufus! But you-!” Eloise struggled to find words, her expression a mix of bewilderment and disbelief.

personally witnessed Rufus being impaled through the chest with a sword and saw him take his last breath. She had even arranged his

ghost,” Rufus assured with a faint

my life. Fortunately, I was able to survive by protecting my heart with internal

Do you realize how

death, she had endured profound grief. Yet, she

funeral, she still had to navigate the world of politics and guard against

for your hard work over the past

faked my death was to take the opportunity to recover from

” Unfortunately, things did not unfold in the right direction. Some of you have truly

the attempt on his life, Rufus decided to turn the tables and fake his

transformation in just a few days. And at the same time, it revealed the

to reveal