Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

With Carissa and Violet present, and Abigail also pleading for Sebastian to stay in the delivery room to save Leona, the people in the outer room didn't dare to voice their opinions. Though Heather hesitated at first, after seeing her daughter's breathing becoming shallow,

she panicked and silently acquiesced.

Sebastian focused solely on the task at hand. At this point, saving the child was no longer an option. The priority was to save Leona, so he had to be bolder with his acupuncture. After feeding her a Snowdrop Pill and a Heartshield Pill, he ordered an increase in the dosage of the labor-inducing medication.

Gavin, the royal physician, felt his heart race at the thought of such boldness. But since he had heard of the pills' efficacy, he kept his opinions to himself. Besides, he was behind the partition screen and had no way of knowing which acupoints Sebastian had inserted needles into. If Gavin had seen, he would have been even more astonished.

Sebastian pulled out two traditional concoctions, Bloodmusk and Heartsage, to be used. When the smell of the Bloodmusk concoction filled the room, the onlookers paled at the scent. Bloodmusk had to be administered at a precise dosage, or it would affect not only a woman's current pregnancy, but also her future ones.

When Gavin heard what medicines Sebastian was using, he could only think that the famed physician was grasping at straws in a hopeless situation.

Finally, after much effort, Leona's cervix finally opened.

The previous doses of Snowdrop Pills and Heartshield Pills began to take effect. The initially exhausted Leona slowly began to regain her strength. The golden needle inserted into her acupoints caused her uterus to contract violently, and she felt a strong pulling sensation downward. The midwife urged Leona to push. The duchess clenched her teeth and exerted every ounce of strength she had left. After much struggle, the baby finally made its way out.

Sebastian had already turned and stepped outside, leaving Ivy and the midwife to handle the aftermath.

a boy. But sadly, the baby was lifeless, his

baby's features, which bore a striking resemblance to Samuel. she couldn't hold back a

uncontrollably as she looked at the

want

blood-circulating medicine. Now, they needed to use medication to clot the blood and apply acupuncture to

anxiously at

diligently administering the needed treatment. She was working through Leona's acupoints under Sebastian's instructions, following his

her dread aside. All she could focus on was hoping that the duchess

would make the situation better. But why did she have to endure this

worth it-not at

already been contemplating a life without marriage, and now, she felt even more certain. This world didn't allow women to remain

belonged to

to shape, and her life was

entrust everything to an

maul