Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Cry 814

Chapter 814

Henry began to ramble, “None of this was what I wanted! If I could choose again, I would never have pursued Eleanor. My family may have been in decline, but it was still a marquis‘ family. The foundation was still there–how bad could it possibly get?

“I came from a scholarly background. I could have taken the national examinations. There wasn’t just one path before me. How could I have been so foolish? I was truly too foolish. I had such a bright future ahead. I could have married a virtuous woman, taken a couple of concubines, and had three or four sons and a few daughters. The marriage would have made my family stronger. Instead, I thought I was taking a shortcut, but I didn’t realize it was a dead end.”

The cutlery fell from his hands as his shoulders shook with sobs.

Peter picked them up for him. “Dwelling on the past is pointless. Action is what matters now. You can still share what you know. There’s still a chance to turn things around. If you keep silent, you’re sealing your

fate”

Henry covered his face and cried for a moment before lowering his hands, wiping away tears and snot with his sleeve. After enduring torture, his movements were slow and clumsy, and he hunched over,

“No matter what, it’s still a dead end. There’s no way out.”

see all kinds of villains, many of whom regretted their choices

mind. Even now, as he faced execution, he weighed the pros and cons. With

day,

Henry may have resisted. Then, he was half–heartedly drawn in. Eventually, he found himself fully involved and pulling the strings from behind. He believed Eleanor to be the mastermind, thinking

But he was wrong.

him further, simply waiting

and lifted his head to ask, “If my head is cut off, will I

had my head chopped off, so I can’t say for sure. But I’ve heard from the coroner that when the head is separated from the body, there’s a brief moment of awareness–like realizing your head has been cut off. Of course, I haven’t experienced it myself, so who knows if it’s

at Peter, his entire body

right. That kind of death is truly frightening, especially

did I end up like this? It’s all Eleanor’s

as he stepped outside, sensing that it was nearly time to head to the

Chapter 814

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Court came to drag Henry away. He was utterly unable to stand, his body too weak to muster even the slightest