Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 872

Chapter 872

Barrett's eyes darkened with sorrow. "I know I've disappointed you, Sebastian. I regret my choices deeply."

"When the Duke of Northwatch's family was choosing a son-in-law, they set the bar so high. Yet, they chose you. Do you know what Madam Sinclair saw in you?"

Barrett's voice got stuck in his throat as Sebastian mentioned his late former mother-in-law.

"I do. She said I was eamest and honest, and that I promised I would never take a concubine.... It was my fault. I broke that promise. I let her down."

"That's part of it,' Sebastian said. "The second reason is that, even though you're the second son, you were willing to shoulder your family's burdens. It showed you had a sense of responsibility. To put it bluntly, it was going to be hard to restore your family's reputation then, and even harder with just you at the helm.

the home front, you might not achieve great heights, but securing a military honor and a position

a lack of strict family teachings

forced upon you by your family, and you yourself wish to bring your family back to its former glory. To be frank,

at a time, with General Sullivan and Carissa to assist you, you would have ultimately achieved something worthwhile. While your

and you thought Carissa

as her mother-in-law. She tried to force Carissa to give you and Aurora money for

part in her schemes, and one misstep led to another. When you all acted that way, the dead end was laid out before your mom. It was only because of

finishing his remarks, Sebastian drained his cup

daughters-in-law. She should have considered it a blessing. But now, one is

you realize that some things were fundamentally wrong? You knew they were, yet you still did them. While you may not have committed great evils, the things you've done are utterly repulsive. Because you haven't engaged in truly monstrous acts,

his face

him like a hammer, forcing him to relive his past mistakes. Step after step, he had gone wrong. Just as Sebastian had said, he did know some things were wrong, but why had