Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 914

Edwin arrived alone, without a single attendant. His plain green attire was paired with a thick black cloak. To anyone unfamiliar, he could have been mistaken for a steward from some noble house.

Rafael and Carissa were the first to rise to greet him, with everyone else following suit. They all felt a deep gratitude for Edwin's silent assistance.

After the formalities, Edwin got straight to the point, saying, "I'm ashamed to say I couldn't get that brat to agree unconditionally. He set a condition, so I had to come here first to ask Lady Carissa and Ms. Spencer's opinion."

The word "ashamed" caught everyone off guard, but when they heard the rest, they finally breathed a collective sigh of relief.

However, Violet was confused. "Why would you need my opinion? What does he want?'

"He said he wants you to be his mentor, Ms. Spencer. He wants to be one of your direct apprentices, like Commander Lewis, Deputy Commander Brown, and Commander Prince," Edwin said, finding the situation strange.

Violet blinked, momentarily thrown off. "Huh? He wants me to teach him martial arts?"

She didn't fully understand Kevin's reasoning. He was an official in court and could attend the lessons with everyone else, so why would he need to become her apprentice? She had only agreed to take on three apprentices.

are judged on martial prowess and cunning. The kid's sharp, but his martial

thought. She glanced at

After all, accepting an apprentice wasn't something to be taken lightly. Even with Max and the others, it had been a challenge

him on," Violet said without much

this-which felt like a threat to her-would have been impossible for her to agree

was immediate. "Thank you,

me? I'm just getting another apprentice to boss around," Violet teased with a smile, though her thoughts were far less

leverage? Once she took him

let out a deep sigh of relief after hearing Edwin's

with a modest smile. "Even putting aside the fact that you saved my son, I wouldn't have let that brat speak out of turn. I went to see him alone today, so no one else knows about this. You don't have to worry

nodded. "I know you handle things with great care, Lord Edwin. I wasn't

for Edwin to stay long, so he stood up and took

no reason to refuse, and no courage to, either. His life had been spared thanks to Wyatt, and now, he wanted to repay that debt. The Sullivans had been good to him during the

that Carissa should go see her grandfather the next day instead. There were two reasons

First, Dominic needed rest after the long and exhausting journey. Second,