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.

said he wants to advance based on his strength," Edwin explained. "Military officers are judged on martial prowess and cunning. The kid's sharp, but his martial

thought. She glanced at Carissa, who was also watching

After all, accepting an apprentice wasn't something to be taken lightly. Even

on," Violet said

with her usual temperament, something like this-which felt like a threat to her-would have been impossible for her to agree to. However, since it involved Carissa's grandfather,

was immediate.

getting another apprentice to boss around," Violet teased with a smile, though her thoughts

seething. How dare Kevin use Dominic as leverage? Once she took him on, she would make

deep sigh of relief

brat speak out of turn. I went to see him alone today, so no one else knows about

handle things with great care,

wouldn't be appropriate for Edwin to stay long,

had no reason to refuse, and no courage to, either. His life had been spared thanks to Wyatt, and now, he wanted to

grandfather the next day instead. There

needed rest after the long and exhausting journey. Second, going tomorrow