Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 920

Dominic understood what Rafael was getting at. Westhaven's retaliation had been balanced-it was an eye for an eye. If they hadn't taken action after the massacre but instead sent an envoy like they were doing now, then Starhaven would clearly be in the wrong.

However, Westhaven had already exacted their form of revenge.

"Yes," Dominic said softly. "If it was just the massacre of villagers, they would have gotten their revenge after what they've done. But don't forget, there was the matter of a prisoner of war being killed as well."

A prisoner of war being killed was just describing the situation in a nicer way. What had truly occurred was the brutal humiliation of an heir to the throne, leading to his tragic death.

The current Westhaven king, Edmund, wasn't acting out of a sense of justice for the common people. No, he was seeking vengeance for his brother, Arthur. Even if the massacre of civilians could be swept under the rug, what of the murder of another kingdom's crown prince?

"The issue of Prince Arthur's death hasn't been openly acknowledged yet. Marshal Liam has been making concessions to maintain Prince Arthur's dignity as well as Westhaven's reputation. Grand Princess Lisandra is leading the upcoming envoy, so there's still hope," Rafael said.

From what I've gathered through Winona's investigation, however, two managed to get away.

they had clearly been working tirelessly on his behalf. By the time he was summoned to the capital for questioning, they had prepared everything-so much so that he didn't even have to visit the Ministry of Justice. No matter what happened, he was able to return to Sullivan Estate and stay

them, his voice heavy as he said, 'Listen to me. Just do your best in this matter. Don't expect too much else. I'm old now, and I can bear the consequences of whatever happens to me. But if it involves your future, I cannot

say something harsh. If both kingdoms are at odds, even the complete destruction of the Sinclair family doesn't compare to the deliberate torture and murder of a crown prince. Once they bring up what happened to Prince Arthur, we will have lost. On top of that, we were the ones who massacred the comman people

We must take responsibility for what happened in Fawnrun City. The Sinclair family's massacre is something they must answer

Frontier battle, where they aided Sandoria," Rafael

who needs to answer for their actions must do so, just like how it would be impossible for me to

forget, they signed that agreement in Victory Pass with Aurora. Once the Victory Pass treaty was overturned, their actions in the Southern Frontier no longer count as a

to sound hopeless. He only wanted to make Rafalel and Carissa realize that they should abandon any illusions of

taking his head would settle this matter and prevent war