Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 921

Dominic looked at his granddaughter's thin shoulders. His heart ached with a feeling of unbearable sorrow.

After all that she had already gone through, how could he bear to ask her to endure even more? How could he let her use the tragedy of her family's destruction as a bargaining chip to fight for his survival?

"Grandfather, Carissa's right," Rafael said gently. "All of this is interconnected-it's impossible to separate them. And it's not just for your sake, but to avoid war between the two kingdoms as well."

If they were to tackle the issues separately, Westhaven might indeed admit their wrongs. They might even apologize and offer compensation, but doing so would weaken their bargaining position.

Dominic understood that logic. Still, it was too cruel to ask Carissa to bear the weight of it all. He couldn't continue the conversation.

At this moment, grandfather and granddaughter faced each other. There was nothing they could say. Family matters were too sensitive, while national affairs were too painful to discuss. But it was rare for them to meet, so neither of them wanted to part ways so soon.

found the safest topic

you tell Grandfather about your time at

talk more.

"Sage Adrian isn't strict at all. He's more like our big brother, and he's even more mischievous than we are! That's why our

met him, and my impression was that he was

serious demeanor? He's just shy around strangers and afraid of socializing. Once you get to know him, he talks non-stop and shares everything. After a little wine, there's no secret he can keep. He also loves to tinker with

would've guessed." Dominic was utterly surprised. "I thought since he was a guild master, he was extra serious. I didn't know he was such a

Meadow Ridge for so long again." Dominic laughed heartily, only speaking after he composed himself, "That's just a child's prank!" 'Exactly! When I first went to Meadow Ridge, I was terrified of ghosts. One night, he dressed up as one and tried to scare me. I was so frightened I cried. Then, he pulled off his ghostly disguise, looked at

absurd it sounded for a grown man to try and scare

Everett grounded Sage Adrian," Carissa added

martial uncle can ground