Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 957

Leroy was seething with frustration. Today's negotiations had been his opportunity to take the initiative by demanding accountability and making unacceptable conditions, then declaring the talks a failure. After that, he would return to Westhaven and declare war. Yet now, not only had he been unable to follow through with his plan, the negotiations had also shifted into a disadvantageous position. To make matters worse, his niece, the grand princess, was looking down on him.

The humiliation gnawed at him.

Jeremiah, who had been sitting quietly to the side, felt a sense of resolve settle over him as he watched the proceedings. If they could negotiate peacefully, that would be ideal. The massacre in Fawnrun City was Starhaven's fault, and they were willing to offer apologies, compensation, and make amends-but only if given a chance for peaceful negotiations.

Westhaven had distributed the case files regarding the Fawnrun City incident, which contained numerous firsthand accounts from soldiers who had been captured alongside the late Westhaven crown prince, Arthur. Some had survived, and they had given detailed testimonies to recreate the true events.

Not everyone in the villages had met a tragic end. Some had managed to escape. Even those survivors had seen part of the brutality that had unfolded.

The case files referred to the crown prince as "Artie," but Rafael and Davis understood it was a pseudonym.

had been repeatedly interrogated and forced to

also excluded how

Penny to give him a copy of the files for

destruction was intricately

room fell into a heavy silence, only

by compassion. As she read through the Sinclair family's massacre,

only the elderly, women, children,

the part that detailed the 108 cuts, he looked up, his voice cold as he said in Westic, "You all seem to understand why there were 108 cuts. General Artie's wounds also added up to 108. While none of them were fatal, each wound represents

degradation."

officials from the Diplomatic Affairs Department understood the

met Leroy's

response, "What you said is chilling, Mr. Stellwyn. We have never covered for Aurora. Are you trying to cover for the spies who wiped out the Sinclair family? If you want to make comparisons,