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.

heartbreaking. Even though Aurora and Zeke had been repeatedly interrogated and forced to reveal every detail, there

how

ordered Penny to give him a copy of the

destruction was intricately tied to Victory Pass, and it was inevitable that this issue would be brought to the table during the

only

compassion. As she read through

as the most tragic was the fact that every single male member of the Sinclair family had died for the kingdom, leaving behind only the elderly, women, children, and the family's servants. And even those people's deaths had been brutal-bodies hacked beyond recognition, with the children having met the same

quickly. When he reached 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

degradation."

message, though Rafael and the officials from the Diplomatic Affairs Department understood

met Leroy's words

to cover for the spies who wiped out the Sinclair family? If you want to make comparisons, then those 108 cuts should have been returned to those who committed the crime, not inflicted