Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 980

The slap not only struck Penny's face, but also released the pent-up frustration and anger she had buried deep within.

Penny clutched her cheek, her voice thick with sorrow as she cried, "Your Highness, have you forgotten how terribly Prince Arthur died? It will forever be a wound in the hearts of the people of Westhaven! How can we not avenge him? How can we not? He was your brother! How can you be so heartless and disregard the bond between siblings?"

Lisandra clenched her fist, her palm wet with sweat. The light cast a ghostly pallor on her face, and her eyes were filled with a deep, dull despair.

"So, do you all think that the reason I don't want to go to war is because I don't want to avenge him?"

She took a deep breath, her anger flickering in her eyes. Though still weak, she pointed an accusing finger at Penny.

"Penny, others may think that, but I have made my intentions clear to you every step of the way. You know exactly what I am thinking and what I am considering. You should understand me better than anyone, but you're so blinded by your thirst for revenge that you can't see the situation as it is. You claim loyalty to Arthur, but if you truly honor him, think carefully-would Arthur want us to go to war with Starhaven now?"

Penny sobbed, speaking through her tears, "But we can't just ignore it! I know we face internal and external turmoil right now, which is why I pushed for the 3,000,000 bushels of grain and Dominic. Those two things will ensure our victory. Your Highness, we need this victory to appease Prince Arthur's spirit!"

Lisandra looked down at Penny, her heart torn between fury and sorrow. She raised her eyes to meet Yuna and Yasmine's gazes, her voice heavy with a quiet menace.

so, speak now, and save me from wondering whether you're plotting against me

immediately, speaking in unison, "Your

to Yuna, her eyes filled with disappointment. "Yuna, how could you disagree with me? Have you forgotten how His Highness took care of you? How can you not want

to me. It's precisely because we

and force Starhaven's army to retreat. And that would only release a fraction of the anger in my heart! If we were

"The so-called evidence you presented regarding how Marshal Liam abducted a civilian woman

all kinds of

you work together with His Majesty

to Penny sharply, rage flaring in her

admit it, the malicious glint still

Prince Arthur's safety on the battlefield. He allowed His Highness to fall into Aurora's hands and suffer humiliation. Then, he marched to the Southern Frontier

Aurora and her group. He didn't even kill her and simply returned, wasting all those

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was so enraged that she spat out another mouthful