Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 981

Penny's actions had forced Lisandra to make a decision. Summoning the rest of the envoys, she draped her outer robe over her shoulders and forced herself to sit upright in a chair. "Negotiations will resume tomorrow afternoon. The terms are up for discussion. There's no need to be so rigid," she announced bluntly.

Leroy's eyes widened. "Discussion? How do you plan to discuss it? Are you saying we should just agree if they demand we pull back our borders?"

"We'll put the border issue on hold for now," replied Lisandra, who had already made up her mind and was resolute, disregarding their objections. "We aim to reach an agreement by tomorrow or the day after, then we'll leave for home immediately." "You can't..."

Lisandra gave her uncle a cold glance. "I'm not asking for your opinion. This is my decision. If you're unhappy, keep it to yourself."

A furious Leroy shot back, "This is pure stubbornness! If we put the border issue aside, how are we supposed to explain it to the king and all the officials? What do we tell the people?"

"I'll explain it. I don't need you to do it," the grand princess said decisively.

Having overseen state affairs for years, Lisandra had a natural air of authority. She narrowed her eyes, her gaze alone carrying a commanding presence.

"Now, go back and draft a new proposal. Try to secure more compensation from Starhaven and take the border issue off the table. We will sign an agreement, and in two years, we'll continue negotiations on this matter. I also hope to resolve the border issue through further talks," she instructed.

Pathetic!

Leroy cursed Penny in his heart, knowing why Lisandra was desperate to return home.

the border issue must be settled clearly," he

threw the incense burner aside, her voice sharp as a whip, snapping, "Go and draft

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In the council hall, the power dynamics had shifted.

Guild were sitting up straighter, their arrogance on full

ones this time are of the same species, though there's a size difference. The worms in the Brightmoor District case were

the other hand, the threadworms used on Grand Princess Lisandra are smaller but grow rapidly. They would have been fully grown in one or two months. They suck blood, which is what makes them deadly. Also, the disease becomes fatal 12 hours after

said, "No doubt

He wants Grand Princess Lisandra dead. If she dies, Mr. Stellwyn will be the lead negotiator. And as Grand Princess Lisandra's most trusted female official, Ms. Durham would

his brow. "And not only that, Grand Princess Lisandra would have died in Starhaven, which would have been extremely detrimental

is truly wicked. He's hoping for war between the two kingdoms, so

Victory Pass and Southern Frontier battles. Now, it's too late for him to

"He

able to retake the Southern Frontier. He thought that when His Highness failed, and the Hell Monarch Army and the Sinclair both worn

up chaos amidst the

anger. Then, he

and no one would dare

or rebel.