Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1158

Evelyn was still lost in her overwhelming mix of joy and sorrow. She clung to Isaac's sleeve, her gaze greedy as if she couldn't seem to get enough of him. Her tears never stopped.

"Can you forgive me, son? I truly didn't know... I've avenged you, I swear. Please, forgive me, won't you?"

Isaac was silent for a long moment before he finally shook his head.

"Madam Prince, Seraphina is dead. However, he didn't die in that fire. Not long after he was sent to Gravelstone Peak, he was tortured to death. Reverend Lazarus made him do backbreaking work, and he was beaten and abused. In the end, he was left to die. He was thrown out like garbage and devoured by wolves."

"That's impossible!" Evelyn's eyes widened in disbelief. "You admitted it before, so why are you telling me something different now? You're still angry at me, aren't you?"

Isaac pulled his hand back, his expression becoming calm. "I was a novice priest at the temple, the same as him. I was close to him, so I know what happened to him. But I'm not him."

"Look at your face..."

"Mother!" Zoey's quick mind seized the moment. "He's just my brother-in-law's friend. He's not my brother-in-law."

Evelyn looked at Zoey in confusion. But he was Seraphina!

now. I'll come find you in a

can't!" Evelyn desperately tried to hold onto Isaac, but Isaac had already stood

been through, or if he's holding a grudge. If you feel guilty, make it up to him.

and the dead can't be brought back to life. But as long as you know he's

to snap back to reality. "Right. I will make it up to him. If you're willing

course. In fact, it would

of unease gnawing at her. She couldn't shake the feeling that the older woman wasn't telling the whole

allowing Isaac to claim his heritage. He had never known the privileges of the Earl of

he shouldn't ever have

washed over Zoey.

a member of the Pathfinders Guild, and she trusted them. By passing everything over

heads and

Zoey sought out Caspian and Luna. There had been many things she hadn't told

Oliver went

voice steady but serious, "I sent some people with him. They report back to me on his situation-who

make their move, Oliver will be held