Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1159

Isaac and Violet walked side by side along the wide street, leading their horses. The night breeze was gentle, clearing away the last remnants of the alcohol from the evening.

"I was impulsive tonight," Violet admitted with a hint of regret. "I shouldn't have dragged you there."

"It's fine," Isaac replied.

"What's going through your mind? Are you planning to acknowledge them?"

"No." Isaac smiled, his expression becoming noticeably more relaxed. "She invited me and Madam Zoey inside, and talked for a long time. But not once did she ask me how I've been these years. Not once did she ask how I was after being taken away. She was just explaining and trying to clear her name."

"Is that so?"

Isaac ran a hand through his slightly disheveled hair, his carefree demeanor returning.

"I remember my first time leaving the mountain. I was away for a month, and when I came back, Sage Adrian and Sage Everett surrounded me. They asked me a lot of stuff-what I ate, who I met, what inns I stayed at, whether I got into any fights, if anyone tricked me out of money, what sights I saw, among other things."

"My mentor's the same," Violet nodded in agreement. "That's normal."

"Exactly," Isaac chuckled. "I've been surrounded by love since I was a child. I've always had a family."

Violet was unsure of how Isaac truly felt, but he seemed alright. "So, you've made peace with it?"

smile tugging at his lips. "Made peace? Yeah, I guess. It's not all good, but it's

should be moved by the fact that Evelyn had avenged his death by killing David, but

children, but if he did and their lives were on the line, he would do anything to protect them. Even if it meant sending them far away to some place where so-called priests could offer their protection, he would go with them. And

Evelyn hadn't done any of

finally saw through it all. When Caspian had held him, he had felt moved. But after hearing

been for her comfort. It had never

out medical help for him, so she knew about the changing

question it? Constantly changing his medicine-how

taking care of him.

want to

quietly condoned David's actions Unfortunately, everything unraveled when Vincent found out. Once Vincent named his heir, Evelyn's hope of becoming a countess was dashed, and only then did she

her poor

was true or not, it no longer mattered. Fate had already sealed their story when the fire had come. Before knowing the truth, he had believed the narrative Adrian had spun for him, holding onto

he

her

way Evelyn had so bitterly recounted poisoning David. The cruelty of it had lingered in Evelyn's voice, as if years of buried hatred had

Won

what Evelyn said was true-that she poisoned David out of revenge for her son's death-then surely, she would have simply brushed over the

this repeated,

like Evelyn was saying it on purpose for Isaac to hear, or maybe even for herself as if repeating it

hadn't slept. Her eyes were wide open, tears streaming down