Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1278

Salvador knew Rafael had endured a long journey, but he still kept him in the palace and summoned the Defense Minister, his deputy minister, and Thomas to discuss matters.

It was essential to consider all possible scenarios, make multiple predictions based on the current situation, and then organize their forces accordingly.

Above all else, Salvador's greatest fear remained the Southern Frontier, but when Rafael mentioned Leroy from Westhaven, Salvador's expression faltered.

"It's impossible for someone to have the capability to collude with both Sandoria and Westhaven," he said, his unease evident.

Starhaven's relationship with Westhaven had always been delicate, and their negotiations hadn't fully concluded. There was still a debt to settle with Westhaven that loomed over them.

But that wasn't the greatest concern.

The real issue was that if the true mastermind behind the rebellion truly had the skill to forge such alliances, then how long had they been biding their time? How long had they been plotting?

Davis' eyes widened as he repeatedly looked at the maps. He was very familiar with these terrains in his mind. If private armies or bandits were hiding in these areas, rooting them out would be no easy task. He turned to Rafael. "What's the plan for dealing with these bandits?"

"We deal with them as they come," Rafael simply replied.

blinked, incredulous. He couldn't believe Rafael had given such an unsophisticated answer. Who didn't know that they should deal with them as they came? The problem was that there needed to be a

all you have? Are there more

waiting for a signal to reunite, so we shouldn't waste time looking for them. When the rebellion starts, the

the maps and compared them with the distribution of the troops. The forces stationed at the Southern Frontier and Victory Pass couldn't be moved. The garrisons

troops at Brightport and Ebonflow

wasn't focused on Yuvan's rebellion. What truly worried him

he had been obsessively guarding against Rafael, the true rebels had been quietly plotting and

sense of resignation settled within him, and for a moment, he felt utterly

until late in the evening that Rafael finally returned to

food warm for him. As soon as he came back, she immediately ordered the

but stayed to keep him

and sighed. "Today, I caught His Majesty looking at me several times. His eyes... They were full of complexity. I could tell there's some guilt

worry. Once everything's settled, he'll still keep a watchful eye on

"Your words

were the king, I'd probably always worry about someone with

rebellious words shouldn't be

"Being a king is exhausting. I saw His Majesty's hair graying