Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1280

Tiberius had confessed, the "suicide soldiers" had been interrogated, and even Eleanor, before her death, had left a letter of repentance admitting her regret over aiding her brother's plans for rebellion.

These pieces of evidence together nailed Yuvan's treason firmly in place!

Salvador acted quickly. He issued a royal edict summoning Yuvan to return to the capital and face his crimes. Alongside this, a second edict was sent to Valken's governor, ordering Yuvan's arrest and transport to the capital.

At this point, Yuvan had no choice but to revolt.

But it wasn't the clean, decisive uprising he had envisioned. Instead, his hesitation and lack of resolve

were laid bare before his allies, and whatever respect or authority he had was swiftly eroded.

In such moments, those conspiring alongside him began to hope for someone more decisive and capable

to replace Yuvan as their leader. This wasn't mere wishful thinking-they knew there was such a possibility.

Wayne had planted that seed of hope. Both he and Harvey had been working behind the scenes, laying the groundwork for such a transition.

raised his army, rumors began to spread. It was said that the Southern Frontier military officers were colluding with the people of Sandoria. They were allowing Sandoria soldiers to invade the Southern Frontier, and a war was on the verge of

of the mountains, killing indiscriminately, and sowing chaos. The court faced

banner of rebellion in a fit of anger. He issued a proclamation condemning Salvador as corrupt and inept, accusing his generals of cowardice and his ministers of treachery. Yuvan claimed he was acting in the name of justice and righteousness, calling for all those with a sense

sent out and he raised his army, he discovered there were only a few bandits causing trouble far from the large-scale disturbance he had expected. Also, his private army had been reduced to just 3,000 men. Even

35,000 private soldiers who had been moved out of Stonebridge County, led by Craig Morris. According to their earlier agreement, once Yuvan issued the proclamation, Craig would rally

were strategically chosen-they were the farthest from the garrisons in Ebonflow and could be easily taken with Craig's forces. Three districts and more than 30,000 men-it was supposed to

there was no sign of Craig. When they sent people to search, Craig and the private army had vanished without

out of Stonebridge County in several batches, spread across these various districts. Most were hidden in the mountains, with

areas had been bribed, Yuvan's men controlled the critical checkpoints. Years of meticulous planning had ensured there would be no missteps in this part of

and Harvey, "Where are my

lion, he prowled back and forth in the chaos of the study, ignoring the lingering pain from his

looked genuinely bewildered, fear etched across their faces. They insisted they

Highness, please calm yourself," Wayne said, dropping to one knee. "I will leave with Prince Harvey at first light to find Craig. We will ensure he raises the army and takes control of the three

together a puzzle. His expression twisted into something monstrous. "Craig wouldn't

shot out at Wayne as he

protest, "Your Highness, I would never betray you! The private soldiers exist solely to overthrow