Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1281

Since it wasn't Wayne, Yuvan shifted his gaze to Harvey.

He was just about to defend himself when Yuvan shook his head. "It's not you, either."

Harvey was speechless. He wasn't even worth suspecting?

It was only natural that Yuvan didn't suspect Harvey. The latter had arrived in Valken with nothing to his name, and in all those years in the capital, he hadn't achieved anything noteworthy. He was far inferior to Eleanor.

When Harvey first came to Valken, the people addressed him politely to his face. But behind his back, they all looked down on him. He had no sway over someone like Craig.

Yuvan took a slow, measured breath, gradually regaining his composure as he sank into his seat. His gaze swept over both men.

"Tell me, is it Craig who's been bought off, or is someone plotting to take what is rightfully mine?" he asked.

Wayne was still kneeling on the ground. He pondered for a while before he said, "It's impossible for him to have been bought off. Only a few days have passed since you issued the proclamation. Our forces are scattered across five or six districts, and it took us over half a year to move them into place. The court has no way of uncovering that, let alone tracking down Craig to turn him."

Who is it?" Over the years, Yuvan had gathered a mix of followers, including members of the

mind but came up empty-handed. Among his followers, the royal relatives were the least competent and capable. They might not all be as hopeless as Tiberius, but none of them

most suspicious person was

rebellion, Wayne had been nothing but loyal. Many of his plans and strategies had come from Wayne's counsel. Without

ulterior motives, he wouldn't be kneeling here now. The moment Yuvan issued the proclamation, he

and head there tonight. Wayne,

suspect and needed to keep him close. As for Harvey, he was the one

immediately ordered them to prepare ink and paper. He penned a letter and handed it to Harvey. "Tell Craig to take Sableton, Montfield, and Glenmoor at once. Then, detain the head of the

and nodded. "Understood. I'll

Then, turning to Wayne, he

the room, they exchanged glances without a

before Saul and Samson

Yuvan had shaken off the frenzied state from earlier

he began issuing commands, "Saul, we must hold Valken at all costs. Including the officials

Highness, we can gather about 4,500 men, 2,000 of which are trained soldiers," Saul replied. 4,500 men were a sizable force for Valken, but Yuvan shook his head. "Too few. The city gates must be defended. No one is to enter or

wouldn't be enough to hold Valken. Fortunately, the court was still preoccupied with bandit suppression. So far, Yuvan's moves had gone according to plan. If they hadn't, his uprising