Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1282

That night, Yuvan didn't sleep at all.

This was never the plan he and Wayne had carefully devised.

Starting a rebellion in a remote province, with no allies in the capital and attempting to storm it head-on- how absurdly difficult would that be?

Their original plan had been far more calculated. The idea was to amass an army large enough to begin a slow, deliberate march toward the areas surrounding the capital. There, they would establish a foothold and wait for an opportune moment.

At that point, with Eleanor scheming inside the capital and securing support from several influential families, they would have allies to bolster their position. After all, they had placed many of Henry's daughters in noble households as concubines to curry favor.

Then, they would choose the perfect time, preferably when a war broke out. When the bandits and refugees caused havoc, Yuvan's forces would then converge just outside the capital before marching straight in and storming the palace.

But all of that had crumbled because of the incident at Stone Village.

Tiberius had been captured and the suicide soldiers were now in enemy hands, forcing Yuvan's hand far earlier than planned.

success were far too slim. An uprising in

sparked some discussion,

ambitions had been a known threat for years. They had attempted comebacks before, so how could anyone pin that on Salvador's

for the accusation of inept generals there hadn't even been a battle yet, let alone a defeat. On what grounds could anyone claim the

Starhaven was wealthy and prosperous. Valken was part of Ebonflow, one of the most affluent regions in the realm. Life there was good. What grievances could possibly justify

waiting. Waiting to see when Yuvan would

many people Yuvan had in his

legendary figure who had driven the Sandorians back before. Could a few traitors like Yuvan

king was understandable. Who wouldn't dream of ruling the kingdom? But the risks were staggering. Why abandon the wealth and stability of being a vassal prince, only to

vengeance for his mother, Ruth. But even that didn't hold

to care for her during her final days.

seemed more likely that power had gone to his head, blinding

presence. Throughout his life, he had been overlooked, barely noticed even during Sigmund's reign. He was the sort of prince most would struggle

wasn't just the commoners scratching their heads-many officials

wait until the court was occupied with a foreign war? Rising up now, at such a precarious time, seemed like a surefire way

In their minds, Yuvan's forces would never make it anywhere near the capital. Chester's troops would crush