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.

hesitated for so long before taking action. The odds of success were far too slim. An uprising in the districts had little hope of

people knew about it and it sparked some discussion, many thought the so-called uprising and proclamation were just

Frontier was dubious at best. Even if it were true, Sandoria's ambitions had been a known threat for years. They had attempted comebacks

even been a battle yet, let alone

of Ebonflow, one of the most affluent regions in

the people were waiting. Waiting to

many people Yuvan had

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

rebel? Sure, the desire to become king was understandable. Who wouldn't dream of ruling the kingdom? But the risks were staggering. Why abandon the wealth and stability of being

speculated it might be vengeance for his mother, Ruth.

her final days. Victoria had even

seemed more likely that power had gone

of low presence. Throughout his life, he had been overlooked, barely noticed even

the commoners scratching their heads-many officials

relative safety and privilege? If he truly intended to rebel, why not wait until the court was occupied with a foreign war? Rising up now, at such a precarious

would never make it anywhere near the capital. Chester's troops would crush the rebellion long before that could happen. Life in the capital remained undisturbed,