Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1410

In the royal study, the braziers still hadn't been lit, and the cold crept in like a quiet intruder, spreading its chill across the room.

The reports had been reviewed and signed long ago, yet Salvador lingered, his hand resting idly on the pile of documents. His gaze was fixed on the dim flickering of the lamp's flame, his mind adrift.

He read the letter Rafael had written to Carissa, filled with endless longing and heartfelt emotions. It was as if they had just gotten married, and they were deeply in love and inseparable.

This wasn't the first time Salvador had read their letters. While there had been expressions of longing in the past, none were as bold and reckless as this.

Such words would feel awkward to say out loud, let alone write down.

Salvador thought his younger brother's actions were inappropriate and too careless.

There were far better ways to win a woman's affection-why resort to this?

And yet, despite his disapproval, something within him stirred, like a stone tossed into a still pond. Salvador's thoughts rippled, and he couldn't make them stop.

What had he given up to wear this crown?

He had never dared to think much on matters of the heart. There had been moments of infatuation, fleeting glances of desire-but he had always dismissed them as temporary, passing whims. They would fade, like everything else.

He had once felt drawn to Carissa. She was a remarkable woman-who wouldn't be moved by her strength and grace?

feeling. In the grand scheme of things, she was a brilliant political tool. Marrying her off to

and his desires were

when he noticed Salvador had finished reviewing the documents and hadn't spoken

and he shook off the reverie.

The people at Everspring Palace say she misses Prince Connor and often cries alone at

to sleep were only spoken about by those at Everspring Palace. Who were these words meant

course, they were meant for

Such short-sightedness!

Kylie's side, he would eventually be

turned cold. "What else did the people at

shouldn't personally

indescribable sense of

dared to gossip about his decision, and

murmurs.

couldn't fathom why Kylie was so intent on keeping Connor by her side. It was clear to anyone watching that now that he was

to turn him into a spoiled,

from him, then her perspective was too narrow. He had expected better from her-after all,

Serenity Palace, her

improvement, why insist on bringing him back to

made progress, and it was thanks