Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1454 After much tugging and ear-pulling, Violet finally stood up, raising her voice as she explained, "There's no long story to tell. We were just having a drink at Glimmering Tower. He suddenly said that many people's dream might just be to get married and have children.

"When I agreed with him, he looked at me and asked, 'Why don't we try it?' I said, 'Sure.""

She sat back down, rubbing her hands over her face. "At the time, I thought he was just joking. But then, before the New Year, he said we should start preparing for our wedding. He's going back to Meadow Ridge to consult with Sage Adrian, then he'll ask Sage Conrad and my family for permission. So... what could I say?"

Carissa crossed her arms. "What do you mean, 'what could you say'? If you don't want to get married, just say no. Clear up the misunderstanding now. If you wait until he's asked for your hand and your dad and mentor agree, but you refuse... Isn't that just asking for trouble?"

Cynthia raised her hand to stop the conversation. "Wait, Vivi. Let me ask you something. Do you want to marry Isaac?"

Violet's eyes clouded with uncertainty. "I don't know."

"Don't know? How can you not know?"

"I really don't know."

you even like him? You must

before replying, "I don't know that

stared at

asked the final

head. "I don't

hit you." Carissa wasn't about to let anyone hit Violet-if anyone were going to do that, it would be her. Dragging the girl to the study, she questioned her using techniques often employed by the Capital Guard and Supreme Court. By the end of

to this than

battlefield, which was strewn with not only the bodies of the Mystic Army soldiers, but also the rebels' remains. At the time, the court had ordered

a battlefield before, Violet had experience with disposing of corpses. The first time they did it had left all of them grieving for a

had never faced such widespread death. So, he showed great respect for the bodies, whether they were those of the rebels or the Mystic Army soldiers. He made

them, then showed them to Violet. Afterward, they went together to help with the interrogation of the prisoners. That was when they realized the rebels hadn't risked their lives for a title or to gain power. Most of them had joined not for glory, but for the promise of

marry his childhood sweetheart. A third wanted to pay for his parents' medical care, and yet one more dreamed of sending his son to school, with hopes he might one day

pain, which was why they drank together at Glimmering Tower, and why Isaac had asked that