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."

mimicked Travis' stance, hands on hips, exasperated. "Then, do you even like him? You must have

for a moment before replying, "I don't know that

others stared at her in

eyes, Cynthia asked the final question,

her head. "I

her, dumbfounded, before muttering, "Your indecisiveness makes me want to hit you." Carissa wasn't about to let anyone hit Violet-if anyone were going to do that, it would be her. Dragging the

more to this

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 that all the rebels'

Violet had experience with disposing of corpses. The first time they did it

he had witnessed the cruelty of the human heart, he had never faced such widespread death. So, he showed great respect for

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

the money to buy his sister back, and another to 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

why they drank together at Glimmering Tower, and why Isaac had