Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Many in the harem were speculating about Salvador's health. Even though

Jeanette was pregnant, Sebastian's continued presence in the palace suggested the king needed more than rest and care.

Because of this, Salvador's clear favoritism was starting to unsettle some people.

Kylie, in particular, was uneasy. She knew some details about the king's condition, and though Sebastian was now in the palace, she wasn't sure how effective the treatment would be. But she couldn't shake the feeling that Salvador was nearing his limits.

Jeanette's pregnancy didn't concern her much. The baby's gender remained unknown, and even if it was a son, the queen knew it wouldn't change her own standing.

However, Salvador's obvious favoritism toward Cecil left Kylie feeling threatened.

When he offered her a choice previously, she had chosen to keep her position as queen for the sake of survival. But after some time, she realized that Salvador wouldn't give up on Connor so easily, especially given how diligently the eldest prince had been applying himself in his studies. She had even learned that the king was quite pleased with the boy's progress.

Caden and Cecil were threats in their own ways, but the queen didn't believe Salvador favored Caden as much. Over the past few months, she hadn't seen much of him. Word had it that the second prince had become somewhat lazy, no longer as driven as he once was.

Kylie always thought that Grace was insignificant, as she didn't have the kind of powerful family connections that could secure her future.

matters, their interactions would likely be frequent. Plus, Sylvia's mother, Gladys, supported Carissa's interests

again today," Lydia said as

unchanged as she asked, "Who did His Majesty summon for dinner

moment. "The king

patience finally snapping, the queen slammed her cup onto

worry too much, Your Majesty. Prince Cecil is still

grew colder, her

she said, "Young now, yes, but he'll

Sylvia is truly

bearing her own son,

her own, lavishing all her attention on him and paving his way. She doesn't fear the consequences

and bear a son of

After all, with Salvadoron medication, there was no guarantee the child would be intelligent. Besides, an infant

things continue like this, I can't allow Prince Cecil to remain," Kylie

her hand still hovering over the broken shards she had been picking up. When she finally looked