Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry 804

Chapter 804

The Kingsley family delivered fifty thousand silver coins, claiming it was meant to settle matters for the women. Gemma continued to lament their poverty, Insisting that they hardly had any money left and that fifty thousand silver coins had drained their resources.

Carissa cut off her sobs and said, “His Majesty has ordered you to produce one hundred thousand silver coins–no less. In three days, your son will be executed, and your family members can see him for the last

time.”

Of course, Gemma wanted to see her son. After all, he was the child she had carried for nine long months. But when she caught sight of the cold look in Martin’s eyes, her tears resumed.

“What good would it do to see him? It would only deepen the pain… and the anger. He has done such terrible things that our family cannot accept him,” she said.

crimes. Perhaps it is better

to distance themselves from Henry. It wasn’t that they didn’t care for their son–he was as good as dead, and

had merely fulfilled her duty to inform the Kingsley family. Whether they chose to see Henry was entirely

silver coins–it was an

had no financial woes. They also believed Salvador would provide a portion of the funds seized from Eleanor,

couldn’t be a single

and allocated a portion to the women who would be returning home. She made it clear that no one

old, and were reluctant to leave. Most chose to

Pearwater Convent.

to the convent, so Violet needed to keep

it clear that as long

wouldn’t let her leave.