Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry 814

Chapter 814

Henry began to ramble, “None of this was what I wanted! If I could choose again, I would never have pursued Eleanor. My family may have been in decline, but it was still a marquis‘ family. The foundation was still there–how bad could it possibly get?

“I came from a scholarly background. I could have taken the national examinations. There wasn’t just one path before me. How could I have been so foolish? I was truly too foolish. I had such a bright future ahead. I could have married a virtuous woman, taken a couple of concubines, and had three or four sons and a few daughters. The marriage would have made my family stronger. Instead, I thought I was taking a shortcut, but I didn’t realize it was a dead end.”

The cutlery fell from his hands as his shoulders shook with sobs.

Peter picked them up for him. “Dwelling on the past is pointless. Action is what matters now. You can still share what you know. There’s still a chance to turn things around. If you keep silent, you’re sealing your

fate”

Henry covered his face and cried for a moment before lowering his hands, wiping away tears and snot with his sleeve. After enduring torture, his movements were slow and clumsy, and he hunched over,

“No matter what, it’s still a dead end. There’s no way out.”

many of whom regretted their choices when death loomed near. They would confess anything in hopes of buying

execution, he weighed the pros and cons. With his intelligence and calm demeanor, how could

day, it all

he found himself fully involved and pulling the strings from behind. He believed Eleanor to be the mastermind, thinking that

But he was wrong.

didn’t press him further, simply

head to ask, “If my head is cut

“I’ve never had my head chopped off, so I can’t say for sure. But I’ve heard from the coroner that when the head is separated from the body, there’s a brief moment of awareness–like realizing your head has been cut off. Of course, I haven’t experienced it myself,

stared at Peter, his

truly frightening, especially with

“How did I end up like this? It’s all Eleanor’s fault! She’s the

as he stepped outside, sensing that it was nearly time

Chapter 814

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