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.”

court long enough to see all kinds of villains, many of whom regretted their choices when death loomed near. They would confess anything in hopes of

had a startling clarity of mind. Even now, as he faced execution, he weighed the pros and cons. With his intelligence and calm demeanor, how

the end of the day, it all

may have resisted. Then, he was half–heartedly drawn in. Eventually, he found himself fully involved and pulling the strings from behind. He

But he was wrong.

press him further, simply

head to ask, “If my head is cut off, will I die

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

stared at Peter, his entire

kind of death is truly frightening,

this? It’s all Eleanor’s fault! She’s the one who ruined

own doing,” Peter said as he stepped outside, sensing that it was nearly time

Chapter 814

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