Her Majestic Battle Cry

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Kyle continued, recounting the rest of the story

After Isaac was cast out, the charlatan assumed the child would not survive. Whether he lived or died didn’t matter. Eventually, wolves would eat him, and there would be nothing left.

But by chance, Adrian passed through that area. One night, he heard a faint baby–like cry and got curious. Thinking he had found a spirit, he followed the sound, only to be disappointed when he found Isaac.

First, it wasn’t a baby–it was a five or six–year–old child.

Second, it wasn’t a spirit–it was a sick child on the brink of death. Having been

abandoned there for who knows how long, one of his toes had been gnawed off by rats and his foot was covered in blood.

Worse still, there were poisonous snakes nearby. Luckily, Isaac was so sick he barely moved, and the snakes didn’t approach.

What incredible luck the child had. Barely breathing, he was still alive when Adrian found him. Despite his misgivings, Adrian took Isaac back with him. After a few days of light food and two doses of medicine, he actually started to recover.

In the capital, David had consulted many physicians who could not make Isaac any better. Yet, just a few bowls of soup and two doses of medicine had worked wonders.

It was extraordinary.

with barely any flesh on him. Isaac was nearly six years old, but looked like he was only three or four. Adrian realized raising him would be a

scream when surrounded by poisonous snakes. He figured the child must be bold, and having courage was the most important thing in life. With that thought, Adrian decided to keep him. The

he shared his story. Adrian sent people to investigate and soon learned the

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Silverstone’s family thought Isaac was dead. However, Adrian found the charlatan and took him back to Meadow Ridge. Saying the cool autumn day was a good time for drying cured meat, he set up a long pole and tied the priest to it. The priest’s tongue was no good for eating,

hung there for three months before being taken down. Burial was out of the question, and they couldn’t waste a mat

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hole felt too disrespectful to the earth itself, so they simply threw his body to the wolves.

it hadn’t been for the need

some god or deity. It was one thing for the ignorant common folk to fall for it, but the Earl of Silverstone’s family believed it completely. They

had given him. He hoped the boy’s future would

Estate,” Kyle continued. “But he refused, saying there was no need. Seraphina had died in that fire, and once a

tightened, tears welling up in her eyes. She couldn’t stop the grief from spilling over. When she thought of Isaac, she thought of Ryan. And then, thinking of Ryan’s tragic fate, she couldn’t help but imagine the

cruel charlatan. He had been tortured, nearly dying in a few short months. Then, to be thrown

really sent Isaac away hoping he would live, or if they just wanted him