Her Majestic Battle Cry

Chapter 1274

Chapter 1274

Rafael had intended to mention the person behind Yuvan’s actions, but upon reflection, he chose to hold back. He didn’t want to plant wild suspicions in Chester’s mind.

Instead, he said, “At the time, there was no concrete evidence. If Prince Yuvan had been killed without cause, the king would have earned the reputation of mercilessly slaying his own kin.

“That would have only fueled the rebellion further. After all, rebellion is never the work of one man. With the reach Prince Yuvan’s power has gained, someone would inevitably step forward to carry his banner. As for allowing him to return to Valken, it was to prevent him from reconnecting with those who had ties to Eleanor

Chester hadn’t thought too deeply before Rafael’s explanation. “I see.”

“If my suspicions are correct, they’re planning to rise. They’ll find some excuse to incite an uprising in various places. Once chaos erupts in Starhaven, they’ll rally their forces under the pretext of quelling the unrest. That’s why you must remain vigilant, General Murray. Ebonflow is the heart of Starhaven’s food supply and trade. If it falls, the consequences will be dire.”

Chester took the warning to heart, his expression hardening. “Rest assured. Even if it costs me my life, I won’t allow them to take Ebonflow.”

With the matter settled, Rafael knew it was time to return to the capital. Not a moment could be wasted now.

Meanwhile, Tiberius was being escorted back to the capital. Throughout his lifetime, he had always been concerned with appearances, with making a show of his position. Now, surrounded by an impenetrable ring of guards, he was finally getting the kind of display he had always craved–though it was hardly the victory he had envisioned.

As they stopped to rest, Carissa carefully placed the steel needles back into her bracelet. When they had been clearing out the private soldiers, she had used up all the needles. She had to admit, they were incredibly useful—especially in mountain warfare, where enemies were scattered.

need to use Lightfoot Skill to chase after them—the steel needles could shoot

They worked really well.

fallen a few times on the mountain, which caused the bracelet to get a little bent. So, Rafael asked the people in the garrison to borrow

angle would be off, making it hard to

neared the capital, word reached them that Barrett, in

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Chapter 174

companions with delivering birthday gifts to Dominic. The three people who went with Barrett were all familiar with

to go at first, but Oliver’s word had been final. Despite efforts

to his orders. There was little he could do but

four of them had been quietly investigating Oliver’s embezzlement of military funds. Barrett had confided in Timothy about what they had uncovered, and

caught wind of their suspicions and decided

had inflated the number of soldiers under his command, pocketing

original Southern Frontier troops, the

war.

if they were still in service. This allowed him to claim much more in

others hadn’t been aware of the full extent of the fraud–after all, they never had access to the accounts. Now that Barrett had uncovered

be wary of Oliver and, even more so, to