The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 39

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The Swordswoman’s Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 39 Everything Is Mine

48 Pears

Just as Isolde had predicted, the night passed without incident. Dinner was simple but not lacking–one meat dish, one vegetable, and a bowl of mushroom soup.

She slept soundly. The bedding was not from her mother’s time, yet resting in a room where Prunella had once slept brought her an unexplainable sense of peace.

Isolde had never known what Prunella looked like. From the estate to the Duke’s manor, she had never once seen a portrait of her mother.

At Belleview Manor in Windermount, some of the older women would try to describe Prunella’s appearance to her.

But country folk lacked poetic words. They would simply say, “She was beautiful. Her eyes were eyes, her

nose was a nose.”

Yet weren’t everyone’s eyes just eyes, and noses just noses?

No matter how she tried, she could never piece together a clear image of her mother’s face.

But that night, in Montlins Manor, she dreamed.

She dreamed of a woman dressed in soft cyan silk, walking toward her with quiet grace, sitting by her bedside, and gently caressing her face.

The sensation was so vivid, so real, it surpassed the realm of dreams. She saw a face–gentle, kind, and filled with boundless affection.

When she woke, her pillow was damp with tears. She tried to recall the woman’s face, to hold onto it–but like mist dissolving in the morning light, it slipped away, leaving only a hollow ache.

She sat in bed for a long time before finally rising.

Jacqueline entered, smugly announcing, “Isolde, Milton and several officials have arrived. Mrs. Langley says that if you’re awake, you should go out and greet them.”

vanished, replaced by a

“It’s an official holiday today, and Mr. Blackwell happens to be on standby at home, so he invited a few officials to the estate for a summer

washbasin. I’ll be out

Cortez and his wife, Civil Affairs Commandant Freddie Foster and his wife, Valiant Colonel Declan Murray and his wife, and lastly, Tyler, the High Magistrate of

were known to be Milton’s subordinates.

presence took

known for his integrity–an honest official who avoided political entanglements and rarely attended social

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closer?

smiled warmly. “Isolde, come greet our guests.

Pearls

Tyler stopped her. A County Princess holds a noble title. It is we who

that, he respectfully clasped his hands

tone sincere, I don’t dare accept such courtesy. Tyler is an esteemed official, at guardian

eyes flickered with approval. County Princess, your composure is admirable. Despite your youth, you carry

heard these words countless times in both

witnessed her father’s legendary might firsthand, but for those who had

from grace, still

remark, the wives of the generals stepped forward to

beautiful, but they were dressed in

sharp, narrow eyes and unruly brows that gave her a fierce and

burly but seemingly good–natured Milton, the contrast between them

not only coarse in appearance but broad–shouldered and heavyset. The expensive silk draped over her did not add elegance–instead,

you entertain our esteemed guests. Since the ladies have taken the trouble to visit, why don’t you show them around? Eleanor and I will accompany you.”

did not falter. She lowered her gaze in a polite bow. “If the ladies don’t mind the rustic simplicity of the manor, I

She scooped him up in one arm and smiled.

nose. “You’re always carrying that filthy

tugged on Samiyah’s sleeve, subtly signaling her to stay quiet.

maids trailing behind them, the group set off through the

was already oppressive, even in the early

higher elevation, allowing for occasional breezes. However, mosquitoes were an inevitable nuisance

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