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.”

in Isolde’s eyes vanished, replaced by a sharp

be on standby at home, so he invited a

my washbasin. I’ll be out soon.”

included Milton Blackwell and his wife, Samiyah, along with General Joshua 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 Argentum–who had come alone.

known to be Milton’s subordinates.

took Isolde by surprise.

integrity–an honest

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closer?

“Isolde, come greet

Pearls

but Tyler stopped her. A County Princess holds

his hands

is an esteemed official, at guardian of the people. It should be I who

composure is admirable. Despite your youth, you carry yourself with dignity and

had heard these words countless times in both lives.

father’s legendary might firsthand, but for those

in their fall from grace, still commanded deep

the wives of the generals stepped forward

beautiful, but

an exception–dark–skinned, with sharp, narrow eyes and unruly brows that gave her a fierce and

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

expensive silk draped over her did not add

“Isolde, as the hostess of this estate, it is only fitting that you entertain our esteemed guests. Since the ladies have taken the trouble to visit, why don’t you show them around? Eleanor and

falter. She lowered her gaze in a polite bow. “If the ladies don’t mind the rustic

scooped him up in one arm and smiled.

“You’re always carrying that filthy

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

behind them, the

oppressive, even

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

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