NovelEnglishChapter 980 The slap not only struck Penny's face, but also released the pent-up frustration and anger she had buried deep within.
Penny clutched her cheek, her voice thick with sorrow as she cried, "Your Highness, have you forgotten how terribly Prince Arthur died? It will forever be a wound in the hearts of the people of Westhaven! How can we not avenge him? How can we not? He was your brother! How can you be so heartless and disregard the bond between siblings?" Lisandra clenched her fist, her palm wet with sweat. The light cast a ghostly pallor on her face, and her eyes were filled with a deep, dull despair.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"So, do you all think that the reason I don't want to go to war is because I don't want to avenge him?" She took a deep breath, her anger flickering in her eyes. Though still weak, she pointed an accusing finger at Penny.
'Penny, others may think that, but I have made my intentions clear to you every step of the way. You know exactly what I am thinking and what I am considering. You should understandbetter than anyone, but you're so blinded by your thirst for revenge that you can't see the situation as it is. You claim loyalty to Arthur, but if you truly honor him, think carefully-would Arthur want us to go to war with Starhaven now?" Penny sobbed, speaking through her tears, "But we can't just ignore it! I know we face internal and external turmoil right now, which is why I pushed for the 3,000,000 bushels of grain and Dominic. Those two things will ensure our victory. Your Highness, we need this victory to appease Prince Arthur's spirit!" Lisandra looked down at Penny, her heart torn between fury and sorrow. She raised her eyes to meet Yuna and Yasmine's gazes, her voice heavy with a quiet menace.
"What do you two think? Do you agree with her? If so, speak now, and savefrom wondering whether you're plotting againstbehind my back." Yasmine and Yuna both knelt immediately, speaking in unison, "Your Highness, we don't agree with her." Penny turned to Yuna, her eyes filled with disappointment. "Yuna, how could you disagree with me? Have you forgotten how His Highness took care of you? How can you not want to avenge him?" Yuna's eyes reddened, memories of Arthur flooding her mind and bringing fresh pain to her heart. "I will never forget His Highness' kindness to me. It's precisely because we want to avenge him that we need to bring Aurora back to Westhaven. We will use her blood to honor His Highness' spirit in the afterlife." 1/2 Chapter 980 +25 BONUS Penny's face twisted in fury. "Aurora is just a worthless life! Killing her isn't enough! Westhaven's iron cavalry must conquer Victory Pass and force Starhaven's army to retreat. And that would only release a fraction of the anger in my heart! If we were powerful enough, why not just raze Starhaven to the ground?" Yasmine suddenly spoke up, "The so-called evidence you presented regarding how Marshal Liam abducted a civilian woman and committed all kinds of corrupt acts-did you work together with His Majesty to fabricate it all?" Lisandra turned to Penny sharply, rage flaring in her eyes.
Penny didn't hesitate to admit it, the malicious glint still visible in her eyes.
"Yes, and he wasn't unjustly accused! Marshal Liam failed to protect Prince Arthur's safety on the battlefield. He allowed His Highness to fall into Aurora's hands and suffer humiliation. Then, he marched to the Southern Frontier with 300,000 troops.
"But instead of helping Sandoria conquer it, he only captured Aurora and her group. He didn't even kill her and simply returned, wasting all those military resources and supplies. Doesn't it look like a joke? Tell me-was he unjustly accused?!" Lisandra was so enraged that she spat out another mouthful of blood, nearly collapsing from the force of it. Struggling to keep herself steady, she seethed, "Take her away! Bring Leroy and Garrick here." The negotiations had to be cut short. Lisandra had to return to Westhaven-she couldn't let them continue like this.
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"Your Highness, please listen to me! His Majesty wasn't wrong, and m wasn't wrong! We need the grain and we need Dominic. Please believe me...!" Penny pleaded desperately.
Lisandra clutched her chest, trying to suppress the overwhelming surge of blood in her body. "Yuna, interrogate Whole her. Who else is she working with? Where did the poisonous worms cfrom?" "Understood!" Yuna replied. Then, she turned and barked, "Take her away!" Two guards rushed in and hauled Penny out.
Penny screamed, crying, "Your Highness, believe me! I never meant to harm you! I'm doing this for Prince Arthur, for Westhaven!"
Lisandra collapsed onto the edge of the bed, coughing up another us another m mouthful of blood. The pain in her head was so intense, her skull might just burst.
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