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Under the cover of the night, Sophie successfully broke into the Ministry of Defense’s records room. It didn’t take much effort to find what she needed-all the reports from the battle at Victory Pass were neatly arranged on the top left shelf.
Using a special lamp called Night Pearl, covered with a light vell to dim its glow, Sophie hid in a corner to read the reports individually. After reading them all, she felt a chill run through her entire body as tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks.
Blake and Freya had gone to Victory Pass as reinforcements and had participated in the battles. despite their inexperience. During their first battle there, Sophie’s third uncle lost an arm while trying to save Blake.
Meanwhile, her seventh uncle had died before the reinforcements even arrived. Sophie remembered him as a spirited young man; it was hard to imagine that he had fallen in battle.
Dominic had also been wounded by an arrow before the reinforcements arrived, leaving Blake essentially in command for the final battles.
It was indeed Blake and Freya who had made the final desperate effort. They breached Fawnron City in Westhaven, where Blake was in charge of burning the military supplies and provisions, while Freya led the capture of several young Westhaven commanders and soldiers.
It was these captured commanders who had declared Westhaven’s surrender, with the peace treaty being signed at Fawnrun City. After that, Freya led the troops back to Victory Pass and released the captured commanders.
The reports made no mention of the massacres and killings that Freya had allegedly carried out. Dominic had either concealed them or genuinely had no knowledge of them. But as commander, regardless of whether or not he knew, he would surely be held accountable once Freya’s actions were discovered.
Sophie returned the reports to their original places and used her Lightfoot Skill to leave the Ministry of Defense unnoticed.
When she returned to Exquisite Pavilion, Lulu was still waiting for her.
Seeing Sophie return in her night clothes, Lulu didn’t ask questions. She simply handed the note to her mistress and said, “Your second senior’s pigeon delivered this.”
Sophie immediately took the note and read it. She couldn’t help but gasp in shock. Her guess had been correct.
Her second senior wrote that three hundred thousand troops from Westhaven had taken the route through Sandoria. Disguised as Sandorian soldiers, they were heading towards the Southern Frontier with Provisions.
Or rather, Westhaven was going all out to assist Sandoria in Westhaven had indeed allied with Sand their battle against Starhaven-for revenge and to obtain part of the Southern Frontier territory.
After contemplating, Sophie said, “Lulu, pick out an outfit for me. Tomorrow, I will seek an audience with the king.”
“Understood, my lady. Please rest first, it’s late now. I’ll prepare some chicken soup for you,” Lulu replied without asking further questions.
There were some matters she couldn’t assist with, so she focused on taking care of Sophie’s daily needs.
“No need to stew it further. You should go to sleep too, said Sophie, her voice hoarse from crying.
She took off her night clothes and placed them back in the cabinet. These clothes were made before she got married and hadn’t been taken to Valor Estate. Now, they fit loosely as she had lost weight over the past year.
Lulu nodded and left. But instead of going to bed, she headed to the small kitchen to continue stewing the chicken soup. Come early in the morning, Sophie could add some milk and have it for breakfast. Lulu sighed. Sophie was so pitiful and must be having a hard time!
The next morning, after the court assembly, Salvador went to visit the empress dowager.
He had received reports from the Southern Frontier indicating that his younger brother had already recaptured many territories, leaving only Ilyrian City and Simonton City under enemy control. He believed they would be reclaimed within a month, restoring the entire Southern Frontier to Starhaven.
Because of that, Salvador was in high spirits today.
Before he reached the empress dowager’s chambers, Derek came to him and reported, “Your Majesty, Lady Devin seeks an audience. She’s waiting outside the palace gates.”
“Is she here to visit the empress dowager? Let her in,” the king replied.
Derek shook his head. “Your Majesty, Lady Devin isn’t here to visit the empress dowager. She claims to have urgent matters to discuss with you.”
Salvador remembered that yesterday was Blake and Freya’s wedding day. Despite it being a disastrous ceremony that embarrassed the Jaffe family, they had successfully wed. Was Sophie’s visit to the palace today due to lingering discontent?
If so, why had she sought a divorce edict? Salvador had even made sure to make all the necessary post- divorce arrangements for Sophie. If she were to cause trouble again out of discontent, it would truly be Immature of her.
Salvador didn’t want to deal with their romantic entanglements. He felt annoyed, but then recalled. Sophie’s youthful appearance from her last visit to the palace. Seeing her back then had made him soften and allow her to seek him out if she had any concerns. He had meant it as mere comfort, but she seemed to have unexpectedly taken it seriously.
Though Sophie’s visit disturbed Salvador’s good mood and irritated him, he suppressed his anger and said, “Lead her to the study.”
He wanted to see what she would demand this time. If it was too unreasonable, he would reprimand her sternly.
In the study, Salvador gazed at Sophie, who was kneeling on the white marble floor.
She wore a plain white dress cinched at the waist, with a blue cloak draped over her shoulders. Unlike her previous visits, her hair was tied up in a high ponytail with a simple white silk ribbon, not styled in the elaborate manner of a married woman.
Her complexion was pale, and there was a faint redness under her eyes as well as a hint of dark circles. She looked as if she hadn’t slept all night. There were also remnants of tears on her eyelashes. Despite all that, she still looked stunning. Her eyes seemed sorrowful, yet lacked any hint of vulnerability. Instead, they harbored a sense of strength and determination.
“Greetings, Your Majesty!” Sophie said hoarsely.
After Lulu went to bed last night, Sophie had cried under her covers for a long time.
“Have you been crying?” Salvador frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure in his eyes. “Is it about Blake and Freya’s wedding?”
Sophie shook her head.
Before she could speak, Salvador continued, “You sought the divorce edict yourself. Since the divorce is final, their marriage is no longer your concern. Why worry over past matters? If you can’t let go, you shouldn’t have asked me for the divorce in the first place.”
Salvador’s voice sounded gentle, but there was a hint of annoyance.
Fearing the king would interrupt her again, Sophie quickly said, “Your Majesty, I didn’t cry because of Blake. Since we’ve divorced, I harbor no emotions for him.
“I cried because I received a letter from my senior, and I learned of the sacrifice of my seventh uncle, the loss of my third uncle’s arm, and my grandfather’s arrow wound that has yet to heal.”
She naturally didn’t mention she had learned this from sneaking a peek at the military reports in the Ministry of Defense’ records room.
Taken aback, Salvador sighed softly. “I intended to keep all that from you. After all, your family was wiped out just six months ago,
“Sophie, your seventh uncle sacrificed himself for the country. He is a hero of the kingdom. I have already decreed to posthumously honor him as a heroic divine general. Don’t grieve too much, lest it harm your health.”
Tears welled in Sophie’s eyes, but she forced them back. “I understand that they were warriors, like my father and brothers. Serving the country in war was their destiny.
“Today, I seek an audience for another matter. My eldest senior discovered that three hundred thousand soldiers from Westhaven have entered Sandoria. They’ve disguised themselves as Sandorian soldiers. and are heading towards the Southern Frontier battlefield.”
Upon hearing this, Salvador immediately frowned and exclaimed, “That’s nonsense! Utterly ridiculous!”
Westhaven had just signed a peace treaty with Starhaven, establishing borders neither side would cross. If Westhaven dared to break the treaty immediately, wouldn’t they lose all credibility? Who would still want to trade with or have any dealings with Westhaven?
Moreover, just yesterday, Salvador had received reports from the Southern Frontier saying the war was nearing its end, which was a monumental achievement
Reclaiming the Southern Frontier was a lifelong aspiration of Salvador and his younger brother since childhood. It was also an important matter that Salvador’s grandfather and father never forgot about, even on their deathbeds.
With the battle in the Southern Frontier having dragged on for so long, Sandoria was already weakened. Victory was imminent, yet Sophie claimed three hundred thousand soldiers from Westhaven were on the way to aid Sandoria.