Her Graceful War Song novel Chapter 1061

Yuna continued to massage Lisandra's scalp, and asked softly, "Your Highness, General Stellwyn has agreed to retreat his troops. How do you plan to handle Penny?"

"Are you trying to plead for her?"

Yuna hesitated, then said, "She tried to harm you, Your Highness, which is an unforgivable crime. But there are so few women in the court, and Penny at least had the potential for promotion. People like us probably won't get another chance to rise. Is there any way you could give her another opportunity?"

Lisandra's gaze was as cold as ice. "She has no chance left."

"She only wanted to avenge Prince Arthur—"

"Yuna Rutherford!" Lisandra pushed her hand away and warned coldly, "If you truly think her position is so hard to come by, then you shouldn't be pleading for her. Do you remember how hard we've fought to get here? One misstep could ruin everything. Even the smallest mistake would be enough for others to tear us down, especially for her—she should have been more careful than anyone!

"She should have thought twice before acting. The road for female officials is tough. They cannot afford to be careless, or they'll be disrespected. But she lost sight of the bigger picture, focusing only on revenge and putting Westhaven in jeopardy. She risked the lives of the people and the soldiers for what? A petty grudge? If Arthur knew of this, he would only be disappointed."

"She had no strategy, only hatred, and she placed revenge above all else. She was willing to harm me to provoke a war between the two kingdoms, thinking that a war would settle her grievances. Where would Westhaven's supplies come from in a war? Is she truly suggesting that we recruit peasants to fight, as the king had said in anger? One cannot let their emotions rule their actions and expect to accomplish anything great!"

Yuna thought of the current state of Westhaven. Could they withstand a full-scale war?

She immediately knelt. "It was my failure to think this through."

Lisandra sighed. "Starhaven won't be the one to start the war. Westhaven already has internal struggles. We cannot afford to add foreign conflict to the mix. Let the people have a few years of peace. How many of them can barely feed themselves right now? Strategy is important, but the priority is to stabilize our land."

"Yes, you're right, Your Highness," Yuna replied, though she understood deep down. She had only made the request out of a sense of camaraderie as a fellow female official.

Lisandra closed her eyes, too tired to keep them open. Yet, her mind remained exceptionally sharp. Her scalp felt as though a tight iron band had been placed around her head, adding to the discomfort.

"Your Highness, will you go tomorrow?"