Her Graceful War Song novel Chapter 977

Leroy furrowed his brows. This matter had nothing to do with him. He had recognized Penny's strange behavior, but it didn't matter what she had done. As long as Lisandra couldn't participate in the negotiations, the power to make decisions rested in his hands.

However, there was one condition—Lisandra's life couldn't be harmed. After all, she was his niece. Arthur was gone. Even though Lisandra didn't share Leroy's stance on the war, he simply couldn't take her life.

He found it odd that Penny, who had always been Lisandra's trusted confidant, would betray her. Was Penny in favor of the war? She had opposed it previously. And clearly, she didn't want Lisandra to die, nor was she willing to give up just like that.

Penny couldn't be acting alone—someone must be pulling the strings behind her betrayal.

Who was it? Edmund?

Questions swirled in Leroy's mind, but he had no answers.

His suspicions about Penny stemmed from his ties to Harvey, but the others wouldn't have noticed anything, as she had always been one of Lisandra's most loyal subordinates.

While Leroy was lost in thought, Winona turned to Penny and said, "We're all here. If that's poison, we'll all be poisoned together."

"If you're using poison, I'm sure you all have the antidote," Penny retorted.

Winona leaned back and said calmly, "Why would we do that? What good would it do us if we poisoned all of you here in Starhaven?"

The Westhaven envoys understood that the people of Starhaven would never do such a thing. They turned to Javier, hoping for reassurance. If he agreed, they would feel more comfortable about the incense.

However, Javier remained silent. Though he was familiar with parasitic toxins, he had never seen them used in practice, nor did he know the antidote. He couldn't be certain whether Lisandra had been poisoned by Soulgrip Threadworms, nor was he sure if this small object would awaken her.

Sebastian noticed that no one was speaking, and grew impatient. He raised his voice and said, “Her Highness has been ill for several hours now. If the poison isn't neutralized within 12 hours, even a god would have a hard time saving her. Every hour we delay only worsens the damage."