When Petals Meet The Blade (Priscilla and Waldo) novel Chapter 205

Noticing the King’s puzzled expression, Andrew promptly introduced, “Your Majesty, this young lady is Yuna, Priscilla’s older vistars.

“Another Mcbride girl?” the King asked. He frowned, his patience wearing thin.

The King wondered, ‘Why is Waldo so infatuated with the women from that traitorous Mcbride clan? What on earth does he see in those crides!

‘No matter how outstanding a daughter of that traitorous clan may be, she can never become a princess, let alone the queen of this country

Fearing the King would think even less of her son, Consort Adele hastily interjected, “Yuna, just like her sister Priscilla, chose loyalty to the crown we family during the Mcbride rebellion and rendered distinguished service.”

The Queen smiled and remarked, “How noble–minded the Mcbride women are–so righteous they could betray their own family at any time. Trity remarkable.”

Consort Adele’s face darkened as she retorted, “What do such things matter when the fate of the country is at stake?”

The Queen merely smiled and said nothing.

But the King’s gaze upon Yuna now carried unmistakable disdain.

‘Even if it was for the country’s greater good,‘ the King thought contemptuously, ‘a woman who can betray her own father, brothers, and kin is no different from a traitor who sells out their country for personal gain.‘

The King’s dislike only deepened.

Off in the distance, as soon as Waldo returned, Yuna spurred her steed into a thunderous gallop across the field.

Among women, her horsemanship was truly exceptional. She tore across the field at breakneck speed, yet remained steady as a rock in the saddle.

But what truly astonished everyone was Yuna’s action.

“Look! She’s standing up.”

“Oh my, she’s actually standing on the horse.”

The surrounding men gasped in astonishment.

It was simply breathtaking for a young woman to stand rock–steady on a galloping horse.

But that was just the beginning. Just as Yuna was about to shoot her arrow, she suddenly sprang up from the saddle.

“Good heavens!”

“Oh my!”

“She’s actually…”

Yuna performed a mid–air somersault, releasing her arrow the instant she flipped upside down.

The arrow whistled through the air and hit the bullseye.

Yuna landed squarely back on her horse, then slid smoothly into the saddle. Guiding her steed in a swift lap around the field, she quickly returned.

Almost everyone on the field was left gaping in astonishment.

The Desert Rose.

Chapter 205

Somehow, this name came to mind.

One of the men in the crowd couldn’t help but exclaim in awe, “No, she isn’t the Desert Rose, but the Eagle of Sandspire!”

This was no mere woman, certainly not someone you could describe with flowers.

She was an eagle—that soaring leap just now was like an eagle taking flight. Not a single lady in all of Capitalia could match such prowess

Not even men could pull that off.

Waldo had been utterly dejected just moments before, but when he saw the smile and appreciation in the King’s eyes, his spirits finally lifted.