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After Princess Winona Green abandons me at the border's military camp for five years, she finally remembers my existence and decides to bring me home. When a dozen or so carriages that are laden with wedding gifts arrive at the military camp, Winona's expression is filled with unbridled smugness. "I did tell you that once I gave birth to Shane's child, I'd marry you, Gideon. See? I didn't lie to you at all. Today, I've personally come to the border just to pick you up." Then, Winona approaches me haughtily. "Shane might be a musician, but I've already sired the oldest child with him. It's only reasonable for him to be made an equal consort, just like you, the son of an official." I merely frown without saying anything. All I do is look at Winona. She lets out a sigh before walking toward me again. "I know that you've been hopelessly waiting for me for the past five years, Gideon. That's why I traveled all the way to this barren wasteland just to prove my sincerity to you. In half a month, we shall get married." The sight of Winona immersed in her own fantasy of fake devotion makes me chuckle coldly. "Seize them!" How dare Winona make me, the general of the border, fight with a mere musician over her affections! Does she really think that my blade is just a decoration?
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Once Her Betrothed, Now Her Judge Chapter 11
[Third Person POV]The memory of breaking through the siege three years ago rose unbidden in the empress' mind. Countless soldiers had stood beside Gideon, all of whom had died under enemy blades to protect her.She remembered a cheerful young female general whose final words were, "Your Majesty, go on ahead. I've got all those enemy troops surrounded by myself, heh."She remembered an old veteran, riddled with arrows yet still standing straight. "Your Majesty, I still want to fight for our country and expand to new frontiers."She remembered a plump female soldier, whose dream was to be as beautiful as a courtesan in full finery, yet whose face had been burned beyond recognition in the flames of war.She remembered…The empress forced back her tears and gave an immediate order to build a monument to the fallen in the heart of the borderlands. The names and deeds of every soldier who had died in battle were to be carved into the stone, so that generations to come would honor them
Once Her Betrothed, Now Her Judge Chapter 10
[Third Person POV]"General Ward used himself as a target, drawing our arrows to wipe the enemy out." The commanding officer was already incoherent from his tears. "I once asked him whether he was afraid, facing tens of thousands of enemies ahead alone."He said that he had nothing to fear with a million arrows covering him. But when we finally ran out of arrows, no further messages ever came from him…"Aurum Hall was silent for a long, long time. Only the occasional sighs and muffled sobs rose and fell in the stillness."Court is dismissed. I am… tired," the empress said.…On the other side of the palace, Winona was locked up in the imperial prison."Gideon, please forgive me. You'll always be my husband; we'll never be apart again."She curled up in a dark cell, her eyes bloodshot as she manically carved words into the wall. The words "I'm sorry" covered an entire wall.She had no tools, so she dug into the stone with her bare fingers. All ten fingertips had been scraped do
Once Her Betrothed, Now Her Judge Chapter 9
[Gideon's POV]The empress said, "General Ward, I am in my prime. I can ride into battle with you."I looked at the scholarly, dignified empress practically itching to join the fight, and hurried to find the right words. "Your Majesty, I'm sure you have the courage to stand alone against thousands of men. But these barbarians are nothing worth troubling your divine might over."I calmly issued my orders, and the soldiers hidden in ambush all around us surged out to counterattack. Very quickly, the enemy cavalry's momentum shattered, and their losses mounted horribly.Winona stared blankly as things played out and murmured, "So you really are a general. How much suffering have you gone through all these years?"Thinking of how she'd let herself be played for a fool by a spy, only to give up a true hidden gem, she slapped herself hard across the face several times.The sounds of battle raged on for a full day and night. The entire field became a river of blood.Facing the never-en
Once Her Betrothed, Now Her Judge Chapter 8
[Gideon's POV]Winona lifted her gaze, her eyes full of guilt as she looked at me. She said, "I'm sorry, Gideon. I didn't know. This has nothing to do with me. I'm a victim who was lied to as well."I met her eyes coldly and took a stack of papers that one of my trusted aides handed over. "Your Highness, there's a lot you don't know. Take a look at this."She took it, confused. The moment she looked through the letters, she froze. "H-How can this be…"The empress scoffed at Winona's expression. "You boast about your great contributions to the realm, yet you've been intimately involved with a spy from an enemy nation for five years. Is that your so-called loyalty?"Winona simply couldn't believe it, but every stroke of ink on every letter was painfully familiar to her. The letter contained all the military and civilian secrets Shane had funneled to the Horindean generals; there were even records of several city massacres he'd planned.She grabbed the barely-breathing Shane by the
Once Her Betrothed, Now Her Judge Chapter 5
[Gideon's POV]"You know I love you and can't bear to hurt you, so you've done this to humiliate and insult me. Still, I did neglect you for five whole years. I guess… this makes us even now." Winona walked out of the tent, looking exhausted. "I'll have someone bring you medicine later."From now
Once Her Betrothed, Now Her Judge Chapter 4
[Gideon's POV]Shane continued, "I mean, just look at Gideon's tent. It's so much bigger than everyone else's, and he even has an adjutant at his beck and call. The way such a handsome young man thrives in a place where women rule supreme… It makes you wonder what he's trading for it…"The young b
Once Her Betrothed, Now Her Judge Chapter 3
[Gideon's POV]The boy dropped to the ground as his father had and rolled around, screaming and wailing. He shouted that I wanted to smash him to death.Winona's face twisted with heartache as she pulled them both into her arms. She glared at me and hissed, "You monster! How dare you hurt my husba
Once Her Betrothed, Now Her Judge Chapter 1
[Gideon's POV]Winona Green let out a cold laugh. The guard at her side stepped in to block my adjutant, Tom Brown. Meanwhile, she stood there with her arms crossed, her tone mocking."Gideon, it's been five years, and you're still as hot-headed as ever. Looks like marrying Shane first was absolut
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