Chapter 348


    “Gloria Thompson


    “Gloria Thompson..” Samantha quietly mumbled to herself.


    She felt that there was something strange about the name but was not able to quite put her finger on


    what it was. She asked, ” Where is she now? Is she still at Wyvern Peak?”


    Joanna butted in and said, “I knew you’ve slept with another woman. Still, it’s no big deal, and I know


    Sam will forgive you if youe ciran


    “sa, tell us… Where is she? Do you still miss her?”


    Adrian shook his head. “She’s buried on a nameless ind to the northeast of Scatum. Her tombstone


    is made from a pile of rock. It’s been many years since she passed. In Marchst year, Imperial Capital


    built her an official mound. They also gave her a posthumous award for her achievements and the


    honorary title of Valkyrie.


    She created a legend for herself and all her merits are recorded in Imperial Capital’s history books.


    However, nobody in the world knows who she is, nor will anyone hear of her. Just like that, she was


    silentlyid to rest at that nameless ind, never being able to return to Wyvern Peak… Until now.”


    As Adrian spoke, he sounded like he missed Gloria.


    Meanwhile, Samantha and Joanna’s mouths were slightly ajar as the former asked, “She’s dead?”


    Adrian nodded once more.


    Joanna then said, “I’m sorry for bringing up such a sad memory. How did she die?”


    Adrian thought to himself and had another sip of his beer before he said, “I wasn’t the legate at the


    time, and the battle of Seatum hadn’t taken ce yet. We were having dinner at our camp that night


    and I was drunk when she asked me to say a few words to her for good luck before she went out on a


    mission. Leven jokingly said to her that she’ll return home with a sweeping victory on her belt.


    “I didn’t think much of it at the time and sheter got me dead drunk belure we spent the night together.


    When I wake up the next morning, she had already left. Less than an hourter, we received an order


    from the sentry at Seaturn, which was how we knew that the battle had begun.”


    Adrian recalled the woman in his mind–the woman who ended up changing his life forever.


    Samantha asked, “What happened then?”


    “I went onto the battlefield and asked around for Gloria’s whereabouts, but nobody seemed to know


    anything since her operation was highly confidential. Four dayster, we received an order to


    participate in a rescue mission on the nameless ind to the northeast of Spatum, and that’s when I


    found our Gloria had been ambushed in a rainforest. Half of her had been killed.


    squad


    “It took us three days to break through the outer defenses, but Gloria was already dead by the time we


    made it there. She was resting against arge tree, her body covered in blood, both her hands by her


    side and her eyes quietly looking into the distance.”


    Samantha and Joanna, unknowingly, began to tear up when they heard all this.


    Joanna wiped her tears and took another sip of her beer, while Samantha tnok a deep breath.


    Then, Adrian continued to say, “It wasn’t untilter that I found out I was actually the one who was


    chosen to be in that operation, Gloria overheard the previous legate and knew it would be a suicide


    mission, so she deliberately got me drunk and had the legate choose her to rece me.


    “I would’ve been the one who died in that rainforest if not for her.”


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    There were no heroes in this world, but there were some who would willingly sacrifice everything for the


    ones they love.


    Hearing this, Samantha fell into a deep trance. She was able to imagine the very scene of Gloria’s


    death and how horrible it


    must have been for her.


    “This woman whom I’ve never met chose toy down her life for someone else’s :


    At that moment, Samantha knew that everything she had done for Adrian thus far was nothing more


    than a small flicker inparison to what Gloria did for him.


    Meanwhile, Joanna took a deep breath “In other words, Gloria’s love for you went beyond even her


    own life. She chose to participate in that operation in your stead. She got you drunk just so that she


    could rece you and die on that ind.


    “I never imagined there wouldn’t be a love story that transcended life and death..


    Samantha said, “Gloria must have loved you very much. She chose to sacrifice her life for yours. You


    slept with her before she went out for that operation, didn’t you?”


    Adrian nodded and smiled as he said, “She’s a really powerful woman and would sometimes look down


    on me. She’d always lecture me but I know she was and woman deep inside. She knew there was a


    high chance she was going to die during that operation, so I believe she wanted to go out without any


    regrets.”