# WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #21 ## Series - title: Dawn of Vengeance - slug: dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6 ## Chapter - number: 21 - chapter_key: 21-n3r5bn - release_date: 2026-10-14 ### Summary Following complaints from the soldiers, Arcy is asked to return to the palace, but she pouts and says she doesn't like it there. As she admits to postponing the coronation ceremony, the matter of Godel Kiel comes up. She explains that the temple visit went poorly, and that she wants Kiel to keep the nobles in line and to expose a traitor. Vanessa Rutherford and Vaughn Wheaton are considered for the council presidency. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - The Commander shares his past as reluctant soldier who picked up sword Dawn and rose quickly. - The Sovereign resists returning to the palace, saying she dislikes it and delaying until after coronation. - Marquess Rutherford and Duke Wheaton are assessed for council presidency and both found unsuitable. - The Sovereign and Commander discuss need for Duke Kiel to control nobles and expose a traitor. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Following complaints from the soldiers, Arcy is asked to return to the palace, but she pouts and says she doesn't like it there. ### Spoiler summary Following complaints from the soldiers, Arcy is asked to return to the palace, but she pouts and says she doesn't like it there. As she admits to postponing the coronation ceremony, the matter of Godel Kiel comes up. She explains that the temple visit went poorly, and that she wants Kiel to keep the nobles in line and to expose a traitor. Vanessa Rutherford and Vaughn Wheaton are considered for the council presidency. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 93 ### Content IT ISN'T YOU WHO'S UNCOMFORTABLE, ARCY. THE SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING. THE PALACE PREPARATIONS WERE COMPLETED SOME TIME AGO, SO WE'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD RETURN. Episode 21 A ROYALLY SULKY PERFORMANCE BUT I DON'T LIKE THE PALACE... NOTHING GOOD HAS EVER HAPPENED THERE... ONCE YOU BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO IT, EVEN UNPLEASANT MEMORIES WILL FADE. STOP WORRYING, AND JUST GO. POUT BUT... AFTER SPENDING SOME TIME HERE, NOWHERE ELSE COMPARES... AND WITH THE GREATEST SWORDSMAN AROUND AT ALL TIMES, MY SAFETY IS GUARANTEED. THE ROYAL PALACE EXISTS TO GLORIFY YOUR MAJESTY'S REIGN. WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO TRY AND GET USED TO IT? THEN I'LL GO AFTER THE CORONATION CEREMONY. YOU'VE ALREADY USED THE NOBLES' OATH OF LOYALTY TO POSTPONE THE CEREMONY... THEY DON'T MEAN MUCH ANYWAY... IS SHE EVEN TIDYING UP? PRETENDING TO BE BUSY IS THIS PERHAPS BECAUSE OF GODEL KIEL? OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND YOU SOMEWHAT. YOU APPEAR TO BE EASYGOING... ...AND CAREFREE, BUT IN REALITY, YOU'RE METICULOUS AND CALCULATING, AND YOU LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED. YOU'VE SEEMED DISCOURAGED EVER SINCE RETURNING FROM THE TEMPLE, SO I ASSUMED YOUR VISIT HADN'T GONE AS PLANNED. DID I REALLY MAKE IT THAT OBVIOUS? I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO WOULD'VE NOTICED. NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, I GUESS I WAS A LITTLE IRRITATED. EVEN WHEN I APPROACHED HIM POLITELY, HE WAS STILL DIFFICULT. HE'S NOT EASY... WHY ARE YOU SO DETERMINED TO BRING DUKE KIEL BACK? BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE BETTER SUITED TO KEEP THE NOBLES IN LINE. HE'S CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO PHARNAS, AND HIS CHARACTER IS DECENT... AND MOST IMPORTANTLY... I NEED HIM TO EXPOSE A TRAITOR. I'M NOT FOLLOWING. HMM... DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU AND GODEL KIEL HAVE IN COMMON? I'M NOT SURE. YOU'RE BOTH IDEALISTS DEVOTED TO PHARNAS. YOU PROTECT THE KINGDOM WITH STRENGTH, AND THE DUKE PROTECTS IT WITH HIS SKILL. EVEN THOUGH I HAD TO GO UP AGAINST HIM, IT'S OBVIOUS HE TRULY LOVES THIS COUNTRY. BUT THE OTHER NOBLES ARE DIFFERENT. ONLY THEIR OWN TERRITORIES MATTER TO THEM. AREN'T MARCHIONESS RUTHERFORD AND DUKE WHEATON DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS? HMM. VANESSA RUTHERFORD IS POPULAR AMONG THE NOBILITY AND BLESSED WITH NATURAL POLITICAL INSTINCTS, WHILE VAUGHN WHEATON IS HEIR TO A LONG LINE OF LOYALISTS AND TRUSTED BY THE ELDERS. BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, WHO SEEMS BETTER TO YOU? IF I HAD TO CHOOSE, DUKE WHEATON SEEMS SLIGHTLY PREFERABLE. UNLIKE LADY RUTHERFORD, WHO PRIORITIZES REFORM, DUKE WHEATON TENDS TO CONSIDER THE ROYAL FAMILY'S POSITION FIRST. I SEE. THEN SHOULD I APPOINT DUKE WHEATON AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL? WAITING EAGERLY FOR AN ANSWER TO BE HONEST, I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE HESITATING. NEITHER OF THEM IS TRULY SUITED FOR THE POSITION. MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOUR MAJESTY... YES? I'D APPRECIATE A BIT MORE PERSONAL SPACE. SURE, ALL RIGHT. ENJOYING HIS REACTION YOU'RE RIGHT... BOTH ARE LACKING SOMETHING. RUTHERFORD DOESN'T HAVE THE STANDING TO SWAY THE ELDERS, AND WHEATON... WELL... IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT HIM THAT CONCERNS YOU? THE NOBLES' OPINIONS ARE DIVIDED. NO MATTER WHOM I CHOOSE, PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN. HONESTLY, INSTEAD OF PERSUADING EACH OF THEM ONE BY ONE, IT WOULD'VE BEEN EASIER TO JUST WIN OVER DUKE KIEL. THAT'S TRUE... BUT HE'S A STUBBORN OLD MAN. FURROW HOW HAS THE DUKE'S SON BEEN LATELY? PERHAPS IT'S BECAUSE OF HIS FATHER, BUT HE'S BEEN TIRELESSLY STUDYING THE NAMELESS GOD. HE WAS ALREADY KNOWN TO BE AN AVID READER, BUT LATELY, HE'S BEEN BURYING HIMSELF EVEN MORE DEEPLY IN BOOKS. OOH... A GENTLE, DELICATE SON BORN INTO SUCH A MARTIAL FAMILY... INTERESTING. JUST BECAUSE IT'S A MARTIAL HOUSE DOESN'T MEAN EVERY CHILD MUST BECOME A WARRIOR. DOES HE HAVE ANY RIGHT TO SAY THAT? UH, AREN'T YOU THE SECOND SON OF HOUSE HEIBERGH? THE HEIBERGHS ARE THE TOP MARTIAL FAMILY. TO BE HONEST, I NEVER PARTICULARLY WANTED TO BECOME A SOLDIER. OH, REALLY? THAT'S UNEXPECTED. YES... I HAPPENED TO PICK UP DAWN ONE DAY AND SOMEHOW ENDED UP HERE. HE JUST PICKED IT UP? AND THEN YOU JUST DRIFTED ALONG UNTIL YOU BECAME COMMANDER? THAT'S CORRECT. I COMPLETED A FEW ASSIGNMENTS THAT WERE GIVEN TO ME AND WAS PROMOTED. WALTER HEIBERGH IS PHARNAS' YOUNGEST BRIGADIER GENERAL AND ITS FIRST COMMANDER. I'M SURE IT WAS AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS. IT WAS MOSTLY LUCK. I SIMPLY RODE THE TIDE OF THE TIMES. RUMORS ARE ALWAYS EXAGGERATED. THE FACT THAT HE'S SINCERE MAKES IT EVEN MORE IRRITATING. I'M JUST ORDINARY. I NEED TO IMPROVE MYSELF AND... IT'S MY SUBORDINATES WHO DESERVE THE CREDIT. WALTER, PLEASE BE QUIET SO I CAN GET SOME SHUT-EYE. ARE YOU SLEEPING? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #21](/series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6/chapter-21-n3r5bn) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.