# WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #3 ## Series - title: Dawn of Vengeance - slug: dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6 ## Chapter - number: 3 - chapter_key: 3-gtu5hf - release_date: 2026-10-08 ### Summary This chapter introduces Walter Heibergh: a commander who became a general at a young age, crushed the Lycan Rebellion, and became a legend with the cursed sword Dawn. He meets with students at the academy and gives a principled answer to the Lycan question. After class, he speaks privately with Arsinoe; Arsinoe describes her ostracism at the palace and says she wants to work with him. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Walter requests private meeting with Student Arsinoe after class and recognizes her as princess. - Arsinoe refuses to return to palace annex and declares she wants to become soldier and work with Walter. - Students ask about Walter's cursed sword Dawn, Royal Guards, and Lycan aide during lesson. - Arsinoe deliberately draws attention with Lycan question to leave memorable impression on Walter. - Walter Heibergh teaches academy students about Lycan rebellion, Talgisin's crimes, and Pharnas military law. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser This chapter introduces Walter Heibergh: a commander who became a general at a young age, crushed the Lycan Rebellion, and became a legend with the cursed sword Dawn. ### Spoiler summary This chapter introduces Walter Heibergh: a commander who became a general at a young age, crushed the Lycan Rebellion, and became a legend with the cursed sword Dawn. He meets with students at the academy and gives a principled answer to the Lycan question. After class, he speaks privately with Arsinoe; Arsinoe describes her ostracism at the palace and says she wants to work with him. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 117 ### Content COUNT HEIBERGH'S FAMILY IS FAMED FOR ITS IRON DISCIPLINE AND MARTIAL PROWESS. YET EVEN AMONG THE HEIBERGHS, WALTER STOOD APART. Episode 3 AFTER GRADUATING EARLY FROM THE MILITARY ACADEMY, HE BECAME THE YOUNGEST BRIGADIER GENERAL IN MILITARY HISTORY. AND AT JUST 22 YEARS OLD, HE DECISIVELY CRUSHED THE LYCAN REBELLION AND WAS PROMOTED TO COMMANDER. COMBAT ABILITY, STRATEGY, DECISIVENESS, AND LEADERSHIP... WALTER EXCELLED IN EVERY RESPECT. AND THEN THERE WAS HIS CURSED SWORD, DAWN. IT IS SAID THAT ANYONE BUT ITS MASTER WHO WIELDS THE BLADE IS DRIVEN TO RUIN... AND ULTIMATELY, DEATH. THAT SWORD MADE HIM A LIVING LEGEND ACROSS THE CONTINENT. SO THAT'S THE SWORD. IT LOOKS SURPRISINGLY ORDINARY. PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, CADETS. I AM WALTER HEIBERGH, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF CENTRAL COMMAND AND CAPTAIN OF THE BLACK EAGLE BATTALION. HE'S MORE REFINED THAN I EXPECTED. HUH? I HEARD HE WAS MASSIVE AND INTIMIDATING. RIGHT? HE LOOKS MORE LIKE A HANDSOME SCHOLAR THAN A SOLDIER, DOESN'T HE? ATTENTION. I'LL ANSWER QUESTIONS AS LONG AS THEY DON'T BREACH CONFIDENTIALITY. IS IT TRUE THAT THE SWORD YOU'RE CARRYING IS CURSED? IS THERE A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROYAL GUARD AND REGULAR ARMY UNITS? HOW DO I... AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE ROYAL GUARD... ...MAKE HIM MINE? WALTER IS A MAN OF PRINCIPLE. FIRST, I NEED TO EARN HIS GOODWILL. I NEED A CHANCE TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION HE’LL REMEMBER LONG AFTER TODAY. COMMANDER, I’VE HEARD YOU KEEP A LYCAN AS YOUR AIDE. AFTER THE LECTURE, I’LL REQUEST A PRIVATE CONVERSATION AND-- BUT YOU WERE PROMOTED FOR KILLING THE LYCAN CHIEFTAIN, WEREN’T YOU? AT THE TIME, WERE THE LYCANS UNDER YOUR COMMAND ACCEPTING OF THAT? WHAT? WHO WOULD ASK SUCH A STUPID QUESTION? AS IF I DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH ON MY MIND. THAT CHIEFTAIN, TALGISIN, WAS A CRIMINAL. HE PLAYED THE HERO WHILE MONOPOLIZING HAZE LEAF TO DRIVE UP PRICES, THEN USED LYCANS WHO'D GONE BERSERK FROM WITHDRAWAL AS SHIELDS FOR HIS REBELLION. WHY BRING UP SPECIES WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT A CRIMINAL? DID I JUST SAY THAT OUT LOUD? YES, DEFINITELY... IT STARTED WITH "STUPID QUESTION." I DON'T KNOW HOW A CADET CAME ACROSS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, BUT YES. IT'S TRUE. I HAD INTEL ON THE CRIMINAL, SO THERE WAS NO HESITATION. ALSO, YOUR QUESTION ITSELF IS FLAWED. ONCE YOU JOIN THE MILITARY, YOUR ESSENCE IS NEITHER MORE NOR LESS THAN THAT OF A SOLDIER. WHETHER HUMAN OR LYCAN, ANY THREAT TO THE KINGDOM IS AN ENEMY. CONVERSELY, ANYONE WHO HELPS THE KINGDOM WILL BE PROTECTED WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. THAT IS PHARNAS MILITARY LAW. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YES, SIR! THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S LECTURE. YOU'RE DISMISSED. CADET ARSINOE. I'D LIKE A BRIEF WORD IN PRIVATE. THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME MEETING. HOW DOES HE KNOW MY NAME? GREETINGS, YOUR HIGHNESS. YOU KNOW... WHO I AM? HOW COULD SOMEONE WHO SERVES THE ROYAL FAMILY NOT RECOGNIZE A PRINCESS? I HEARD YOU'D ENROLLED IN THE ACADEMY, BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT TO MEET YOU LIKE THIS. THIS IS SURPRISING. EVEN IN THE PALACE, THERE IS ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WHO RECOGNIZE ME. I MET MADAM ANCILLA A FEW DAYS AGO. SHE WAS QUITE WORRIED ABOUT YOU. FORGIVE MY BOLDNESS, BUT WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER FOR YOU TO RETURN TO THE PALACE? THE MILITARY IS A DANGEROUS PLACE. YOU MUST HAVE SOME CONNECTION WITH MY MOTHER. I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN, BUT WHAT I DO IS FOR ME TO DECIDE. ACTUAL COMBAT IS FAR HARSHER THAN THIS. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ENDURE IT. TO HIM, I PROBABLY JUST LOOK LIKE A NAIVE 16-YEAR-OLD. THAT'S ONLY NATURAL. COMMANDER, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PRINCES AND PRINCESSES ARE IN THE ROYAL FAMILY? THERE ARE TEN ALTOGETHER. AND AMONG THOSE TEN, HOW MANY WERE NOT BORN OF THE QUEEN? ONE. EXACTLY. IT'S JUST ME. MY MOTHER WAS MERELY A CONCUBINE WHO NEVER EVEN RECEIVED A PROPER NAME, CONFINED TO THE PALACE ANNEX AND FORBIDDEN TO LEAVE. IT'S A LUXURIOUS, COMFORTABLE CAGE. YOUR HIGHNESS... IF I RETURN, MY FATE WILL BE THE SAME. THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THE CHILD OF A CONCUBINE. I CAME HERE BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEARN SOMETHING, RATHER THAN ROT AWAY IN THE ANNEX. EVEN SO, YOU ARE STILL A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. DO YOU... ...TRULY BELIEVE THAT? WITHOUT A DOUBT. THEN ARE YOU LOYAL TO THE ROYAL FAMILY OF PHARNAS? YES, UNTIL MY LAST BREATH. GOOD. I HOPE THAT LOYALTY NEVER WAVERS. THAT WAY, WHEN EVERY ROYAL LIES DEAD AND I ALONE REMAIN, YOU'LL NATURALLY TURN TO ME. I UNDERSTAND YOUR REASONS FOR LEAVING THE PALACE ANNEX, BUT MAY I ASK WHY YOU CHOSE TO BECOME A SOLDIER? WELL, BECAUSE... I WANTED TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU, COMMANDER. I DID IT TO MAKE YOU MINE. WHY DID YOU WISH TO WORK WITH ME? UHH... BECAUSE YOU'LL SERVE AS MY SHIELD. WELL... BECAUSE YOU'RE IMPRESSIVE. PARDON...? I... SEE... COMMANDER. PLEASE... ...REMEMBER OUR CONVERSATION TODAY. I WILL. I HOPE YOU DO AS WELL, PRINCESS... I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ONCE YOU GRADUATE. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD... ...TO THE DAY YOU USE DAWN... ...TO SLASH THAT MAN'S THROAT. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #3](/series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6/chapter-3-gtu5hf) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.