# WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #4 ## Series - title: Dawn of Vengeance - slug: dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6 ## Chapter - number: 4 - chapter_key: 4-abd56z - release_date: 2026-10-08 ### Summary With graduation from the academy approaching two years later, Arsinoe explains her plan to return to the palace, take her mother, and secretly flee to Phomnos. Then the King of Pharnas and the crown prince, followed by the royal family one by one, die, leaving the throne vacant. In the council, while Duke Godel Kiel steps forward, Sir Walter nominates Madame Ancilla's daughter, Fifth Princess Arsinoe Thea Neopharnas. Despite objections, he reminds them of the army's loyalty law and says he believes the true ruler is the one who protects everyone. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Council debates succession; question of who next ruler will be - Arsinoe plans to take mother from palace annex and flee secretly to Phomnos - Nobles oppose Arsinoe as slave-born concubine's daughter without political training - King of Pharnas and crown prince die, followed by deaths of royals one by one - Duke Kiel to reconvene council in a month while gathering soldiers in his lands - Sir Walter nominates Fifth Princess Arsinoe Thea Neopharnas as royal bloodline heir - Walter cites Article 1 of Royal Army Service Act swearing loyalty to royal family - Two-year time skip to academy graduation; Arsinoe farewells friend discussing futures - Fleeing Arsinoe realizes pursuers have found her again - Only paralyzed Third Prince and blinded Fifth Prince survive, kingdom in crisis ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser With graduation from the academy approaching two years later, Arsinoe explains her plan to return to the palace, take her mother, and secretly flee to Phomnos. ### Spoiler summary With graduation from the academy approaching two years later, Arsinoe explains her plan to return to the palace, take her mother, and secretly flee to Phomnos. Then the King of Pharnas and the crown prince, followed by the royal family one by one, die, leaving the throne vacant. In the council, while Duke Godel Kiel steps forward, Sir Walter nominates Madame Ancilla's daughter, Fifth Princess Arsinoe Thea Neopharnas. Despite objections, he reminds them of the army's loyalty law and says he believes the true ruler is the one who protects everyone. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 107 ### Content TWO YEARS LATER... ARSINOE, WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING THE ACADEMY? SOON. ARE YOU HEADING STRAIGHT BACK TO YOUR TERRITORY? YEAH. I CAN’T BELIEVE I WORKED ALL THE WAY UP TO GRADUATION, ONLY FOR THINGS TO END UP LIKE THIS. OUT OF EVERYONE, GERONIMO HAD WANTED TO BECOME A SOLDIER THE MOST. BUT AFTER HIS OLDER BROTHER’S SUDDEN RIDING ACCIDENT, HE BECAME THE HEIR TO A MARCH. LESS THAN 30% OF GRADUATES ACTUALLY JOIN THE MILITARY. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER WAYS TO PUT THE SKILLS YOU LEARNED HERE TO GOOD USE. WELL, CONSIDERING I FINISHED DEAD LAST EVERY YEAR, MAYBE IT JUST WASN’T MY CALLING. BY THE WAY, WHY ARE YOU GOING BACK TO THE PALACE? I DON'T THINK THE MILITARY IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR ME EITHER. REALLY? BUT YOU RANKED FIRST EVERY YEAR. DIDN'T YOU EVEN GET AN OFFER TO BECOME A TACTICS OFFICER? I HAVE SOME THINGS TO TEND TO AT THE PALACE. I'M PLANNING TO TAKE MY MOTHER AND LEAVE THE ANNEX. WE'LL LIVE QUIETLY IN THE NORTH FOR A FEW YEARS. WHAT? THERE'S NO WAY HIS MAJESTY WOULD ALLOW THAT. OF COURSE NOT. WE'LL SNEAK OUT. WHAT?! WAIT... THE NORTH? DON'T TELL ME YOU MEAN PHOMNOS. THAT'S RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE YOUR STUDIES WEREN'T IN VAIN AFTER ALL. IT'S FREEZING COLD, ABSURDLY FAR, AND THERE ARE BARELY ANY PEOPLE... THE PERFECT CHALLENGE. AMONG EVERYONE I KNOW, YOU'RE DEFINITELY THE CRAZIEST. THAT'S FUNNY. I WAS THINKING THE SAME ABOUT YOU. GOOD LUCK. GET IN TOUCH ONCE THINGS SETTLE DOWN. SURE, LET'S MEET AGAIN. DEATH BEFELL THE KING OF PHARNAS. DUKE GODEL KIEL SOON AFTER, THE CROWN PRINCE FOLLOWED. THE PRINCES, PRINCESSES, QUEENS, AND CONSORTS... ...ALL LOST THEIR LIVES... ONE AFTER ANOTHER. ONLY THE THIRD PRINCE, WHOSE TONGUE AND LEGS WERE PARALYZED, AND THE FIFTH PRINCE, WHO HAD GONE BLIND, SURVIVED. WITH THE RULER GONE, AN UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS GRIPPED THE KINGDOM. EVERYONE IN THE LAND WAS UNITED BY ONE BURNING QUESTION... WHO WOULD BECOME THE NEXT RULER? DO YOU INTEND TO LEAVE THE THRONE VACANT INDEFINITELY? WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THE PHARNAS LINEAGE HAS BEEN SEVERED. I'LL GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. AMONG THOSE PRESENT HERE-- THE ROYAL BLOODLINE HAS NOT ENDED. WHO ELSE IS THERE? ARSINOE THEA NEOPHARNAS, THE FIFTH PRINCESS, DAUGHTER OF MADAM ANCILLA. WHO? ANCILLA, THE CONCUBINE OF SLAVE ORIGIN? YOU'RE SUGGESTING THE DAUGHTER OF SOME WANDERING DANCER SHOULD TAKE THE THRONE? A WOMAN WHO NEVER EVEN STUDIED POLITICS? QUIET, EVERYONE. SIR WALTER. I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT, BUT SHE IS NOT SUITED TO BE A CANDIDATE. THEN ALLOW ME TO ASK JUST ONE THING. ARE YOU SEEKING A REGENT... ...OR A NEW KING? SIR WALTER, THAT'S... CHOOSE YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY, AND... ...PLEASE TRY TO RECALL ARTICLE 1 OF THE ROYAL ARMY'S CODE OF SERVICE. ARTICLE 1! ONE! WE PLEDGE OUR LOYALTY TO THE ROYAL FAMILY OF PHARNAS... ...AND DEVOTE ALL OUR STRENGTH TO THEIR PROTECTION! WHY, HELLO, SIR WALTER. IT'S BEEN A WHILE, LADY RUTHERFORD. HAS THE MEETING ALREADY CONCLUDED? MARCHIONESS VANESSA RUTHERFORD WHAT MEANING COULD FURTHER DISCUSSION HAVE WHEN THE PERSON WE NEEDED PERMISSION FROM WALKED OUT? THINGS TURNED TO CHAOS THE MOMENT YOU LEFT. I SEE. IF YOU HAD DECLARED YOURSELF KING, THEY WOULD HAVE AGREED WITHOUT PROTEST. MY ROLE IS TO PROTECT THE ROYAL FAMILY, NOT TO SIT ON THE THRONE. THEN PERHAPS THE ONE TO ESTABLISH A NEW DYNASTY WILL BE-- DUKE KIEL CANNOT BECOME KING. THEN WHO, IN YOUR EYES, COULD BE YOUR LIEGE? THERE'S NOT A SINGLE PERSON IN THAT ROOM FIT TO RULE. HAHAHA SO WE WERE ALL CHASING A MIRAGE, I SEE. WHY ARE WE UNFIT, EXACTLY? IF YOU WERE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SHELTERING 50 DYING REFUGEES OR DISTRIBUTING 50 CATTLE TO YOUR OWN SUBJECTS, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR PEOPLE... THE LATTER. EXACTLY. POLITICIANS PURSUE INTERESTS AND AVOID LOSS AT ALL COSTS. THEN WOULD A RULER CHOOSE THE REFUGEES? YES, WHILE ALSO ORDERING VASSALS TO SECURE THE CATTLE. THEY'D THEN PROVIDE THE REFUGEES WITH THE CATTLE, ALLOWING THEM TO EVENTUALLY BECOME FARMERS. OH. A THIRD ANSWER. A RULER IS ONE WHO EMBRACES AND PROTECTS ALL. EVEN IF IT TAKES TIME, THEY LEAD THE PEOPLE DOWN THE RIGHT PATH. THAT IS WHAT IT MEANS TO RULE. YOU'RE SAYING... YOU BELIEVE THE CONCUBINE'S DAUGHTER CAN DO THAT...? YES. AND HER NAME IS PRINCESS ARSINOE. HMM... DUKE KIEL SAYS HE'LL RECONVENE THE COUNCIL IN A MONTH. IT SEEMS HE'S BEEN GATHERING TROOPS IN HIS TERRITORY. IF YOU CONTINUE TO OPPOSE HIM, WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN? I WON'T SIDE WITH EITHER FACTION. I ONLY HOPE... ...THIS ENDS PEACEFULLY. IT WAS RECKLESS TO NOMINATE HER WITHOUT EVEN ASKING HER FIRST. HAS IT ALREADY BEEN A YEAR SINCE I RAN INTO HER IN PHOMNOS? I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING NOW... SURELY... SHE CERTAINLY COULDN’T STILL BE ON THE RUN, COULD SHE? HAH, GET HER!!! THEY FOUND ME AGAIN. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #4](/series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6/chapter-4-abd56z) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.