He Promised Me a Crown I Returned with an Army - Episode 5

General Valerie confronts King Edmund, returning her insignia to renounce her military titles and become a commoner. An advisor warns the King that Valerie, the last survivor of House Grey, holds dangerous power and should be executed. Valerie publicly accuses the King of burning her family's home to bury the truth. A duke intervenes, pleading for her life to avoid public unrest. The King spares her but demands she surrender the banner symbolizing command of the Northern Legion. As Valerie agrees, the advisor urgently warns that letting her leave alive will create a grave threat.