Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 33

Barrett fell silent. He had suffered a thorough defeat in today's battle against Carissa, and it was embarrassing to talk about it.

"Is it really true?" Aurora pressed.

Barrett sighed. "Forget it, let's not talk about this."

Pouting. Aurora punched him playfully. "I knew you were lying to me. Anyway, it doesn't matter how she left. As long as everything's settled, it's fine.

"Since she said it's not worth sharing the position of your wife with me, I actually feel the same. The cunning methods she learned while managing the household affairs are beyond my ability to match. That's also where her real talent lies."

She tilted her head and faced Barett. "I can't learn her skills, but if you want me to sweet-talk you like her, I can manage that."

Aurora held her hands to her chest, smiled gently, and called in a cute voice, "Honey!"

She shivered dramatically. "Oh my god, that was so disgusting! How does she act like that?"

had reminded him that Carissa never did such things. She spoke softly, but her tone was neither humble nor overbearing. Her attitude was gentle but firm, and she never

happily. Although Barrett hadn't taken half of Carissa's dowry, it didn't change the fact that she

gains were simply a part of

open-minded Aurora didn't want to be as

Aurora, Barrett sat down by

arrived, it felt like a gust of wind had blown away the

after asking him a few questions. He recalled the preparations for their

whilst marching to war, he hadn't been able to stop thinking about how he had lifted Carissa's veil. The memory of her stunning beauty had

thought of Carissa. Instead, he focused on strategizing with Aurora and their fellow soldiers, trying

her horse with heroic grace, he realized that women could be valiant. Whilst on

his mind-perhaps a woman as refined and noble

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great after all.