Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 35

Although the Duke of Northwatch's family was known for their military background, Carissa was well- read, so she wanted her attendants to be literate as well. "Alright, all of you can stay. Serve Lady Sinclair well. She will name you later," said Holly.

The four were overjoyed.

"Thank you, Ms. Holly!"

"Don't thank me yet. Serving Lady Sinclair comes with rules. If you don't follow them well, you'll end up as second- or third-tier maids," Holly warned.

"We will definitely learn and follow the rules properly," the four replied, bowing respectfully.

After Holly and Lily picked more servants to join the household, they instructed the agent to find coachmen, carpenters, stablemen, and gardeners. However, the positions of steward and accountant were too important to be left for the agent to procure.

"Rest assured, we will have some people tomorrow for your selection," the agent promised.

After receiving his payment and handing over the contracts, the agent smiled and presented Holly and Lily with an envelope.

"Please consider using our services again in the future. If you need anything, feel free to contact us. We have expertise in various fields."

simply nodded politely before having someone walk the agent out

people were curious about her current situation. The senior servants of the household knew to remain tight-lipped to prevent

yet, Holly took the four personal attendants they hired to

now residing in Exquisite Pavilion, where she had lived before marriage. Since no one had lived there after her departure, there were no signs of refurbishment. Besides routine cleaning, no one had entered

had been empty when the massacre occurred, so there was no

related to military strategies and tactics. Being married for a year had felt like a nightmare. If Carissa hadn't gotten married, the assassins wouldn't have been able to wipe out her entire

the Sinclair family had both war heroes and restless

armory, gazing at the weapons she had trained with-spears, swords, daggers, whips, and halberds. As the best apprentice of her guild, she had trained hard with the hope that one day, she would fight on the battlefield like

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Southern Frontier. Her mother had cried until she was almost blind, and only had one request for Carissa-to

rebellious since childhood, opposing her parents

a household and handle estate affairs. She excelled in her studies and quickly grasped all that she was taught. Her mother had

been wrong, and so

mother's wishes.

her entire family was something Carissa couldn't

battle against Westhaven. He had defeated their forces of one hundred thousand with just ten thousand soldiers-humiliating the