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.

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simply nodded politely before having

her current situation. The senior servants of the household

arrived yet, Holly took the four

had lived before marriage. Since no one had lived there after her departure, there were no signs of refurbishment. Besides routine cleaning,

occurred, so there was no need to cover up blood

armory where Carissa trained. Naturally, there was also a small study filled with books she had read. Most of them were 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 family, as she could have fought them off with her

family had both war heroes and restless

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

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only had one request for Carissa-to give up thoughts of war and

always been rebellious since childhood, opposing her parents on everything, this time, she had

mother and sister-in-law's tutelage, she learned how to manage a household and handle estate affairs. She excelled in her studies and quickly grasped all that she was taught. Her mother had once said that her daughter might not become the best female general,

mother had been wrong, and so had

and not followed her mother's wishes. Then, her

entire family was something Carissa couldn't comprehend. Why had

that it was because Hector had achieved a great victory in the battle against Westhaven. He had defeated their forces of one hundred thousand with just ten thousand soldiers-humiliating the