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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divorce, people were curious about her current situation. The senior servants of the household knew to remain tight-lipped to prevent these shrewd and cunning agents from making wild guesses and spreading

Holly took the

Exquisite Pavilion, where she had lived before marriage. Since no one had lived there after her departure, there were no signs of refurbishment.

why Exquisite Pavilion had been empty when the massacre occurred, so there was no need to cover

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,

had both war heroes

daggers, whips, and halberds. As the best apprentice of her guild, she had trained hard with the hope

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on the Southern Frontier. Her mother had cried until she was almost blind, and only had one request for Carissa-to give up thoughts of war and weapons, and instead focus on settling down and starting a family to have

rebellious since childhood, opposing her parents on everything, this time,

under her 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, but could certainly become the best

been wrong, and

not followed her mother's wishes. Then,

her entire family was something Carissa couldn't comprehend. Why had the spies from

achieved a great victory in the battle against Westhaven. He had defeated their forces of one hundred thousand