Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 38

After Solomon and the other Sinclair family members moved all the dowry items back to Northwatch Estate, Carissa came out to thank them and invited everyone in for tea.

Solomon shook his head. "We've got other important matters to attend to, so we can't stay for tea. By the way, Barrett asked me to give you a message. He hopes you won't regret your decision."

"I have nothing to say to him in response to his message. Since you have important matters, I won't keep you," Carissa replied calmly.

Pleased with her response, Solomon and the others left.

Even if the Sinclair family lost everything, they couldn't lose their dignity.

It wasn't that Solomon didn't want to stay for tea, but Northwatch Estate was still in chaos. He was certain the new servants had yet to learn all the necessary rules and mannerisms.

Solomon-would have been okay with it, but he had brought along other family members. Too many people seeing the situation at Northwatch Estate might lead to gossip, and Carissa couldn't afford to have any rumors spreading about her right now.

Returning to Exquisite Pavilion, Carissa wrote a letter asking for help to investigate the battle between Westhaven and Starhaven at Victory Pass, and had someone urgently send it to her guild. She had her suspicions but didn't dare confirm anything without evidence.

of last year, ten thousand troops had been transferred from Victory Pass to support the Southern Frontier. That left Donovan to request reinforcements from the court when Westhaven attacked, and Barrett and

the battle and couldn't ask her grandfather or uncles directly. If her suspicions were correct, her grandfather, as the general, would be in serious trouble. Over the next month, Carissa refused all visitors, though few came to see her anyway. The Sinclair family would only bother her if it was

was said to be a reliable person. Other positions, from guards and coachmen to carpenters, gardeners,

returned to serve as head steward of the

a horse-riding accident, he was allowed to go home and recover with his family. When Holly sought a new head steward for the outer estate, he turned up to interview for

the estate, the nearly

mansion. Carissa was now the sole survivor of the once-prosperous family, and she had been

a deep sadness when

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Carissa's personal attendants. Carissa named them Pearl, Snow, Winter, and Joy. These five maids took excellent care of their mistress, serving her chicken soup and nourishing broths every day. After a month of this

end of the year, Barrett married Aurora, and she joined the

wife.

scandal, the marriage had been

Rebecca couldn't stop smiling. The Ministry of Defense credited Aurora as having made the greatest contribution in the recent battle, as she had led the negotiations for the