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.

at Victory Pass. At the end 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

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

recommended a man named Jason Lewis, who was said to be a reliable

Carter returned to serve as head steward of the outer

at Northwatch Estate, but after injuring his leg in 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

first day back at the estate, the nearly sixty-year-old

duke's mansion. Carissa was now

sadness when he

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year, Barrett married Aurora, and she joined the Warren family as Barrett's

wife.

was grand and impressive. Despite the earlier divorce scandal, the marriage had been decreed by the king, so many officials and even royal relatives attended

completed the ceremony, Rebecca couldn't stop smiling. The Ministry of Defense credited