Chapter 56

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Carissa followed Rafael on horseback, glancing at the campfires spaced every few steps. Her heart sank at what she observed.

The Southern Frontier originally had three hundred thousand soldiers, with another hundred thousand seconded from Victory Pass, totaling four hundred thousand soldiers. From her observations, however, not even half of those numbers were left.

Rafael had marched through twenty-three cities, reclaiming all but two. It was clear many soldiers had sacrificed their lives.

Outside the command tent, vanguards and lieutenants stood on either side. Their armor was worn, their faces weather-beaten, and their beards unkempt.

A few generals stood a short distance away from the main tent. Carissa recognized one of them- Timothy Farrell, an old comrade of her father's. He had even held her as a child.

Timothy strode up and stopped before Carissa. He studied her face, then said excitedly, "Carissa Sinclair? Is that you?"

"Timothy!" Carissa's eyes stung.

turned away. Seeing Carissa reminded him of Hector and the

of Hector's former comrades approached, their eyes slightly red

your mother's health? Is

a sharp pain in her heart,

matters to discuss with His Highness. We'll

over Carissa. In his usual commanding tone, he ordered, "If you have military intelligence to share, come inside and report it." He lifted the tent flap, and entered. Carissa tightened her

in the center

discarded blood-stained bandages. There were no chairs or stools. A mat was laid beside the sand table. Rafael sat down first, his posture somewhat peculiar-not cross-legged, but with one leg stretched out and the other bent. "Speak," he said curtly, "about

her spear, and

senior received intelligence from Sandona. Approximately three hundred thousand soldiers from Westhaven have entered

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went to the Pathfinders Guild. Is she also from

afraid he might not believe her. "Your Highness, the Intelligence my second senior gathers is reliable. While the exact number of soldiers may vary, three hundred thousand is

not report directly

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