Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

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.

away. Seeing Carissa reminded him of Hector and the six junior

former comrades approached, their eyes slightly red under

Sinclair, how is your mother's health?

pain in her heart, and tears nearly

important matters to discuss with His Highness. We'll catch up

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 grip on

barely warmer than outside, in the center stood a table with maps and a sand table for tactical

discarded blood-stained bandages. There were no chairs or stools. A mat was laid beside the sand table. Rafael

and looked

Approximately three hundred thousand soldiers from Westhaven have entered

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recall you went to the Pathfinders Guild. Is

reliable. While the exact number of soldiers may

not report directly to