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.

he nodded, then he turned away. Seeing Carissa

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

"Lady Sinclair, how is your mother's health? Is the cold still troubling her

a sharp pain in her heart, and

matters to discuss with His

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

warmer than outside, in the center stood a table with maps and a

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 this

and looked into his

Westhaven have entered Sandoria, wearing Sandorian soldiers' armor. They're heading towards the Southern

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senior got this intelligence? I recall you went to the Pathfinders

second senior gathers is reliable. While the exact number

at her. "Why not report directly to

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