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.

then he turned away. Seeing Carissa reminded him of Hector and the six

of Hector's former comrades approached, their

Sinclair, how is your mother's health? Is the cold

sharp pain in her heart, and

to discuss with His Highness. We'll catch

have military intelligence to share, come inside and report

center stood

a bed with bedding that had turned dirty gray, tainted with the scent of blood and medicinal herbs. In the corner, there were discarded blood-stained bandages. There were no chairs or stools. A mat was laid beside the

lowered her spear, and looked into his ink-black

soldiers from Westhaven have entered Sandoria, wearing

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"Your second senior got this intelligence? I recall you went to the Pathfinders Guild. Is she

Highness, the Intelligence my second senior gathers is reliable. While

"Why not report directly to