Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 57

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At this moment, Carissa felt utterly exhausted. Her legs trembled as she sat down on the mat. She was too tired to worry about proper etiquette. It had been a long time since she had been so rushed, and she was struggling to keep up.

Rafael saw her state, and smiled. "You're worn out, aren't you? How many days did it take you?"

"Five days," Carissa said, catching her breath. "I'm fine, but my horse is really exhausted."

"Impressive!" Rafael said with admiration. Then, he called out loudly, "Feed the horses and prepare the meals!"

A booming voice responded from outside. "Yes, sir!"

Carissa quickly asked, "Aren't you going to devise a strategy? Or send someone to urgently notify the capital and request more reinforcements?"

Rafael leaned against the desk, tapping his long fingers on his leg as he narrowed his eyes.

"We will recruit soldiers. Reinforcements won't arrive quickly. To handle the first battle, we need to first recruit soldiers and gather provisions."

Carissa with clear appreciation in his eyes. "You made the right choice by coming to the Southern Frontier yourself. It gives me enough time to come up with a plan. I'll have someone show you

brothers died on the Southern

darkened, and his

Going to the battlefield isn't as simple as you

to Barrett. With the victory at Victory Pass, he should have already returned to the capital. Why hasn't he reported to the king? He's a

of the Victory Pass battle.

death of her father and brothers, Rafael had taken over Hector's position as commander. He had been fighting the Sandoria people at the Southern Frontier

surprising that he also knew about her marriage to Barrett.

was strange. Though Rafael knew she was married to Barrett, he had no clue that her entire family had

gaze, then looked up and asked, "Your Highness, shouldn't you be asking why Westhaven allied

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they immediately broke it. They disguised themselves as Sandorian soldiers, and joined forces with Sandorla to attack us at the Southern Frontier." Carissa felt that Rafael had accepted her words too quickly,

cities from the

he believe her so easily,

this information was coming

he worried it might be false news? After all,