Chapter 70

Back in the camp, Carissa managed to compose herself.

Despite her promotion to regiment commander, she still had to share a small tent with Cynthia and the others. The only difference was the addition of two new blankets sent from Tower City.

Since Bun and Travis were men, a curtain was drawn in the middle of the tent for privacy while they undressed to tend to their wounds.

Everyone had suffered minor injuries, though nothing serious. The cold weather made the pain more intense than usual.

Carissa handed out medicine for their injuries, but no one needed it. After all, everyone going to battle brought their own supplies, and each guild had its own healing remedies.

Carissa took back the medicine. "Never mind."

"Carissa,+heard your ex-husband and his new wife are coming to support us. Won't that be awkward when you meet them?" Cynthia asked while dressing and cleaning up the powdered medicine on the floor. "Awkward? Not at all," Violet snorted, her face as cold as frost. "Just treat them like the pigs and dogs they are! We don't need to waste our time on such scum."

lifted the curtain, and asked, "By the way, why did your mother marry

to take a concubine," Carissa lay down, feeling as if she'd been run over by a cart. Her body ached all over. "Mom probably thought that after all these years in the Pathfinders Guild, I was least suited for domestic disputes

was now smeared with dried blood, said, "I don't understand domestic

again, and wrapped his wound with more bandages. "I guess your mother must be regretting her decision, huh? If it were me, I'd have brought servants and caused

world. After my divorce, people already look down on me. If I beat my ex-husband, people will criticize my family even if he's no

relatives? It's your own business,"

If someone finds out that a divorced woman from your family is beating her ex-husband, who would dare to marry into your family? It would be even worse if you have younger relatives who are

in the southern region, and had heard many such stories. For instance, her own family had a distant aunt who caused trouble for their family and affected their reputation. Despite an arranged engagement, Violet's aunt eloped with a scholar and became a concubine. This led to difficulties for other family members seeking marriages, as high-status families looked down upon such scandals, and lower-status

line was that there were a lot of

how such matters

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win the battle and return, you don't need

to wait for victory. They'll be coming to the Southern Frontier soon. He's the main general of the reinforcements. I'm thinking whether I should

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