Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 78

"Carissa, take a bath and change into clean clothes. I'll take you somewhere," Rafael said.

Carissa looked up, and asked, "Where are we going?"

"You'll find out when we get there. Everyone else, please leave. I need to bathe and change clothes as well, Rafael said.

Carissa and the generals complied, and exited the tent

In such cold weather, taking a bath required a lot of hot water. Fortunately, Ilyrian had an ample supply of firewood. It had been challenging to get a hot drink, even in the camp outside Tower City. Taking a bath was a luxury.

Since Garissa held an official position now, Rafael had sent a criminal slave to attend to her.

The criminal slave, who was about forty years old and smelled terrible, was called Thirteen. She used to run a small business in Heartshire City.

Due to a business dispute, she smashed a vase on a competitor's head. The competitor didn't die, but ended up becoming mentally challenged. She was sentenced to be exiled to the military camp as a slave for twelve years. Now, eleven years have passed, and she had only one year left before her sentence was completed and she was released.

water for Carissa and brought a bucket. She brought out her stash of soap pods to wash Carissa's hair, as she needed

to remove the blood, though the soap pods made it a bit frizzy. Carissa's face was also cleaned, revealing her delicate features, though her skin had lost some

into her original clothes, draped a black cloak over them, and tied her damp hair into a high ponytail. People

Spear, removing all the blood stains and

rose patterns on the spear, her

and brothers had died in llyrian. She had only known her father died on the Southern Frontier

her family had died, her mother had been too distressed to speak and broke down into tears. After a while, Dylan came to fetch her on Rafael's orders. Carissa took her Rose Spear and stepped outside. There she saw a young, handsome man in

and imposing, with a refined appearance. His skin was fair and slightly rosy, though the skin around his eyes and nose was rougher. His eyes

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She recognized him by his eyes, as his previous beard had hidden

he was the most handsome

interest in romance, her breath caught

horses over, one

approached Rafael, and bowed.

at her. "This is