Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 179

After Rafael left Evergreen Palace, he headed to Serenity Palace to pay respects to Victoria and seek her approval to marry Carissa,

Victoria was delighted.

"Child, you're silently accomplishing great deeds! Just two months. ago, your mom was expressing her worries about your marriage to me. Who would have thought you'd meet Cari on the battlefield and instantly hit it off? Cari is a good girl. You need to treat her well and cherish her."

"Mother, I will definitely treat her well," Rafael assured. "However, it seems my mom doesn't like Carissa much. She might summon Carissa to the palace in the next couple of days to give her a hard time." Victoria immediately understood that he was indirectly asking for her help. Her eyes softened with affection as she said kindly, "Don't worry. As long as I'm here, she won't suffer anything." Rafael knelt, and solemnly thanked her. "I'll leave everything to you, Mother."

Victoria gazed at him, a flicker of complex emotions in her eyes. However, she quickly returned to normal. She asked him about the battlefield, if he had been injured, and if his wounds had healed.

Rafael answered all her questions. Victoria insisted on having the royal physician check his health and prescribe some medicine to help him recover. The royal pharmacy had plenty of nourishing supplements, and Rafael left the palace with an armful of them.

Sometimes, he wondered whose son he truly was. Helen never asked him about these things.

After the celebration feast, when he was drunk and sent to

Evergreen Palace, his mother only shook him excitedly. She said that reclaiming the Southern Frontier was an unparalleled achievement, and that they would be remembered in history.

She never asked if he had suffered or been injured. She only cared about the outcome, not the process.

didn't resent Helen. She had always been like that too focused on her feelings, and expecting

didn't love him. She did, but just enough to maintain a distant relationship between them. It didn't make him resentful, but it also didn't create much

maid, Michelle, stood by. Seeing that Victoria was silent and seemed to be asleep, Michelle tiptoed over and gently covered her with

hall blocked out the sunlight, making it

"I'm not asleep, just lost in

known about it for a while. There's no need to

said.

"It's not that I'm

you concerned that Lady Helen

go too far." Victoria sighed. "I'm just worried about the rift it might cause between the brothers.

Rafael not see that?

any opinion

no need to worry. Your Majesty Prince

power to prevent future troubles. Without the

strife."

his brother doesnt have

to be safe than sorry. Besides because the king will feel guilty about taking away Prince Rafael's litary power, he

his decision. When he informed me of it, I supported it in my heart. With the Sinclair Army backing Carissa and Rafael having the Hell Monarch Army, even if Salvador doesn't doubt them, the court officials would see them