Once Carissa finished writing down their orders, she showed them to Rafael. He reviewed it and said happily, "These are all to my liking. Let's go with this." Then, he turned to Dylan. "Dylan, take this and place the orders."

Dylan nodded and took the paper, then went out to place the order. He returned shortly afterward.

"What happened in the inner courtyard? Did they doubt the birthday gift you brought and think it was a fake? Did they also try to bully you?"

Rafael had a general idea, but wanted to hear it from her directly.

Carissa took a sip of water to soothe her dry throat, and said, "They couldn't bully me, but there were indeed some who targeted me and didn't take me seriously."

Lulu chimed in, "My lady, the last few things you said really frightened me. How could you dare to speak so boldly? What if Grand Princess Eleanor decides to retaliate?"

Carissa replied, "Whether I say it or not, she was going to make things difficult for me anyway. I might as well get it off my chest."

She gave Lulu a sideways glance. "You've been with me for years, from the estate to Meadow Ridge and back to the capital. Have you ever seen me afraid of anyone?" "You were always fearless, but now..."

Lulu hesitated, remembering their days at Valor Estate. It wasn't that Carissa was afraid of anyone, but she seemed like a different person now.

Lulu knew better than to voice this in front of

even if we try not to offend anyone, we end up offending them. Being afraid won't

"What did you say

the events in the inner courtyard and her argument

listened without any hint of surprise, as if

could bully this little demoness from the Pathfinders Guild? The Warren family might have thought they had the upper hand. However, they were unaware that Carissa only married into their family due to Melanie's instructions after Hector and his sons sacrificed their lives on the

battle to defend Starhaven, Carissa vowed to care for those

someone to be easily

went up the mountain, he had witnessed Carissa pinning her senior, Winona, to the ground. Winona hadn't gone easy

course, Winona was renowned for her Lightfoot Skill and was one of the most famous spies in

terms of martial skills. Not only among

hadn't Carissa challenged in

could

he

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