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.

than to voice this

anyone, we end up offending them. Being afraid won't change

asked curiously, "What did you

the events in the inner courtyard and her argument with Jessica,

without any hint of surprise, as

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

defend Starhaven, Carissa vowed to

someone

went up the mountain, he had witnessed Carissa pinning her senior, Winona, to

Winona was renowned for her Lightfoot Skill and was one of the most famous spies in the martial world, though not many knew of this particular

a martial prodigy. Among all the guild apprentices, she had no peers in terms of martial skills. Not only among the guild members but also across all the guilds in

Carissa challenged in

could surpass

of her, he did so with

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