Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

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

anyone, we

asked curiously, "What did

inner courtyard and her argument with Jessica, relaying

without any hint of surprise, as if he had anticipated her

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

Barrett went to battle to defend Starhaven, Carissa vowed to care for those in

was never someone to

pinning her senior, Winona, to the ground.

of the most famous spies in the

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

Carissa challenged in her younger, more

could

Adrian spoke of her, he did so with