Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 259

Carissa blinked. "So you're my junior in the guild?"

Rafael's handsome face stiffened, and he turned away, still trying to maintain his composure. "I'm not really an apprentice of the Pathfinders Guild. My master made it clear-I'm his private student, but I'm not formally part of the guild."

Carissa smiled, her eyes sparkling. "My dear junior, you're just deceiving yourself. Sage Everett is part of the Pathfinders Guild, so as his apprentice, how could you not be? When did you join, dear junior?" Rafael tried to maintain his nonchalance and smile, but he stubbornly changed the subject. "We were just talking about taking Ryan to see Theodore. When do you plan to go?"

Carissa propped her chin on her hand, blinking as she looked at him. "My dear junior, your guild senior and Ryan will go tomorrow."

For some reason, now that she knew he was from the same guild, Carissa felt completely at ease, letting herself be much more playful around him.

Rafael was silent momentarily and rolled his eyes. "I'm older than you."

"Yes, my guild junior is indeed older than me, his senior," Carissa teased, thoroughly enjoying herself.

No wonder Rafael never mentioned it before and only said he went to Meadow Ridge every year. It turns out he was the apprentice of her master's fellow apprentice, and he even joined later than she did! Of course, back in the Southern Frontier, how could he possibly call her his senior in front of all the soldiers?

But on the battlefield, there were only generals and soldiers-there was no room for junior or senior apprentices from a guild.

Rafael felt a wave of dissatisfaction.

older in age, so why did he

had been explicitly stated that he wouldn't be part

bright and mischievous smile, which reminded him of the spirited girl in red on Meadow

He would accept being her junior in the

call me that in

wouldn't allow it-how could a husband be his wife's

beauty mark beneath

couldn't tear his

in her amusement that she didn't notice the emotions swirling

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Chapter 259

425 BONUS

our wedding. My master has also Informed other

I'll need to host a banquet for the bride's side as well in Northwatch Estate." Carissa nodded in

more of a statement than a question. After all, if her master and the others were coming, they would represent her family, so it was only natural

front of him, she felt her cheeks suddenly

a marriage of convenience-a union where both parties would get what they

with Ryan, she found herself paying more attention to Rafael. Sometimes, when she looked at him and thought about

different feeling from when she had been engaged to

so, back then, she had genuinely intended to build a