Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Carissa had stayed up late, so she was groggy and barely coherent when Lulu came to report early in the morning.

Aurora was outside the estate, demanding to see Carissa. The noise was that Lulu had no choice but to wake her mistress. so disruptive

As Carissa sat up in bed, blinking away sleep, she was stunned to realize that Aurora had actually come. She focused her inner force on listening more closely and confirmed that the commotion outside was indeed Aurora's voice, accompanied by thunderous banging on the door.

If this continued, it would disturb Ryan. Although he had improved significantly, loud and aggressive noises still frightened him.

Carissa's first instinct was to grab her Rose Spear and drive Aurora away. However, with Northwatch Estate surrounded by influential families, she couldn't afford to embarrass herself by personally handling such a situation. It was beneath her status to engage directly with Aurora.

However, Carissa's curiosity was piqued. She wondered what Aurora could possibly t at this point.

"Show her to the side hall in the outer courtyard. I'll change and join her shortly," Carissa said as she got up.

might manage to handle ordinary intruders, Aurora was skilled in martial arts. It

her now," Lulu replied,

assist Carissa with getting dressed as she muttered, "This is such bad

donned a slightly worn everyday outfit, layering

snow seemed imminent. Perhaps it was for the best-Ryan could enjoy a snowball fight with the next snowfall. The sky was overcast, and the wind was biting. However, it was nothing compared

of the outer courtyard, Carissa

face, and her hair was styled in an elegant updo. Though she wore only a few pieces of jewelry, the red

and piercing. and they remained fixed on Carissa as she slowly walked in. Aurora remained seated, not rising or offering any greetings. Her cold, unblinking eyes followed

waste time with pleasantries, Carissa sat down and asked directly, "Why are you here?" "Barrett is about to marry the

with me?" Carissa replied with a hint of indifference. "Whether I know or not, it's

you care about Barrett? But Carissa, fet me ask you something:

cold with annoyance. "You came here to ask me this? What answer do you want from