Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Carissa's eyes reddened slightly.

Was Adrian intending to take Ryan back to Meadow Ridge?

Adrian looked at Ryan with a meaningful expression. "Why do you want to improve your martial skills?

"To protect my aunt," Ryan replied loudly.

Then, he paused, feeling that this ambition was too small. "Like my grandfather and my father, to go to the battlefield, protect my home, defend my country, and safeguard the territory."

Adrian smiled. "Good. You're young, but have such grand ambitions. However, being a hero means enduring hardships and exhaustion. Can you handle that?"

"I can!" Ryan said, puffing out his chest.

Although he didn't understand why Adrian asked this, answering loudly could never be wrong. Besides, he had endured all kinds of hardship before.

"What if you were told to part from your aunt? Could you handle that too?" Adrian asked.

two steps back, and shook his head instinctively. "No,

aunt."

part with Ryan as well. He was now the only male of

wants to learn, I will teach him

for me to personally teach him the basics. Once his legs are healed,

very challenging. It would be reassuring if he were well-prepared and capable of defending himself. Carissa understood Adrian's thoughtful intention. With tears in her eyes, she

there were also

calligraphy, and painting was impressive, but his true greatness lay in his profound knowledge.

admirer. When Kyle visited Northwatch Estate, the

recruiting Kyle into the court, because someone like him

as the current stream of civil officials, held Kyle in the highest regard. Even someone as esteemed as Trevor, a scholar of the present age, held him

you know when

without saying goodbye," Carissa

tears.

farewells-every time she returned home from Meadow Ridge, he would always hide and claim to be