Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Carissa called Violet over, asking her to help place Kayla on her back. With Kayla securely on her back, Carissa hurried back to the carriage.

"Stay here. I'll find it for you," she promised.

Kayla shivered uncontrollably, her hair soaked through. It was impossible to tell whether the moisture on her face was from tears or rain, and her lips quivered violently. "Please... Please, you must find it."

"Don't come out!" Carissa's tone grew more urgent. "Take care of yourself. We can't have you distressed, even in spirit."

Kayla covered her face and wept.

Carissa instructed the coachman to keep an eye on Kayla, then turned back to continue the search.

After a little more than half an hour, the carriages began to thin out, but the rain still poured relentlessly. The sky was ominously dark. Even with the help of the coachman from the Marquis of Elderglen's family and three others, they were exhausted and unable to find the earring.

Just as they were about to give up, Carissa noticed a glint of light near the academy's entrance. She rushed over and found that it was indeed the pearl earring. She quickly picked it up, but the earring was damaged the gold thread and the two gold leaves holding the pearl were missing, leaving only the pearl itself.

The place she found the earring wasn't where Kayla had fallen. The earring must have been crushed by a carriage and then kicked to this spot.

searched the area briefly and managed to recover one thin gold leaf, but

through, everyone returned to the carriage. Carissa held out the pearl and the gold leaf to

palm. She kneeled in the carriage, bowing deeply and

letting her cry on her shoulder. She felt the intense heat of Kayla's tears,

suppressing her emotions, and she soon composed herself. She wiped her tears, looked up from Carissa's shoulder, her face pale and her eyes still

be lost like his remains, but finding it now is a relief.

of the carriage and thanked Carissa again before

wet. The droplets fell onto her

is the fate of many soldiers. Remember

most," Carissa replied, wiping her face with the back of her hand. "She's

were already deeply

Marquis of Elderglen's family, holding onto their past home. She

Violet sighed,

Septimus really is

married to someone else Meanwhile, Lady Kayla, who waited so long, will