Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

On the fourth day since the assassins appeared in Valor Estate, Carissa was summoned to the palace. Before this, no one from the Royal Citadel had come to question her, nor had the garrison unit appeared.

Carissa wasn't surprised. After all, the Royal Citadel and the garrison unit would have used the information they got from the Warren family to conduct their investigation. They needed to gather a coherent account before reporting to the king. Only then would the king

summon her to the palace for questioning.

As Carissa made her way to the palace, Barrett finally forced himself out of bed and headed straight for Aurora's room.

He had been bedridden for several days, recovering from his injuries. He had also been stewing with anger for days. Although his wounds were superficial, he had received over a dozen sword wounds and had no choice but to remain in bed to recover. If he didn't, he risked permanent damage. If that happened, he would lose all his value and might even be unable to serve as a member of the Capital Guard.

Aurora had also been confined to bed for a few days. As her injuries were less severe, she could have gotten up earlier, but she didn't want to move. Everyone in the residence regarded her with hostility-even the servants looked at her with fear and disgust. She still received three meals a day and the necessary medication she needed. No one dared stop them. She and Barrett were married by the king's edict, and the Warren family didn't dare ask him to divorce her.

After what happened, Aurora realized that Barrett had completely lost any affection for her. All remnants of their past feelings were gone.

he stormed in angrily, she

me to shield yourself from their attacks? Did you want

him coldly. "I did it because the assassins didn't intend to kill you. Did you think I really wanted you to die for me? The assassins were targeting me that night, but

threw her roughly back onto the bed, his anger boiling over. "Don't try to deceive me with your excuses. I'm sick of your lies. Even if the assassins didn't want to kill me, I couldn't have avoided their blows. When you pulled me in front of you, you grabbed my arms so tightly that

she glared at her husband. "Have you ever wondered why the assassins were only after me and didn't

Carissa swoop in to save you at the perfect moment? Just as those swords were about to strike you, her spear came flying in. How could a person's weapon arrive before the person themselves? It only proves one thing: she had been there

asked as stood in front of the bed, looking at the

to kill me! That's why the

if to slap her, but his hand froze in mid-air for a moment before he

leave them alive for my uncle to take back to the Royal Citadel? It was you who killed those assassins because you feared they might be from Westhaven. You were afraid that the authorities

act so righteous. You're clearly guilty. You know the crimes you committed in Fawnrun City were heinous. Your indiscriminate killing makes