Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Carissa was surprised.

Had she been doing that?

She hadn't been resistant to getting close to Rafael. After all, they were intimate every night. They shared the bed, and curled up together. Throughout the night, her head had hardly left the comfort of his arms or chest.

Seeing Carissa's confused look, Lulu felt an inexplicable frustration rise within her. She asked directly, "My lady, do you want a respectful relationship with His Highness, like a pair of polite spouses, or do you want to be a real loving couple?"

"Lulu, aren't you overreacting?" Carissa reached up to touch Lulu's forehead. "Have you been possessed by something? Are you running a fever?"

Lulu puffed up her cheeks, and glared. "My lady, answer the question!"

Carissa tilted her head slightly, a few strands of hair falling out of place and dancing in the sunset glow. "Don't you need both respect and love in a marriage? Just because a couple is loving doesn't mean they can't be respectful. Is it one or the other? Can't I have both?" "What?" Lulu was taken aback.

Both? Well, that wasn't out of the question.

Lulu paused, then continued, "But sometimes, it feels like you don't really care about His Highness' feelings. He's very concerned about yours. It has to go both ways."

you think I

a bit off," Lulu said as she tilted her head to the side. "Like the late Lord Nathan and Lady Yvette-they

every time she returned from Meadow Ridge, she witnessed the affection between her second brother and his wife. They would walk hand-in-hand and sit close together. And when they thought no one was watching, her second brother would sneak a kiss. During meals, they would feed each other and occasionally

moment, then pushed away those memories. "Okay. I

she might have misspoken, and she asked awkwardly, "My lady, are you hungry? Should I bring some

Instead, she turned sharply and

and asked, "What's wrong? What did Lulu say

to him, and stood on her tiptoes. Rafael understood the cue

then, give it your best

he was stunned for a long while. As her face turned a little red, he suddenly hugged her

his arms,

not a single one is left now. Those medicines aren't the sort to be taken casually when

discuss such serious matters now, they both knew it was important.

for sale, right? If a noble family wanted to