Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 883

For the next two or three days, Carissa didn't have time to entertain guests. There was still much to handle with the Mystic Army, and she couldn't leave everything to others. Plus, she had to head back to the Capital Guard headquarters soon.

Meanwhile, Rafael and Jacob were inspecting the site for the women's academy. There was a lot of repair work to be done, along with expansion plans, and the cold weather didn't help. Progress had slowed as they approached the New Year, but fortunately, the funds were in place, so things could move forward smoothly now.

On the eighth day of January, Barrett submitted a formal application for mourning due to his mom's passing. He first presented it to his superior, Carissa, who then passed it on to the king.

Salvador took a quick glance at the application and asked, "What do you think?"

Carissa paused, wondering what the king meant.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but I'm not sure what you're asking."

'Military generals don't observe mourning. There's a law for that," Salvador replied.

Carissa understood the reference, but that law applied to military generals stationed on the front lines, not to military officers like Barrett, who was based in the capital. But based on Salvador's words, it seemed like he wasn't inclined to allow Barrett to mourn.

'Everything is up to you, Your Majesty, Carissa answered, not wanting to say much more.

Barrett shouldn't observe mourning, it would imply he wasn't fulfilling his duty to his

already spoken on it. What else could

aside for now. He's

I will

for her to sit. "There are a few things I want to ask you." Since he addressed her by title, it meant this was a conversation between the monarch and a court official. Carissa bowed her head in acknowledgment, then walked over to take a seat. "Your Majesty, please go ahead." 'The

but Carissa could read between

the Royal Guard, and the Capital Guard, but deliberately

that would please him. If he

I admit, I

time holding such an important position. I also wish to

to do. Salvador wanted to separate the Crown Guard from the Mystic Army, but didn't want to say it outright. He

he was

as if trying to guess his thoughts. She couldn't just say it outright-that would be the same as telling Salvador they already knew he intended to separate the Crown Guard from the Mystic

Guard..." she began, watching

her intently, his expression

perhaps the Crown