Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 892

Barrett wasn't really surprised. Though his time as the commander of the Crown Guard had been short, he wasn't foolish and could sense the king's intentions to make the Crown Guard an independent unit.

Salvador was wary of the Hell Monarch, so how could he allow Carissa to control all the security in the kingdom, including the king's own safety?

Barrett smiled wryly. "Well, it's something beyond my control. I am in mourning for my mom and must observe the mourning period."

Wayne smiled gently, pouring him a cup of coffee. He spoke quietly, "Prince Harvey can help you."

Barrett blinked, taken aback. Harvey barely interacted with anyone in the capital, so how could he possibly help him? Besides, would he really do it out of guilt-if that guilt even existed? And if there was guilt, it would be for Carissa, not for him.

Barrett wasn't stupid.

be for a reason. If he truly did assist him, Barrett would owe him, and from then on,

period for my mom, unless the king issues an edict to revoke it. However, I'm not an important court official, nor am

and again, yet he's still

indeed confused about

leading it. Many court officials hold multiple

fall into place, but he

"Why?" he asked again.

of the Mystic Army would cause dissatisfaction within its ranks, since the soldiers were all handpicked and trained by Prince Rafael. But Lady Carissa is his wife. Replacing him with her

she won't hold the position for long. The king will gradually reduce her power-first the Crown Guard, then the Royal Guard, and eventually the Capital Guard. At best, she'll be left with the Garrison Unit, which

had suspected some of it, hearing it laid out so

against him. He remembered Sebastian's words-how Barrett had potential, but wasn't a great man of talent. Sebastian could see it, so how could the king not? In other words, without the tension between Barrett, Rafael, and Carissa,

storm of thoughts swept through Barrett's mind. In the back of it all, he wondered if he would rather be