Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 900

Barrett fell into thought, his mind wandering back to past events.

"It was my idea to burn the supply depot in Fawnrun City. At the time, Westhaven had already suffered several defeats in a row, and it looked like they were about to retreat.

"General Shane said that our battles with Westhaven have always been sporadic skirmishes. But when it comes to real fighting, both sides tend to hold back. So, when Westhaven retreated, we grew complacent. We didn't expect them to launch such a fierce offensive. It was during that battle that General Dominic was injured..."

"No," Carissa interrupted him once more. "When you first arrived at Victory Pass, my third uncle lost an arm in the chaos of war, proving that the battle was already intense. If both sides were holding back, there wouldn't have been a need for your reinforcements."

Barrett explained, "The fighting had always been somewhat restrained. The reason it suddenly escalated was because Marshal Liam pulled back from the frontlines, replacing himself with his brother, Marshal Leroy, who's much more ruthless and fierce. He changed tactics completely because he wanted to push us back and draw a new borderline.

"At the time, the situation at the Southern Frontier was critical. Troops were dispatched from Victory Pass, which left an opening for Leroy to exploit. That's when His Majesty sent me to Victory Pass with reinforcements. This is all on record."

Carissa knew this already. She looked at Barrett and asked, "So, when you thought Westhaven was retreating, was it because Marshal Liam had returned to command the battle?"

a full- scale war or to sacrifice too many lives. Since we hadn't lost anything, we figured we could just hold our ground. But then, Marshal Leroy suddenly replaced Marshal Liam. They launched a vicious attack, catching

it likely meant that Liam had gone back to try

stabilize the political situation, it would have been far safer. Instead, he went to the battlefield, which was a risky

Liam left, Leroy, as the temporary marshal, launched a brutal offensive. When Liam returned, Arthur showed up in Fawnrun City. It was clear that Liam hadn't been able to stop

while the old king's condition worsened, fearing a prolonged conflict. So, after his return,

Dominic had

clearly didn't want to halt the fighting at such a critical juncture. If he were

happened. After Liam disappeared,

an arrow; it nearly cost him his life. That's when I proposed leading a small force into Fawnrun City to burn Westhaven's supply depot. Without their supplies, we would at

City, Marshal Liam had already returned to the battlefield?"

right, but we didn't find out until later." Barrett wasn't surprised Carissa knew that. "When I took the troops

many days did it take you to enter

seven days,"

and Aurora separate? Wasn't the plan to