Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 903

That night, Rafael held Carissa quietly as they slept. Her breathing was steady, as if she had drifted off to sleep.

Rafael knew she hadn't. Curled up in his arms, she lay still with not a single movement, each steady breath so controlled it seemed deliberate.

She didn't want him to worry.

At the Sullivan family's residence in Victory Pass, the royal edict had arrived. The messengers sent were Felix and Homer from the Septimus Tetra reconnaissance team. Naturally, they were accompanied by people from both the Crown Guard and Royal Guard.

Felix and Homer were both fourth-rank generals, but had yet to be assigned significant duties by the king. This task, delivering the royal edict to Victory Pass, was their first real assignment. If they performed well, Salvador might start using them more frequently.

Yet, this task felt like an impossible burden. Most of the soldiers and officers still looked up to Dominic and Hector. They were here under the guise of delivering an edict, but in reality, they were escorting him. Felix and Homer both felt deeply uneasy about the situation.

Originally, a Crown Guard officer, Galen Kimber, wanted to leave that day itself. However, Felix and Homer managed to convince him to allow Dominic to say his goodbyes to his family, and they would depart the following day.

night, everything was the same as usual. The meal was served at the regular time, and the same number of dishes were prepared

mentally prepared. However, at this meal, no

at his aging father, his eyes red-rimmed. "I'll accompany you back to

calmly continued eating and

edict for Wallace to take command of the troops. It would make sense for me to accompany you back to the capital. Besides, I'm just a broken shell of a man now.

wield a blade with one hand. You're still a general. His Majesty has ordered

Wallace also set down his cutlery, his voice trembling with unshed

the past year, the brothers had discussed countless times how they could help their dad escape the consequences of that disaster. Unfortunately, there

all decisions were left to us. But as you've said, Wyatt is more experienced than I am, so he should remain at Victory Pass. I'll accompany you to the capital. I'll shoulder all the blame," Wallace

go! I will!" Shane said. "Uncle Dominic, I've

and granddaughters. He saw the concern in

down his cutlery and wiped his mouth. "Enough. Why is everyone fighting to go with me? You think this