Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 965

Although it was already late February and the weather had warmed considerably, sitting by the entrance with no shelter still felt a bit chilly.

The small guardhouse at the entrance of Concord Lodge was available for their use. Inside, there was a brazier for heating water. Seeing that Violet wasn't dressed warmly enough, Carissa led her into the guardhouse to sit and drink coffee. "You don't need to stay with me tonight," Carissa said as she poured the coffee. "I'll be fine here."

Violet blew on the dark liquid's surface. "It's no trouble. I'll stay with you. It's a good chance to let Claire and the others rest. I'll keep an eye on things."

Claire and the others were watching the comings and goings of the Westhaven people, observing where they went and who they interacted with.

Lisandra and the officials didn't leave Concord Lodge much, but there were plenty of others in the group. With all the information Barrett and Zoey had gathered, if there really was another hidden plan, Yuvan's people might still try to make contact with Westhaven. "By the way, I overheard Jacob when I left." Violet glanced at Carissa. "He said that Prince Rafael plans to visit the Ministry of Justice tomorrow to see Barrett."

Carissa nodded. "I know."

"Is it necessary for him to meet Barrett? He should have already said everything he knows."

"He hasn't mentioned the route Aurora plans to use when she escapes."

"Is that important? She's not getting away. She planned the route, not Yuvan. Asking about that now seems unnecessary."

Carissa tapped Violet playfully on the forehead, smiling. "Raf just needs an excuse to talk to Barrett again and see if he can uncover anything useful. At least we'll know who he's dealing with. This person is hiding too well-if they slip up only at the end of negotiations, it'll be too late to act."

Violet understood at once. "You're right. Three days of talks and no mistakes yet. It's time to think of another way."

he heard that a Ministry of Justice official, Lonnie, had come to fetch him,

just asked me to bring you. You should go quickly. Don't keep him waiting,"

know why, but a sense of unease settled in his chest. "Was it just him? Were there any other officials? Was

it was only His

Lloyd to investigate? Did he look into it? What did he find?" Lonnie's expression didn't change. "I'm not sure what

the man's indifferent attitude, Barrett didn't press further. He

a deep breath. Then, he walked inside with

was the Crown

or the

had

in the latter's presence.

that sense

grew.

it matter? In his position now, he was already someone to be looked down upon. Upon entering the side hall,

looked every

sat

His posture was straight, unwavering. For some reason, the sight

and dignified form made Barrett recall a moment from the past-when he had returned from Victory Pass and gone

Mansion to