Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1033

her mouth with a smile. Though there were tiny beads of sweat dotting her forehead, her bright eyes twinkled.

Carissa hopped down from the railing outside the pavilion, plucked a rose, and bit it between her teeth. She flipped over three more times, then nimbly swung herself back up, landing lightly beside Violet. She stretched out her arms and faced her friend, offering the rose in Violet snatched the flower from her, glaring at her in mock anger. "Seriously? You're the Hell Monarch's princess consort and you're flipping around like that? Isn't that embarrassing? Do you have no shame?"

"What could I do? I offended you, Ms. Spencer." Carissa's cheeks turned pink as she laughed brightly. "Have you forgiven me yet?"

Violet sighed. "I wasn't really angry with you to begin with. Come on, let's head to the workshop and find Jessica."

She pinched Carissa's arm and shot Travis a glare. "Still laughing? You're going to dislocate your jaw."

Travis couldn't stop laughing, tears welling up in his eyes. "You guys are killing me. You looked like a monkey."

Carissa and Violet ignored him and stepped out of the pavilion.

As they walked, Violet kicked Carissa in the rear and muttered, "You idiot."

Carissa glanced back, sticking her tongue out. "Who told you to fall for it?"

Violet chuckled, but as she laughed, she remembered Travis' words. A pang of sadness shot through her chest and her eyes welled with tears.

That idiot... it had been so long since Carissa had goofed off with them.

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the front was still swarmed with a dozen or so locals shouting and causing a ruckus-throwing rocks, splashing dirty water, and tossing old shoes

Carissa entered, she asked Brock, a burly guard sent by Hannah, if he had been keeping

"They switch shifts every couple of hours. Some are just

to watch over the place ever since the unrest started,

sensing that something was off, Violet asked, "Where's

of days, she hasn't even been doing any cleaning. Selma told her that she won't get any food if she doesn't

she staying

One in

elderly maid who

go call her. Tell her Lady Carissa and

"No need for that.

what kind of person Jessica was when things got tough, she hid. She wasn't exactly someone who stood

concepts of peace and good fortune. Though Jessica hadn't formally moved in, Selma had arranged for her to stay in

on the door. "Jessica, open

door. You can't make me leave. I won't leave!" came Jessica's voice

Lady Carissa and Ms. Spencer are here.

to open the door. However, the footsteps stopped after a while, and a long

What was going on?

Violet called out, walking over

a muffled voice, barely audible, "I won't