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 workshop through the back door, as the front was still swarmed with a dozen or so locals shouting and causing a ruckus-throwing rocks, splashing

burly guard sent by Hannah, if he

couple of hours. Some are just townspeople, but others are clearly here just to

had been assigned to watch over the place ever since the unrest started, to

that something was off, Violet asked,

past couple of days, she hasn't even been doing any cleaning. Selma told her that she won't get any food if she doesn't come out and work, but she would rather starve than

she staying

in

maid who was taking care of things

her. Tell her Lady Carissa and

need for that.

person Jessica was when things got tough, she hid. She wasn't exactly someone

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

Selma knocked on the

won't leave!" came Jessica's

Spencer are here.

door. However, the footsteps stopped after a while, and a long silence followed. Carissa and Violet exchanged a glance,

What was going on?

it down," Violet called out, walking over and knocking a few

muffled voice, barely audible, "I won't come out. I know you're going to throw me