Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

After a few baths, Violet had finally washed away the dirt and grime. When she emerged, she couldn't help but indulge in a little more time with Carissa, allowing herself to be pampered.

Lulu arrived with a tray of snacks. As soon as Violet saw the food, she abandoned Carissa to rush toward the table.

"Lulu, has Isaac been settled in?" Carissa asked.

"Mr. Luke handled it personally," Lulu replied. "He's in Fortune Hall. I just heard from Mr. Luke that Mr. Isaac had two large bowls of ravioli."

Carissa smiled. "He has quite the appetite. Make sure he's settled in early. Vivi and I will thank him properly tomorrow."

"Understood." Lulu gave a small bow before retreating.

The two women sat down to eat. Joy and Pearl were nearby, ensuring Violet had plenty of herbal soup.

"Lily says this herbal soup will help you sleep. She's worried you might have trouble sleeping tonight."

eating peacefully when she suddenly heard Joy's words,

reaction, Carissa opened

continued eating, though her sniffles didn't stop. Like a whirlwind, she finished her meal in silence. Then, she placed her cutlery down before looking up

treats me so

love nothing more than

suffered such a blow in my life. No wonder Soraya thought about ending hers. Cari, if you've never experienced it, you can't truly understand how terrifying it is. It's worse than murder. I just

again. Don't worry,"

looked at

again. Murder may be a quick end, but when a woman violated like that-there's no way for her to

never be another." "How does the law handle something like

punishment is beheading. But... very few people actually go to court. Trials take forever, and often, the abuse is executed without much legal process. As for the woman who's been wronged... She usually doesn't survive long enough to see

Even though we don't want something like this to happen, it's inevitable. For all we know, while we're talking right now, it might be happening somewhere else. And the women who are hurt don't dare report it-what will happen

didn't have an answer. Sometimes, the actions of one person,

the real question is, what can we do?" Carissa said