Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1130

By chance, Carissa was aware of Viola's predicament.

Of all the unfortunate timing, she happened to be there.

Today, Carissa had been quietly monitoring the Garrison Unit's patrols. Recently, there had been assessments for several tasks, and patrolling was one of them. Though the previous misconduct had been rectified, many merchants, seeing the patrols, still tried to flatter them by offering goods, much like before.

There had once been people assigned to watch over this, and though goods were confiscated, the effort had become lax. The patrols had grown more negligent, often stopping at coffeehouses to relax, a far cry from the discipline they were meant to uphold. Carissa had hoped to catch a group of them in the act, to set an example and deter others. Unexpectedly, she stumbled upon this situation instead.

She had just been passing by Arcane Sanctum and had stopped in to ask for a cup of water. From behind the faint blue curtain in the back hall, she had witnessed the entire event unfold.

At first, she had only heard Viola's voice. Not wanting to run into her, Carissa decided to sit in the back hall. She thought Viola would simply buy her medicine and leave.

She had no idea that Viola was after Snowdrop Pills. When the shopkeeper told her they were out of stock, Viola refused to believe it.

moment, Silas arrived with a shipment of herbs. As if to make it clear that nothing was amiss between them, Viola greeted him. She even mentioned that she knew Arcane Sanctum kept a few Snowdrop Pills

it clear that Silas would deny her. To everyone's surprise, his blunt refusal only upset her further. She began to cry, saying something about how

that her husband was bringing in medicinal herbs that day. So, she came with food for him and happened to witness the

outburst, Carissa learned

had once stayed at the Farrell family's residence. But ever since Thomas' return, the cousins had grown distant, no longer exchanging the customary greetings during the

her

between Viola and Silas. She had been furious at first, but she realized that everyone had their own marriages now. She

its peak when she saw Silas and Viola conversing so

that they didn't even bother to gossip.

Carissa observed the entire spectacle, her mind swirling. Life was truly unpredictable. Some things that one believed to be well and perfectly hidden would always eventually be exposed unexpectedly at the most unforeseen

the flaws of Viola and Silas, it also cast a shadow on Thomas' reputation. After leaving Arcane Sanctum, Carissa immediately dispatched Mabel to the Farrell family to inform Thomas' mother, Alice,

Since Thomas' recent appointment,

honored Alice

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