Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1257

It took Carissa an hour to pull herself out of the paralyzing grip of fear. Afterward, she mounted her horse and rode straight to the palace. She needed a reason to leave the capital.

Salvador had received two letters from Rafael. The first letter reported an unusual village they had come across, and they suspected that the villagers were the private army they were looking for. Salvador had sent a secret order for Rafael to investigate the area.

The second letter described their initial foray into the mountains, where the defenses were tight, confirming the presence of a private army. However, they had not yet found the weapons or supplies. Salvador had sent another order to continue the investigation, with a directive to destroy any weapons and supplies found.

Since then, there had been no word from Rafael.

Salvador was, admittedly, a little worried. Sending just a few people to scout several mountain ranges, without knowing the size of the enemy force or whether they had martial arts experts among them, was undeniably risky.

At the same time, he also saw it as an excellent opportunity. If they could locate and destroy the weapons, they could immediately mobilize troops under the guise of quelling bandits. This approach would avoid unnecessary fanfare and potentially reduce casualties.

deepened his concern. But without information, it was impossible to take action-he couldn't dispatch troops until he had verified the

a group to Jasford City to oversee the delivery of a shipment of luxurious brocade. This particular shipment was intended as a gift to Westhaven and couldn't be allowed to fall into the

Mystic Army to escort the brocade was the perfect cover. However, there was no need for a large force. He assigned 50 men to accompany her, and the rest-whatever extra help

with Isaac and Claire, were all packed and ready to go. Meanwhile, Mabel, Iris, and others

Army had previously escorted tax money shipments, so their departure did not raise any suspicions. After all,

Kyle had already sent word back to Meadow Ridge. Éverett would surely send reinforcements, so it was better for Jacob to stay in the capital

her

the Mystic Army, it was manageable. They planned to rest in Jasford City for a day, allowing their horses to recover. That way Carissa and her group

wasn't near the sea, but a river

Along the way, there were several other villages, but the nearest one to Stone Village was nearly 15 miles away. Those 15 miles were

traversing treacherous terrain to

the heart of the