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.

had been no news for half a month only deepened his concern. But without information,

issued an edict, instructing Carissa to lead 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 wrong

surrounding Jasford City was rife with mountain bandits. The surrounding hills offered ideal vantage points for the bandits, who would then descend to rob passing merchants. Therefore, sending Carissa with the Mystic Army to escort the brocade was the perfect cover. However, there was no need for a large force. He assigned 50

Bun, Alana, and Leah, along with Isaac and Claire, were all packed and ready to go.

escorted tax money shipments, so their departure did not raise any suspicions.

that 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 to maintain order. If anything urgent came

coiled around her waist. Holding the Rose Spear firmly, she mounted her horse with ease. Her attire was a simple green tunic over soft

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 could at least reach Lunvale in one

was a relatively prosperous inland city. It wasn't near the

up and down the mountains. Along the way, there were several other villages, but the nearest one to Stone Village was nearly 15 miles away. Those 15 miles were mostly steep, mountainous paths that

traversing treacherous terrain to

the heart of