Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1279

By noon the next day, both Rafael and Carissa awoke lazily, their bodies still heavy with the remnants of sleep.

Their eyes met, and Rafael's gaze darkened. The sleep had restored him completely, filling him with energy. He pulled her close, his lips brushing her ear.

Carissa quickly pushed him away. "We need to get up!"

Lulu was waiting outside. When she heard noise from inside the room, she feared they would be distracted again and hurriedly called out, "Your Highness, Your Grace, Lady Helen has sent someone three times already."

Rafael reluctantly withdrew his hand from its resting place, his gaze still burning with intensity. His tone was commanding yet playful. "I'll listen to you now, but tonight... You'll listen to me."

The night before, Rafael had returned too late to greet Helen.

Normally, she never fussed about where he went, even if it was to the battlefield.

It wasn't that she didn't know the dangers of war, but Helen had always had complete faith in her son's invincibility.

However, this time, with most of the household sent away and the atmosphere tense, she too had become nervous.

Rafael had not been around. Although Carissa had said

after sending people to check multiple times, she was told they still hadn't gotten up. She could hardly believe it

truly experienced what it meant to be

appear hand in hand, both dressed in formal clothes-the man exuded authority, and the woman radiated

for them to properly complete all

had been too much. She felt it took a toll on her. Even if they were to take their time and slowly offer

formalities, the two of them went their separate ways-Rafael to the Supreme Court, Carissa to the Capital Guard

to properly

but skin and bones now, his body so thin that even with all the dirt and grime, he barely weighed 120

constantly on edge, asking every day if Salvador would have him executed. He kept insisting he was innocent and had only

was no need for a harsh interrogation. A simple question was enough: "Your life depends on how

Tiberius' already malnourished brain kicked into overdrive, and he spilled

confession was long-winded and full of unnecessary details, but the one thing that could be confirmed was that

Tiberius hadn't known that Yuvan was behind it. It had been Wayne who made contact with him, promising 5,000 silver coins a year to find reliable people to transport grain to Stone Village. Tiberius

came to Lunvale, Tiberius accidentally ran into him. It was then that he noticed Wayne by Yuvan's side and realized that the people from Stone Village were working for Yuvan. Realizing he couldn't keep it hidden any longer, Yuvan came clean. He told Tiberius to keep

before Rafael. "I never cared for his promise of a princely title. It's just the expenses! I was just trying to make a living with