Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1328

The city was under curfew, with the Capital Guard and the Garrison Unit taking turns patrolling. The Royal Citadel had also sent over officers to assist in the efforts.

At the city gates, Carissa had arranged for additional personnel to conduct thorough checks and stop any suspicious individuals.

Since Alistair had fallen out of favor with the king, the Royal Guard had temporarily been placed under Kevin's command. Meanwhile, Ivan was now a trusted bodyguard to the king. He could still pass information between Alistair and the others.

Homer, Felix, and the other scouts from the Septimus Tetra reconnaissance team had also been integrated into the Mystic Army. They were given general ranks and were tasked with guarding the city. Salvador was intent on turning the capital into an impenetrable fortress.

He knew these people had the skills, though he hadn't dared to put them to full use before. Now, with the situation critical, all those with titles but no real positions were brought into action.

Strangely enough, aside from some unusual activities at Willowbrook Estate, there was little sign of covert movement in the city.

As for Violet, her investigation into where the food for over a hundred people was being delivered from the kitchen had yielded no answers.

day. In Willowbrook Estate, there was only Hayden, Chaya, and Gordon, along with their guests. It was impossible to need that much food, even if the rest supposedly went to feeding the servants in the estate. If there were hidden chambers or secret passages, it made sense that the food would be sent there. But there was

Bun went inside to take a look and found nothing unusual-just a perfectly ordinary kitchen, even smaller than the one at Hell Monarch Estate. He checked two or three times but found no secret doors. After a few days, he decided to stay and watch the cooks prepare the food. When he went inside to keep an eye on things, he noticed

took only the bellies from 20 to 30 fish. Occasionally, they made fish sashimi. The rest of the parts were thrown

same way-only a small portion was taken, while the

of the remaining ingredients. But even then, much of it was still

of the cooks, "Are you throwing all

not. It would be a waste. We're sending it out to help the poor folk." Bun followed the cook as they carried the food to Blessed Street, the district where the

When the cart from Willowbrook Estate arrived, they immediately lined up, eager to receive the food. It seemed the people from Willowbrook Estate had been regularly sending provisions here, perhaps even making it a daily habit. However, Bun started to notice something was off. They had been staying at Willowbrook Estate and watching the kitchen for many days. If the people from the estate had been sending food every day, then why were the impoverished

the cook with the

Bun doubled back and knocked on one of the doors in the alley. However, he didn't see a person who was waiting for the food earlier. Instead, a stranger was

from Prince Hayden's residence send food every day. Why didn't you come out to

for us. Why would we come out for it?" "Not for you?" Bun