Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1343

"Do you think Madam Prince and Ms. Prince are in immediate danger?" Carissa asked.

"Madam Prince should be fine, but if Ms. Prince's fever doesn't break soon, she could be in real danger. She's too anxious. When she saw me, she kept grabbing my hand, asking if she was going to die. She kept babbling nonsense-blaming one person, then another, before turning the blame on herself for all the wrong decisions she'd made," Rowan replied.

Carissa said nothing.

She had no right to judge someone else's life, but she couldn't help but wish Viola wouldn't drag Zoey down with her. If Viola were die in Astral Prison, it would only cause panic among the Earl of Silverstone's family. This would undoubtedly increase Zoey's already heavy burden.

"Rowan, please check on them again in a couple of days."

He nodded. "Of course."

Carissa thought for a moment, then added, "I'll accompany you when you go."

She wanted to have a private conversation with Zoey. In a hopeless place like prison, having no one to

talk to and only listening to endless crying would make the days feel like years.

and court in recess, her only option was to

of the Mystic Army to devise

next day, after speaking with Jeremiah about the personnel change, she asked him to report it to Salvador. Then, she returned to the Capital Guard headquarters. She

to consider many possible scenarios. They couldn't rule out internal collaboration, so they needed to be ready for that. Those guarding the city gates had

many large villas on the outskirts, some housing hundreds of people. It would be hard to know who might be hiding among

than background or identity. Many times, they would recruit refugees from other places. So long as they could work for

all key routes into the city. The main

visited Zoey in prison. This time, she had Randall bring Zoey to the back courtyard of the Supreme Court, where they had some meat porridge prepared for her. Zoey looked terribly worn-her face gaunt and her body frail, with large eyes that seemed devoid of life. As she looked at the porridge in front of her, inhaling its fragrant aroma, tears fell from her

her, letting her cry

pillar of strength for everyone, the one who couldn't show weakness. She had to keep her spirit alive, for if she faltered, everyone else

subsided, she picked up the now lukewarm porridge and began to eat, her hands trembling. She hesitated, the

see that it wasn't enough and asked

the silence, "That's

porridge, in her family's current state, was

to pull

gave a bitter smile. "Why call me that? I'm just a woman

before saying, "Then, let