Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1353

News arrived from Nerovia-the imposter posing as Nicholas had been uncovered. It turned out he was just a common man, someone who bore a striking resemblance to Nicholas. After being noticed by Nicholas, he had been taken in and trained to mimic his every move.

After Nicholas left Nerovia, this man had assumed his identity, visiting the places Nicholas was known to frequent. This explained why earlier investigations had suggested that Nicholas rarely left his fief. In reality, he had long since disguised himself and moved about freely.

"Has the man been secured?" Carissa asked quickly.

"Don't worry, he's been taken care of," Jacob replied.

Carissa let out a small sigh of relief. "Good. Prince Nicholas cannot appear in Nerovia again. I've come to understand his intentions. He's been hiding under the guise of Gordon, sending orders from Willowbrook Estate. Everyone would believe that the so-called rebel leader is Prince Hayden. Meanwhile, Prince Nicholas would have been known to be in Nerovia this whole time, never once involved in the rebellion." Jacob nodded. "Yes. If the rebellion fails, it won't concern him. He can even claim righteousness by killing Prince Hayden. If the rebellion succeeds, all of it would have been his to claim."

"Then what of Mr. Murphy? Is he in Nerovia now?" Carissa asked.

Jacob shook his head. "Mr. Murphy isn't in Nerovia. He's likely taken control of most of Prince Yuvan's forces. I've already sent word to General Farrell. Even if Prince Yuvan surrenders, we must remain cautious. There could be a trap."

was facing challenges of his own. She turned to Jacob and said, "Shouldn't you consider going to

"The siege at Valken is critical. Even if Mr. Murphy is manipulating Prince Yuvan's feigned surrender, General Farrell will be prepared. The capital, however, is our primary concern. Their end goal is to force a palace coup. I

on the situation and send

hasn't made a move yet, but his silence

will," Carissa assured

was why she seldom joined

knew that absolute safety was impossible, but she also knew that caution was

her whenever she ventured out, never allowing her to be alone. Carissa had stopped going to both the workshop

academy. It wasn't only

for the workshop, with Alana and Leah there, there were no major

the other hand, Michael had been watching the city gates closely, scrutinizing everyone who entered. Recently, there had been some forged documents circulating, and once the

past few days, Michael

martial artists entering the city. While this wasn't unusual, they typically avoided confrontation with the gate guards. So, a simple document check was all that was needed to allow them entry. But now, he would personally question anyone dressed as