Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1356

By evening, tensions finally erupted.

The Waterworks Department had stationed soldiers to oversee the workers, ensuring work continued on schedule. Yesterday's heavy rain had halted all progress, but with today's rare overcast skies and no rain, Cameron ordered the workers to make up for lost time. In fact, he demanded they finish the project three days ahead of schedule.

The workers were already agitated, and they refused. Tempers flared, and heated arguments broke out between them and the Waterworks Department officials.

In a fit of rage, Cameron picked up a club and struck one of the workers.

That single blow ignited an uncontrollable fury among the workers. Over a hundred men turned on the officials, attacking them in a chaotic melee.

Fortunately, Carissa had already stationed people nearby to keep an eye on the situation. Word was immediately sent to Max.

Max was wary, suspecting this might be a calculated ploy by Nicholas. However, based on their investigation, not all the workers were connected to Nicholas. The group causing trouble appeared to be ordinary workers who had been provoked.

Balancing caution with urgency, Max led a group to intervene and break up the fight while also sending someone to report the situation to Carissa.

Carissa watched the daylight wane and knew the city would soon enforce the nighttime curfew. If the unrest continued into the night, it would be the perfect opportunity for Nicholas' people to exploit the chaos.

Without hesitation, she ordered Michael to lead the Capital Guard to the site and sent a message to Edwin, instructing him to recall Cameron immediately and place him under temporary custody.

what he's trying to achieve." Carissa's expression darkened. "Perhaps Prince Nicholas is growing impatient. Or maybe this is a trap

stay at the

"If they fail to draw me out, they might come here instead. With all these workers causing trouble, we need to send people out.

and had discussed it at length

skilled fighters were in short supply, and there were too many critical locations to protect. Hiding in Hell Monarch Estate forever wasn't an option. Whatever would

we'll stop wondering when they'll make their move. It's just a shame Cynthia, Bun, and Rod

Don't let your guard down. But if something does happen, your first priority is

said firmly, "I'll

wind howled through the city, and the darkened sky seemed poised to burst into a storm. It was hard to tell if it was the approaching twilight or the prelude to

broke through the gloom, growing louder and more chaotic by

stepped outside. A Capital Guard officer hurried toward them. "Commander Sinclair,

and strode to

dismounted

cel.ne

entered briskly, their

evidence of the speed with which they had traveled. He looked at Carissa and said, "We heard about the unrest at the riverbank. We feared those causing trouble might have

us together

a wave of

have been worried about

right. If no assassins come tonight, we'll drink and feast. But if they do show up, we'll give them the