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.

trying to achieve." Carissa's expression darkened. "Perhaps Prince Nicholas is growing impatient. Or maybe

let's stay at the Capital Guard headquarters tonight.

trouble, we need to send people out. We can't

discussed

supply, and there were too many critical locations to protect. Hiding in

hilt, her eyes steeling. "Then let them come. At least we'll stop wondering when they'll make their move.

held her Rose Spear and ran a cloth over its sharpened tip. "It's just speculation for now. Don't let your guard down. But if something does happen, your first priority is to leave and get

said firmly, "I'll stay and fight.

sky seemed poised to burst into a storm. It was hard to tell if it was the approaching twilight

hoofbeats broke through the gloom, growing louder and

outside. A Capital Guard officer hurried toward them. "Commander Sinclair, it's Mr. York and

and Violet exhaled in relief and strode to the gate

dismounted

cel.ne

Kyle, and Travis entered briskly, their clothes fitted for movement, ideal for combat. Each carried weapons, their attire dusty and windswept from a

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 ulterior motives, so we came to

worry. The five of us together can

of warmth rise

have been worried about her lately,

assassins come tonight, we'll drink and feast.