Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1433

In the study, the lamps were still lit.

Hearing Kyle's words, Carissa let out a long sigh of relief. "Then, my injury should heal faster. I've been feeling utterly stifled."

"Tonight was truly terrifying," said Jacob.

Kyle glanced at Carissa and sighed softly. "If the king really follows in Yuvan's footsteps, then Rafael would take after Nicholas."

"He'll weigh the consequences," Jacob said.

"I just don't understand him. When I was a child, the king was close to my second brother and the others.

He treated me like a younger sister. After I entered court, he regarded me as a minister. So, why this sudden change of heart?" Carissa vented, deeply frustrated.

"Sudden? Have you forgotten that after the Southern Frontier was reclaimed, he once considered making you his concubine?" Jacob reminded her.

"I always thought he only meant to use me to force Raf to relinquish his military power," Carissa replied. Back then, her being Hector's daughter had also played a role-marrying her and bringing her into the palace would have prevented ambitious suitors from taking her hand.

Kyle thought for a moment, then said, "Perhaps even then, he already had feelings for you. But after weighing his options, he chose the greatest advantage and let you go."

He turned to Carissa, adding, "If he had insisted on bringing you into the palace back then, would you have agreed?"

have packed my things and

enter the palace,

that obvious? I don't want to enter the palace, and I

amusement. "But back then, you likely didn't like Rafael either. So,

it be that you already had feelings for Rafael at the

and stepped out of

only knew

walked back, grumbling in frustration. "Has the king lost his mind? Coming to the estate in the middle of the night-if word gets out,

had kept Carissa in the royal study for so long, already stirring up whispers. She had deliberately injured herself to avoid him, yet he had come straight

claimed he had come to see

was a commoner. If Salvador truly wished to see him, he could have summoned him to the palace. Why trouble himself to come in person in the dead of

looks at you..." Violet shuddered. "It makes my skin crawl. I can't even describe it. It's not the same as the way Yuvan

talk about it. Just pretend

Highness finds out, he'll be

to say

there was no need to hide it, nor could she. The only thing

was keeping

and death hung in the balance.

with such troubles.

not known a moment's peace. She wished she could be there at his side, fighting