Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1456 Carissa held back her tears, trying to steady her breath. "So, have they been fighting at Atamore Mountain this whole time? The food supplies must have run out by now. What are they eating?"

"Don't worry about that," Winona replied. "The grassland tribes said they wouldn't offer help, but they sent all their dried meat to them. The army also has the rations and hard biscuits they brought. It should last a while.

"Plus, with the endless mountain range around Atamore Mountain and Ice Lake, they can hunt for food as long as they have weapons. They'll be half-starved, but they'll get by."

She paused for a moment, her expression darkening. "But I doubt it will last much longer."

"Sandoria can't hold out much longer either," Carissa said as she lifted her head, her voice steady despite her rising panic.

The two armies' positions were nearly the same, though the Southern Frontier Army was in slightly better shape. If Victor didn't get reinforcements or rations, he would have to face the Southern Frontier Army head-on.

There had to be a conclusion to the standoff-victory or defeat.

But with the forces scattered, reuniting would be difficult. It would make it nearly impossible to directly engage Sandoria's main forces.

How had they gotten caught in an ambush? Rafael wasn't the kind of person to let his guard down like that.

Suddenly, a thought sparked in Carissa's mind, her eyes lighting up with realization.

She quickly asked, "After the Southern Frontier Army was ambushed, were there many casualties?" Winona shook her head. "Not many. Just that their forces were scattered."

thought back to the terrain around Atamore Mountain, considering the possible struggles both armies were facing. Sandoria was already stretched thin. After being chased and forced to flee, they were now cornered and had set up an ambush out

it be that Rafael had intentionally allowed himself to be caught in the ambush? Perhaps he was hoping to trick Sandoria into becoming

to be optimistic, and it's good to have faith in Rafael. But Atamore Mountain's environment is harsh, and people's tempers can change. He may have made a mistake under the pressure of the situation. Even if he intended for the ambush

member's thoughts, as she would have done in the past. But Carissa had

intelligence at Atamore Mountain and admitted that the conditions were nearly unbearable, making him anxious and impatient. He said he couldn't imagine being stuck in

be out of the question for Rafael to have ended up falling for an ambush because

of losses an ambush like that can cause. And they

fact that they were so thoroughly scattered... This could very well have been a strategy to take advantage of Marshal Crow's overconfidence. It would make him think victory was within reach, only to

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The two of them walked through the fields of orchid blooms, the wind biting at their faces. The petals scattered on ground, remnants of blossoms that had once stood proud against the cold winds,

they bloom like this," Carissa said, her

Estate and even in the palace. However, none of

stretching endlessly around

and bright as the sky. He might've known what Carissa had come for,

to the ones at Meadow Ridge,"