Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1640

As Carissa and Melanie were leaving, Victoria sent Keith to escort them out of

Serenity Palace.

Carissa took the opportunity to slip him a letter. "Would you be so kind as to pass

this along to Her Majesty?"

Keith blinked in surprise. "Why did you not hand it to Her Majesty herself just now,

Lady Sinclair?"

Supporting her mother gently, Carissa replied, "It's merely a note of thanks. I'm

not good with words, so I thought it best to write it down."

Keith chuckled. "I see. Very well. I shall see it delivered."

That very afternoon, Carissa set out for Victory Pass, taking Travis and Lulu along

with her. Before departing, she also sent letters to Violet, Bun, and Cynthia,

asking them to travel to Victory Pass as well. They all had to arrive before the

city's defenses were tested by war.

As for the letter to Victoria, it held no words of gratitude at all.

Instead, Carissa wrote to inform the queen dowager that Winona, who had long

wandered abroad, had returned with troubling news. Westhaven's factions were

tearing themselves apart, and were likely to seize upon the conflict between the

two kingdoms to further their schemes.

Though Victoria typically refrained from meddling in affairs of the kingdom, this

matter was far from trivial. If she believed it, she would surely speak to the king.

Salvador respected and trusted Victoria deeply, and he would dispatch carrier

pigeons to his spies stationed in Westhaven without delay to investigate.

If reinforcements could be sent to Victory Pass sooner than in Carissa's previous

life, then the battle need not be so desperate. Fewer soldiers would have to give

their lives.

finally arrived at

begun to flare, though no

yet been launched.

glad to see her,

they couldn't

while they were

truly believed

once, partly when speaking of

saw with her

And her grandparents were

family dinner that evening, she excused herself and

grandfather in his study, saying she had

several of her uncles to

thought perhaps something had gone

strife might

the

to another, speechless and grave.

thought they didn't

and hurriedly said, "I speak

In Westhaven, the

at odds. General

seize command

He has allies

to trick the crown

the front lines,

in danger.

search of

launch an attack

Victory Pass."

one another,

true, everyone. Please, believe me," Carissa urged,

last, Wade stroked his chin and broke the silence, saying,

has always brought

scouts have sent back some odd reports over the past few days,

uneasy. Now that you've

nodded. "Indeed.

that Westhaven

grain to Fawnrun

found

typically

City, near the