Her Majestic Battle Cry

Her Majestic Battle Cry Chapter 1071

Chapter 1071

The gifts remained untouched in the storage room, and Carissa hadn’t even bothered to glance at them.

After dinner, she took a lamp and went inside alone.

Rafael offered to stay with her, but she refused, insisting she wanted to open the gifts by herself. Even Violet’s attempt to join her was turned away at the door.

Though Rafael was uneasy, he moved a stool just outside and sat, keeping vigil from the hallway.

Dylan had returned with news. When Barrett learned of Aurora’s death, he had thrown. himself against a wall in a violent fit. His wound bled heavily.

Dylan was still in shock. He had seen it with his own eyes–Barrett had slammed into the wall with such force. Dylan felt as though Barrett was trying to end his life right then and there.

Luckily, in his rage, Barrett had stumbled, which lessened the blow. Otherwise, there was no doubt he would’ve died on impact.

Confused, Dylan asked Jacob, “Why would he do that? If he wanted to die for Aurora, why didn’t he just go with her when she was taken? That would’ve shown his feelings for her. Why wait until now, after Aurora has been executed, to throw himself into death?”

a moment, equally perplexed by Barrett’s actions.

wife was screaming in a panic, and the whole estate was in chaos. Oh, and his younger sister came charging at me.

That woman had been ferocious. She looked like a wild animal, mouth open wide

that family, you can’t make sense of things. Best

then slammed into the wall, I would have been in trouble. My mouth wouldn’t have been able to get me

in agreement. “Right. Go rest now. Don’t dwell

but he couldn’t shake off the feeling. He had to talk to Violet and Travis about what had happened. He

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now seemed to be putting on a show of deep

hard to tell it Barrett’s behavior was genuine or just a performance. It didn’t make sense who was he trying to fool? I the king ever found out, Barrett would be reprimanded. The entire court would only look down on him, and even his

storeroom door to speak to

understand Barrett’s actions. Perhaps they both felt it wasn’t important enough to dwell on,

storeroom, Carissa finally opened the chest her seventh uncle, Wade, had sent. She stood in front of it for a long while before moving, the lamp

chest.

gift from Wade was rather

twisted the cap off one, inside was a thin steel needle short, about

the syringes. There were thirty in total, each