Her Majestic Battle Cry

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Carissa was livid. She felt like the stress might cause her to sprout gray hairs right then and there. No wonder court officials always seemed to age prematurely–Jeremiah, barely in his sixties, already had a head full of white

hair.

Frustrated, she sought out Jeremiah, hoping he could sway Salvador and speak on her behalf.

The prime minister greeted her with his usual calm, a faint smile tugging at his lips. “Already upset?”

“I wouldn’t dare say upset,” Carissa replied. “But this delay is slowing everything down and I fear we’ll lose the advantage. Worse, we might alert the enemy. His Majesty still doesn’t trust me.”

Jeremiah leaned back, unruffled. “It’s only natural that he doesn’t trust you completely. Even if it were you in his position, would you believe everything someone under you said without evidence?”

“But he has no evidence that Prince Hayden is plotting treason either, yet he’s constantly wary of him,” Carissa countered.

“That’s precisely why he’s wary–because there’s no evidence. If there were proof, action would’ve been taken already.

ministers. A policy might take a year or more to

all officials involved without solid proof, merely because you suspect treason? Even if you convinced His Majesty, you’d never convince the rest of the

Judd’s land–grabbing is blatant! Anyone could investigate and

not land–grabbing,” Jeremiah corrected patiently. “Those areas were approved by the court for temporary shelters–simple housing for the conscripted laborers working on the riverworks project. The land can be reclaimed at

think I’m overreacting too,

as he studied her. “I believe your instincts, Lady Carissa. And I agree something about this situation feels off. But when it comes to decisions that impact the court and the

he trusted her personally. But as the prime minister, he

Majesty. The lands surrounding the capital are heavily cultivated, yet heavy rain leaves them flooded. Water stagnates, causing landslides and

If His Majesty can fix this during his reign, it will be an outstanding achievement. It’s not just a personal legacy, it’s a public good that will

for the young

their position. No one–not even the king–can afford to trust anyone completely based on one perspective

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more reason

People’s hearts were inscrutable, and every official

carefully, how much more