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.

court are far more complicated than you think. Every decision takes endless debate among the ministers. A policy might take a year or more to push through. And the riverworks

you think His Majesty can halt it now and order the arrest of all officials involved without solid proof, merely because you suspect

land–grabbing is blatant! Anyone

by the court for temporary shelters–simple housing for the conscripted laborers working on the riverworks project. The

I’m

situation feels off. But when it comes to decisions that impact the court and the people, I would

other words, he trusted her personally. But as

fully grasp what the riverworks project means to His Majesty. The lands surrounding the capital are heavily cultivated, yet heavy rain leaves them flooded. Water stagnates, causing

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 benefit

Carissa’s still–troubled face and chuckled softly, shaking his head. “It’s good for the young to have drive. I like seeing your

in power faces challenges unique to their position. No one–not even the king–can afford to trust anyone completely based on one perspective alone. And frankly, if he were

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reason to

hearts were inscrutable, and

ministers had to tread carefully, how much