Her Majestic Battle Cry

Chapter 1356

By evening, tensions finally erupted.

The Waterworks Department had stationed soldiers to oversee the workers, ensuring work continued on schedule. Yesterday’s heavy rain had halted all progress, but with today’s rare overcast skies and no rain, Cameron ordered the workers to make up for lost time. In fact, he demanded hey finish the project three days ahead of schedule.

The workers were already agitated, and they refused. Tempers flared, and heated arguments broke out between them and the Waterworks Department officials.

In a fit of rage, Cameron picked up a club and struck one of the workers.

That single blow ignited an uncontrollable fury among the workers. Over a hundred men turned on the officials, attacking them in a chaotic melee.

Fortunately, Carissa had already stationed people nearby to keep an eye on the situation. Word was immediately sent to Max.

Max was wary, suspecting this might be a calculated ploy by Nicholas. However, based on their investigation, not all the workers were connected to Nicholas. The group causing trouble appeared to be ordinary workers who had been provoked.

Balancing caution with urgency, Max led a group to intervene and break up the fight while also sending someone to report the situation to Carissa.

Carissa watched the daylight wane and knew the city would soon enforce the nighttime curfew. If the unrest continued into the night, it would be the perfect opportunity for Nicholas‘ people to exploit the chaos.

Without hesitation, she ordered Michael to lead the Capital Guard to the site and sent a message to Edwin, instructing him to recall Cameron immediately and place him under temporary custody.

Carissa’s expression darkened. “Perhaps Prince Nicholas is growing impatient. Or maybe this is a trap to draw me

features. “Then let’s stay

they might come here instead. With all these workers causing trouble, we need to send people

this possibility and had discussed it at

remained: skilled fighters were in short supply, and there were too many critical locations to protect. Hiding in

At least we’ll stop wondering when they’ll make their move. It’s

tip. “It’s just speculation for now. Don’t let your guard down. But if something does happen, your first priority is to leave and get reinforcements. Don’t

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back to Carissa and said firmly, “I’ll stay and fight. You should go and find reinforcements.

seemed poised to burst into a storm. It was hard to tell if it was the

of hoofbeats broke through the gloom, growing

second.

Guard officer hurried toward them.”

relief and strode to

waiting guard. Jacob, Kyle, and Travis entered briskly, their clothes fitted for movement, ideal for combat. Each carried weapons, their attire dusty and windswept from

they had traveled. He looked at Carissa and said, “We heard about the unrest at the riverbank. We feared those causing trouble might have ulterior motives,

worry. The five of us together can handle anything. No matter how difficult it gets, we’ll fight our way

felt a wave of warmth rise in her

worried about her