Her Majestic Battle Cry

Chapter 1371

Chapter 1371

The Astrology Department’s predictions were true. This year, there was indeed more rainfall than usual.

On the 18th of July, a torrential downpour began over the capital.

Outside the city, Nicholas‘ scouts spotted a group of people braving the rain, heading toward the capital.

The scouts were posing as peasants from the surrounding villages on the outskirts, and their entry into the city wouldn’t raise suspicion. When they recognized the leader of the group as Clifford, one of the scouts immediately carried a basket of fruit into the city.

Such common folk were often overlooked. Every day, peasants entered the city, either to sell their goods at the market or to deliver produce to the homes of the nobility.

The scout made his way to Willowbrook Estate’s back door. Once it opened, he quickly slipped inside.

In the study, Nicholas sat stiffly, listening intently to the report.

“Are you certain you saw Mr. Murphy?” Nicholas asked in a calm voice, betraying no hint of excitement. Now more than ever, he had to remain composed.

“Yes, Your Highness. I’m certain it was Mr. Murphy.”

downpour?” Nicholas heard the rain hammering against the roof, the noise nearly drowning

soldiers with him wore

wrapped around his wrist, then fixed his gaze on the scout before him. “Did you notice if Mr. Murphy

was stunned. “No, I didn’t see that. Could it

communication was likely based on secret signals or marks. It was possible that Nicholas and Clifford had agreed beforehand that, if leading troops to the capital, Clifford would wear a red silk ribbon on his

said, “Your Highness, if it’s a deception,

no need to worry. Perhaps Mr. Murphy simply forgot to wear the red silk

Clifford forget? But since Nicholas seemed so confident, he

the men at the city’s outskirts to prepare. Once the gates open tomorrow morning,

the scout immediately straightened, his voice sharp with resolve. “I’ll

watched him depart, then picked up his coffee and slowly took

truth, there was no such thing

to their own devices for too long. Given the recent investigations by the Mystic

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information or

the scout. If it was a deception, the scout would have claimed he saw it. If

Clifford had truly arrived.

them to inform Hans Stone at the Waterworks Department about