Chapter 408

Citrine hadn't planned on lingering—she just wanted to take a quick look from afar and leave. But now that everyone had spotted her, there was no point in hiding.

She curved her lips into a smile, her tone light.

"I heard you lost the last drill. Thought I'd stop by and see how you're holding up.' Despite her words, there wasn't a trace of blame in her voice.

After what had just happened, the soldiers finally realized how far off their game they'd been lately.

Hearing Citrine speak, they immediately tensed up, scrambling to assure her.

"Instructor Carmichael, we know we messed up. We swear, we'll train twice as hard from now on!"

"Yeah, next drill, we'll wipe the floor with those cocky Magnolia boys."

right-next time we'll win, no

their eagerness to redeem themselves a

at these fresh- faced recruits, she felt a

a soldier to get stuck in their own

Citrine asked, "Do you all know what the last line of the Vermillion Vanguard's oath really means—'never forget why

replied, "It means to remember our mission and purpose, always push forward,

nodded,

is to hold on to your purpose-to always keep your mission and

you all understand the words, but today, I want you to really feel-this isn't just something

off her heavy jacket, leaving just

skin made the soldiers' faces turn ashen; they

soldiers blushed furiously, staring at

Hastings said, his

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