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."

time we'll

find their eagerness

she looked at these fresh- faced recruits, she felt a familiar flicker of

dangerous it could be for a soldier to get stuck

Citrine asked, "Do you all know what the last line of the Vermillion Vanguard's

means to remember our mission and purpose,

nodded, clearly

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

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

shrugged off her heavy jacket,

flash of pale skin made the soldiers' faces turn ashen; they all spun around in a

younger soldiers blushed

coat back on," Hastings said, his voice tense with concern. "You'll catch

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