You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 2085: Joining Forces

Joyce continued to rest with her eyes closed as time slowly passed. Clint took out the satellite communicator, but there was still no signal. He discarded it since it was now useless. Dawn seemed a long way off.

Meanwhile, Luther and Darrin had already joined the main forces of the Imperial Household Agency. Although they couldn't communicate, they had prearranged a rendezvous point before the mission. The Yoshikawa family's guards were temporarily suppressed, with many captured alive, but they couldn't locate the snipers or determine their numbers. They had to proceed cautiously and avoid large-scale movements.

When Darrin saw Grizela return with her team, he was surprised. "You're back. Where's the young marshal?"

"I'm looking for her too. We got separated in the thick smoke. I thought she was near me because I kept hearing her gunshots, but later I realized she wasn't behind me," Grizela said, feeling guilty. "I'm sorry, we didn't complete the mission or find the young marshal."

Luther feared this would happen and felt a splitting headache. "She has a poor sense of direction. Which way did she likely go?"

Grizela thought for a moment. "If she didn't go with us, she might have headed east."

"The east leads to the cliff top," Reuben said as he emerged from his guards. "It's a dead end, a cliff. We should send people to support her immediately."

Seeing Reuben and hearing his familiar voice, Grizela was startled and knelt down excitedly. "Your Highness, you're safe! I thought I'd never see you again."

"Stand up and speak; the ground is full of stones," Reuben said as he quickly helped Grizela up. "I'm fine."

Grizela nodded.

Darrin added, "She almost committed seppuku thinking you were in grave danger, but I stopped her in time."

Reuben was taken aback and scolded, "How could you think of doing something so foolish? Even if something happened to me, I want you all to be safe. My plan included sending you away; you shouldn't stay here."

follow you for life. If you stay, I stay; if you leave, I leave," Grizela said with teary

thanked Darrin, "Thank you for stopping her. It was my

who misled us into thinking Your Highness went southwest. So we sent the young marshal and Grizela to support that direction. We didn't expect to find Your Highness instead. If the young marshal went to the

can buy us some time while

Darrin nodded.

group has arrived; they're from the Crown Prince's side. It seems he sent out a message before communications were cut off. They've approached us for a

will help us quickly eliminate the Yoshikawa family's men,"

after we subdue them, the Crown Prince's men turn on us?" Grizela warned cautiously. "I don't trust them; the Crown Prince is known

Joyce is likely with Clint; we must do everything to rescue her. Clint must also be safe; otherwise, Joyce will be blamed along with Pascaylia's Heath family warlords-a

Highness," Grizela replied but remained

common enemy requires immediate action,"

and

gunfire echoed from near to far

Joyce's whereabouts were unknown,

About two hours later.

returned with

Warner, we've

team captured

cliff top behind large rocks-one of them has excellent marksmanship, making it impossible for others

firepower suppression. I sushee

it's

or have any contact and won't retreat until their mission is complete. They carry no communicators; even if we restore communication, we can't call off their mission. We don't know their hiding spots either; using drones

had found Clint and they were now hiding on the mountaintop