Her Graceful War Song (Carissa Sinclair) novel Chapter 261

Chapter 261

There were many things Rafael couldn’t say, so he took his leave.

Carissa pondered for a long time. Some things seemed to make sense now, but there were still parts she couldn’t quite grasp.

Lily noticed her distress and hesitated, wanting to approach her. However, Frederick stopped her.

He shook his head at Lily and said, “Prepare some food for Lord Ryan. He’s been practicing his writing for a long time, and must be tired.”

Lily glanced at Frederick, and sighed softly. “Alright.”

She turned and went to the kitchen, while Frederick, limping slightly, followed her. Once in the kitchen, he lowered his voice, “I know you want to talk to Lady Sinclair, but don’t say anything now. Wait until after the wedding.”

Lily nodded. “I understand. I just saw she was troubled and acted on impulse. I know better than to act rashly”

She sighed again. “I only learned today that Prince Rafael gave up his military power. When I think about everything that’s happened, it’s clear he did it for our mistress’s sake. The king used our mistress as bait to trap His Highness.”

Frederick cautioned, “It’s enough that we know this in our hearts. Don’t let it slip out.”

“Of course, such things can’t be spoken of carelessly. But His Highness’s feelings for our mistress–she doesn’t know at all. Even when he proposed marriage, the late madam didn’t allow her to be told.”

Frederick’s expression darkened. “At that time, the late madam was frightened. If His Highness hadn’t gone to the Southern Frontier, she might have agreed. But who could have predicted, after all that careful consideration, she would choose someone as unreliable as Barrett.”

Lily’s eyes reddened with sorrow.

“The late madam didn’t choose a nobleman’s son or a civil official because she knew our mistress was too wild for those strict, rule–bound households. And have you ever seen a noble family where the heir doesn’t take concubines? Barrett was the only one brave enough to kneel before the late madam and promise never to take a concubine. The late madam was deceived in a moment of weakness.”

“Okay, that’s enough,” Frederick urged. “Bring some food to our young lord. Seeing how hard he’s working really breaks my heart. He’s still drinking medicine every day, but he never forgets to practice his writing.”

How could Frederick not feel for Ryan? Ryan was the Duke of Northwatch’s only surviving male heir, and he had suffered so much.

The next day, Carissa took Ryan to the sanctuary hall.

When Carissa first returned to the capital, she had already sent word to Theodore, asking him to gather the members of the Sinclair family and open the sanctuary hall. The purpose was to erase the words that had been written beside Ryan’s name in the family records which indicated he was deceased.

Since Carissa wasn’t allowed to enter the sanctuary hall, she led Ryan to the entrance and left him in Frederick’s care. She waited outside while Frederick took him in.

There were bound to be many in the Sinclair family who didn’t believe it. Some had even hoped to have

beir own sons adopted into the Duke of Northwatch s family to inherit the title. Even those who did believe might claim disbelief

That was why it was necessary for Frederick to clearly explain the situation, informing the Sinclair family members present today that the authorities had already handled the case and that the human traffickers had been gradually apprehended.

Theodore was thankful that they hadn’t chosen anyone last time Otherwise, someone would have been happy only to find it was all war it was also hard to tell if they would have made trouble if that happened

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