Her Graceful War Song (Carissa Sinclair) novel Chapter 551

On June 19th, Oliver dispatched Timothy and Louis with three thousand soldiers to the mountains outside Simonton City. They were there to wait for the Hell Monarch and Septimus.

While Oliver chose not to concern himself with the rescue operation's details, it was crucial that the pickup went smoothly. To secure his position as marshal, everything had to be executed flawlessly.

If the Hell Monarch’s rescue attempt failed and they fell into the hands of the Sandoria forces, it would spell disaster for Oliver. He couldn’t afford to send troops to the Sandoria border city.

Louis and Timothy reached the highest mountain outside Simonton City, and left a thousand men behind to stand by. They led the remaining two thousand further, hoping to intercept Rafael as soon as possible. However, after crossing another mountain, they ceased advancing. Beyond lay the nomad grassland tribes, where bringing two thousand soldiers would likely result in a battle.

In truth, once Rafael reached the grassland, the Sandorians would hesitate to enter. They would likely only send a few elite troops after him. With a manageable number of pursuers, Rafael could handle the situation if he was uninjured.

They waited for two days. On June 21st, Timothy grew increasingly anxious.

He said to Louis, "Waiting here doing nothing isn't going to help. Here's the plan—I'll take a dozen men down into the grassland, cross another mountain, and see if we can find Prince Rafael. I'm worried he might have been injured when he rescued Septimus."

Louis replied, "Don't rush. Taking just a dozen men won't make a difference. The mountain is so vast and dense with forest, and there's no direct path. It'll be too difficult to locate anyone."

"But waiting here accomplishes nothing," Timothy insisted. "In fact, the marshal's decision to station so many men here is pointless. If they manage to cross the grassland, it means they're safe. Whether we have three thousand or a thousand men, we can't traverse the grassland and climb the mountain."

Louis lowered his voice, "He’s just trying to show full cooperation with the rescue mission, all to impress the king. He doesn’t care if sending us with three thousand men actually makes a difference."

Both men sighed.